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WORKSHOPS & PANELS

2018 TEACHING & LEARNING

CONFERENCE AWARDS

CQ PRESS AWARD FOR TEACHING INNOVATION

The CQ Press Award for Teaching Innovation seeks to honor a wide range
of newdirections in teaching. For example, one year, a professor might be
chosen because of an innovative course syllabus, and in another year, a

professor may be honored for using a new multimedia approach to reaching
students. The only limits on what will be recognized are the imagination and
creativity of those teaching political science.

2018 Winner: Eric Loepp, Assistant Professor Political Science at the
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Dr. Loepp is recognized for his work creating what he calls a “data-driven classroom.” In his data-

driven classroom Dr. Loepp uses students as a subject pool to generate a large bank of data via
surveys at the beginning of the course and integrates the results into class throughout the term
to illustrate how data is generated and analyzed. As a colleague noted in his nomination letter,
this approach allows the instructor to “generate greater student interest in political science as
well as to give students firsthand experience in the conduct of social scientific research.

MICHAEL BRINTNALL TEACHING & LEARNING AWARD

The Michael Brintnall Teaching and Learning Award supports attendance at the annual APSA
Teaching and Learning Conference. The fund is named in honor of former APSA Executive Director
Michael Brintnall, who played an integral role in founding the conference more than a decade

ago. The award covers the costs of conference registration and a one-year complimentary APSA
membership.

2018 Winner: Janet Reilly, Sarah Lawrence College

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