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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Teaching in Today's Classroom

Policy Analysis, Statistics, and Technology in Cross-National Settings

 

Dupont Ballroom | Washington Marriott Hotel | 1221 22nd Street, NW | Washington, DC 20037


(Go to Thursday Session)

 

 The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), in association with the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, will hold a one-day (noon to 6 p.m.) workshop on teaching methods on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. This is the day before the beginning of APPAM's Fall Meeting, which will be held in Washington, D.C., from November 3–5.


12:00 p.m. Welcome
Douglas Besharov, Professor, School of Public Policy University of Maryland
Jeff Straussman,
Visiting Professor & Faculty Director, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Co-Chairs

12:10 p.m.

Keynote - "The Globalization of Public Policy Education."
Sandy Archibald, APPAM president-elect, Dean and Professor of Public Affairs, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington

12:30 p.m.

Session 1 - "Teaching policy analysis"

Moderated by Eugene Bardach, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California

 

Teaching Public Policy

Lawrence Mead, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Department of Politics

New York University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

Teaching Policy Analysis through Case Method and Client-based Projects at the Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy

Rachel Meltzer, Assistant Professor, The Milano School of International Affairs, Management and Urban Policy, New School University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

Learning Design, the Missing Piece of the MPP Curriculum

Michael O'Hare, Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California

Abstract | Paper | Student Project 1| Student Project 2 | Presentation

 

Teaching Policy Analysis in Cross-National Settings: A Systems Approach

Claudia Scott, Professor of Public Policy, School of Government, Victoria University of Wellington and The Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

2:00 p.m.

Session 2 - "Using technology in and out of the classroom"

Moderated by Kenneth Apfel, Professor of the Practice, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

 

Curricula 3D Visualisation: A Tool of Education Quality Assessment in Public Administration School

Alexei Barabashev and Sergey Efremov, School of Public Administration, National

Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia

Abstract | Paper

 

Using Weebly to Teach Policy Analysis in Today's Classroom

Fayetta Martin, MSW, DL and Richard Smith, MSW, PhD, Wayne State University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

Wikipedia: Engaging Public Policy Students in Improving Internet Content

Donna Infeld, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University

Abstract | Presentation

 

Teaching Policy Modeling with Simulation Software

I. David Wheat, Associate Professor of System Dynamics, University of Bergen, Norway

Abstract | Paper

3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m.

Session 3 - "Teaching microeconomics and statistics"

Moderated by Rebecca Maynard, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences

 

Statistical Software for Students:  Academic Practices & Employer Expectations

William Adams and Donna Infeld, Professors of Public Policy and Public Administration, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

Teaching Foundation Courses in Statistics and Microeconomics to MPA students at Cornell

Nancy Brooks, Visiting Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, Cornell University

Abstract | Paper | Syllabus | Sample Assignment 1 | Sample Assignment 2 | Presentation

 

Research Methods for Public Policy and Management:  In-class Exercises and Other Forms of Active Learning

Dahlia Remler, Professor, Baruch College, City University of New York

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

4:30 p.m.

Session 4 - "Teaching in cross-national classrooms"

Moderated by Jeff Straussman, Visiting Professor & Faculty Director, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

 

An Alternative Opening for a Class on Policy Analysis

Sachin Badkas, PhD Fellow, United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology

Abstract | Paper

 

Lessons from Teaching as a Fulbright Scholar in China

Donna Infeld, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

Hebrew University's Intensive Policy Analysis Workshops

Jennifer Oser, Research Fellow, Multidisciplinary Program on Inequality and Social Policy, Harvard University; Visiting Scholar Annenberg School for Communications, University of Pennsylvania; PhD Candidate, Federmann School of Public Policy & Government, Hebrew University

Abstract | Paper

 

Comparatively Speaking: It's hard to teach Americans about other governance systems, but it can be done

Allen Schick, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

Abstract | Paper

6:00 p.m.

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Registration: Members $35, Non-members $50. Online registration ended October 19, if you wish to register for the workshop, please contact Teyanna Munyan.

 

Lunch will not be provided, but beverages will be available throughout the day. A full agenda will be posted on the APPAM and UMD websites as soon as it is available. For further information, contact Teyanna Munyan, Office of Professor Douglas J. Besharov, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, at tmunyan@umd.edu or (301)405-4767, or Doug Besharov at besharov@umd.edu.

 



 

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Teaching Large Classes in Policy Schools

Ensuring Student Preparation, Encouraging Collaboration, and Improving Learning

 

The Westin Georgetown Hotel | 2350 M Street N.W. | Washington, DC 20037


(Go to Wednesday Session)

 

In recent years, as cost pressures have mounted in policy schools, greater attention has been focused on optimal class size. This session will describe various approaches to teaching large classes, with special attention to the use of technology, student teams and collaborative earning, and alternate means of insuring student preparation. (Find more information about the APPAM conference here.)

 

Chaired by Douglas Besharov, Professor, School of Public Policy University of Maryland

1:45 - 3:15p.m.

  

A Method – Team Based Learning – to Teach Non-economists Economics-based Policy Analysis

Shawn Bushway, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Public Administration and Policy, School of Criminal Justice and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, SUNY University at Albany

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

The Role of Faculty, Student Groups, Teaching Assistants, and the Web in Teaching Large Management Classes

Steven Cohen, Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and Executive Director, The Earth Institute and Alison Miller, Senior Program Manager, Office of Academic and Research Programs, The Earth Institute, Columbia University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

"How Do I Effectively Cover So Much?" Teaching Large Introductory Courses in Cross-National Policy Analysis

Daniel Preston, Visiting Lecturer, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

Abstract | Paper | Presentation

 

Ross Rubenstein, discussant.

Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, Syracuse University

 

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For further information, contact Teyanna Munyan, Office of Professor Douglas J. Besharov, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, at tmunyan@umd.edu or (301)405-4767, or Doug Besharov at besharov@umd.edu.