Innovative Pedagogies for Civic Engagement, K-12 and Beyond

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

There is a growing recognition of the importance of civic engagement within the college classroom. However, students do not come to college as blank slates. This panel explores how mobile technology, classroom practices, and community interventions impact the civic engagement of high school students.

Sub Unit

• Division 10: Political Science Education

Individual Presentations

• Cell Phones as Instructional Technology in the Civics Classroom - Diana M. Owen, Georgetown University; Chelsea Sanchez, Georgetown University

• Information Technology's Personal Influence on Popular Evaluation of Politics - Charles L. Mitchell, Grambling State University

Chair

• Thomas Ringenberg Rockhurst University

Discussant

• Elizabeth C. Matto Rutgers University, New Brunswick