CFP: The Twentieth International Workshop-conference on Teaching Philosophy

Proposals for interactive workshops related to teaching and learning philosophy at any educational level are welcome.  We especially encourage creative approaches to workshops or or panels on:

    •    innovative and successful teaching strategies
    •    professional issues connected to teaching
    •    how work in other disciplines can improve the teaching of philosophy
    •    engaging students outside the classroom
    •    innovative uses of instructional technologies
    •    the challenge of teaching in new settings
    •    methods to improve student learning

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Send submissions, via email, to Russell Marcus: [email protected].  Submissions should be received by Monday, January 6, 2014.

Each submission must contain, as an attachment, a proposal prepared for anonymous review, in Word (.doc or .docx), PDF (.pdf), or WordPerfect (.wpd) format.  Please label attachments with your name (e.g., 'Doe-Proposal.doc').  Contact information for each presenter, including institutional affiliations, may be included in the email or in a separate cover sheet.  Please include a 100-200 word abstract suitable for the conference program.

Proposals should include:
    •    the session title
    •    the length of the proposed session (60 or 90 minutes)
    •    a one-to-three page description of what the session seeks to achieve, including an account of what participants will do during the session
    •    a list of references, especially to relevant pedagogical literature
    •    descriptions of any useful handouts to be provided
    •    a list of equipment needed
    •    To facilitate blind review, no identifying information should appear in the proposal.

Reasonably-priced child care will be available during the conference.

Visit http://www.philosophyteachers.org for some model proposals from past years and additional information about the AAPT or the workshop-conference.