Roundtable: Teaching Sensitive Topics with Technology in Mind

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

As expectations to integrate technology into pedagogical practices increase, this roundtable will focus on when, why, and how the use of technology in the classroom can both facilitate and hinder the teaching of sensitive topics (i.e. intimate partner violence, sexual assault, victimology, etc.). We will discuss whether technology can be used to teach about sensitive topics and, if so, how to effectively do so. Additionally, since many universities are encouraging the creation of online courses, discussants on this roundtable will address the methods and implications of teaching sensitive topics in an online environment.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Chair

• Melencia Johnson, University of South Carolina Aiken

Discussants

• Susan M. Kunkle, Kent State University

• Rebecca J. Stone, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Ellen G. Cohn, Florida International University

• Silvina Ituarte, California State University, East Bay

• Stephanie N. Whitehead, Indiana University East