Teaching International Relations in India: From Pedagogy to Andragogy
The overall intellectual contribution of Indian IR to Global IR is not proportionate to the visible growth concerning its institutional and thematic grounds.
Towards a ‘Challenge-Driven’ International Relations Education?
One of the problems that IR faces is that its students cannot do it in the way that engineers, for example, can design and build in workshops.
Gamification: It’s in the Game
Gamification is more than just adding a game to your general routine of teaching a class, it brings material alive and positively engages students.
Using Quantitative Methods: The Case of the Arab world
The debate over qualitative, quantitative and mixed approaches is vibrant in the social sciences. Yet, Arab voices have been absent from the debate.
The Use of Simulations as a Teaching Tool
By connecting international politics to the ‘real’ world, simulations combined with traditional lectures and readings make a course more interactive and involving.
How Movie References Can Make Teaching Theories More Accessible
The different time periods in the trilogy ‘Back to the Future’ have been valuable for bringing concepts in courses such as IPE and IR Theory to life.
Cultivating Your Silence in the Classroom
Scholars often talk too much in the classroom. They should re-evaluate how they can reduce teacher talk time by encouraging students to take more of a lead.
Using Hybridized Teaching Methodologies in China
In a system over-reliant on rote learning and inefficient testing and engagement, a hybrid approach fusing Western and Eastern methods offers a better path.
Strategies for Making Large Lectures More Interactive
Active learning is what we would like students to be doing in a lecture: thinking about and engaging with the content, rather than copying slides.
What Is ‘Active Learning’ and Why Is It Important?
Interacting with content through active learning has some compelling advantages over ‘delivery mode’ lectures. It helps to maintain student concentration & deepens learning.
