In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader writes:
I'm thinking about applying for a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (if you don't know about it see here: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/fellowship/fellowship) and for that I need to engage with the pedagogical literature. I've found plenty of literature on teaching at university in general. But I wonder if anyone here has recommendations for pedagogical literature that is specifically relevant to philosophy (or better yet, specifically addressed to philosophy lecturers).
I'm curious to hear recommendations too. I know of the journal Teaching Philosophy, but beyond that I don't have any specific recommendations. I'd love to hear from readers on particular books or articles they recommend!
Philosophy Through Teaching by Emily Esch, Keven Hermberg, and Rory E. Kraft Jr. (eds.)
https://philosopherscocoon.typepad.com/blog/2021/07/pedagogical-literature-for-philosophy.html#comments
Teaching Philosophy: A Guide by Steven M. Cahn
https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-Philosophy-A-Guide/Cahn/p/book/9780815358565
TeachPhilosophy101
https://www.teachphilosophy101.org/?tabid=36
"Teaching Philosophy Graduate Students About Effective Teaching" by Melissa Jacquart and Jessey Wright (see appendix for literature)
https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=teachphil&id=teachphil_2017_0999_7_13_66
Posted by: James Lee | 07/12/2021 at 11:20 AM
Teaching Ethics is another solid journal. The director of the Academy for Teaching and learning at Baylor is a philosopher, so you might also check out their website.
Posted by: Paul Carron | 07/12/2021 at 01:23 PM
AAPT has a Zoom conference on Wednesday (https://philosophyteachers.org/2021-summer-session-day-3-program/). Requires membership (sliding scale starting at $25), though membership includes online access to “Teaching Philosophy” and “AAPT Studies in Pedagogy.” There’s an active “Teaching Philosophy” group on Facebook that would be a good place to post any further questions that may arise.
Posted by: Mark Herman | 07/12/2021 at 04:24 PM
There's also a book of methods (some now in need of updating, but it still makes for really interesting reading) compiled by the founding editor of Teaching Philosophy, Arnold Wilson. It's called "Demonstrating Philosophy. Novel Ways to Teach Philosophical Concepts".
It's not cheap at this point, but I've found it a very worthwhile investment.
Posted by: Michel | 07/13/2021 at 11:09 AM
John Rudisill's "The Transition from Studying Philosophy to Doing Philosophy" is an excellent recent-ish paper published in Teaching Philosophy! I loved this bit:
"There is a difference between merely studying a particular domain of knowledge called
‘philosophy’ and fully engaging in a sort of intellectual activity, also called ‘philosophy."
See here: https://philpapers.org/rec/RUDTTF
Posted by: UK Grad | 07/13/2021 at 12:17 PM
The APA has a Teaching Philosophy Newsletter with lots of pedagogical stuff.
Posted by: Karl | 07/13/2021 at 04:09 PM