Social Media and Politics Teaching Political Communication: A Database, Game, and Assignment
Nov 2, 2025
Explore innovative teaching initiatives in political communication, featuring a unique database for course materials. A fun role-play game simulates real-world oversight board decisions, prompting critical debates among students. Discover how counterfactual assignments encourage creative thinking about historical events and social media’s influence. The podcast emphasizes the importance of debriefing exercises to deepen understanding and enhance learning outcomes, making education not just informative but also engaging and interactive.
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Research Training Outweighs Teaching Support
- Academic training heavily emphasizes research while neglecting structured pedagogy and teaching standards.
- Michael Bossetta argues the political communication community should build shared teaching resources to fill that gap.
Share Courses Via A Tagged Database
- Use the Political Communication Teaching Database to share and discover course materials indexed by level, language, and keywords.
- Upload a link to your material folder (Google Drive/Dropbox) and tag it so others can find and reuse your resources.
Review Materials Before Public Upload
- Consider privacy and political context before uploading teaching materials because the database is public and not password-protected.
- Remove or redact content that could risk institutional funding or political backlash before sharing.