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Board Members
- Betsy Newell Decyk
Executive Director
and Secretary - John
Wager
President - Nils Rauhut
Vice-President -
Joan
Grassbaugh Forry
Treasurer - Nancy
Slonneger Hancock
Past-President - David Concepcion
At-Large Member
- Emily
Esch
At-Large Member -
Mimi
Marinucci
At-Large Member -
Donna Engelmann
Chair, Graduate Seminar Committee - Julie Eflin
Co-Chair, Speakers and Awards Committee - Stephen Schulman
Co-Chair, Speakers and Awards Committee - Paul
Green
Co-Chair, Program Committee - Andrew
Mills
Co-Chair, Program Committee - Kevin Hermberg
Chair, Communications Committee
About the AAPT
The AAPT is dedicated to the advancement of the art of teaching philosophy. To this end the organization sponsors both a Newsletter and a Biennial Workshop/Conference on teaching philosophy. An AAPT-owned Listserv is available. You are encouraged to explore these pages and if you're interested in what you see and want to find out more, print a membership application and become a member.
American Association of Philosophy Teachers at the APA
The AAPT will be
hosting group sessions at the upcoming APA conferences.
Eastern: New York, NY. December 27-30, 2009
Topics:
Philosophy as General Education: Aligning Learning Objectives with the Core Curriculum
Philosophy as General Education: The Evidence of Student Learning
Central: Chicago, IL. February 17-20, 2010
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Topic: Teaching Modern Philosophy Survey Courses.
Courses in Modern Philosophy are an essential feature of many philosophy degree programs. However, they confront philosophy teachers with a number of challenges. Should one end a Modern Philosophy survey course with Kant or with Hume? If Kant is the endpoint, how does one discuss his philosophy in a meaningful way in one or two weeks? How does one avoid the impression that Modern Philosophy is an all male affair? Can one include Spinozabs b Ethicsb without creating the impression that his b Ethicsb is mere metaphysics? What is the value of teaching survey courses? Are they really an essential part of a philosophy education? How can one create meaningful paper assignments and tests?
The AAPT session will give faculty members who have taught modern philosophy survey courses for several years the chance to share tips, challenges, and strategies and aims to provide help for those who expect to be teaching modern philosophy for the first time.
Submissions are encouraged from teachers at two-year as well as four-year colleges.
Proposals should be no more than one page long and they should be sent to: nrauhut@coastal.edu no later than June 7 2009.
Other Events of Interest
We also announce CFPs and Upcoming Events that are not sponsored by the AAPT but likely to be of interest to people interested in issues related to the teaching of philosophy.
More information is available on the
"Other
Events and CFPs"
under the "Announcements" menu.
About the IWCTP
The International Workshop-Conference on Teaching Philosophy (IWCTP) is a family-friendly 4 B= day conference for philosophy teachers at every educational level.B We emphasize workshops that are practical and interactive, and that cover a wide range of subjects related to teaching.B Concurrent with the IWCTP is a selective and highly popular teaching seminar for graduate students, co-sponsored with the American Philosophical Association.B Special events during the conference include our famous wine and cheese reception, film series, conference banquet, and many other informal activities.B Typically, we b take overb a local pub in the evenings so we can continue conversations and friendship-building.B If you choose to join us at the upcoming conference, youbll discover why the American Association of Philosophy Teachers is known as one of the most friendly and inclusive professional organizations in philosophy!