On the 29th of September I conducted an author webinar on my recent book International Organisations and Global Problems (CUP, 2018). In the webinar, I canvassed the book’s content and discussed how it can be integrated in a variety of courses in international relations, as well as providing insights on how the book can be used and adapted specifically for online teaching.
You can access the video below, with the following time-stamps to jump to particular sections of the talk and answers to specific questions:
06:08-07:15 Q1 What courses is the book suitable for?
07:16-08:41 Are there chapters suitable for advanced courses?
08:41-9:30 Q3 Feedback from International Organisation
09:31-12:35 Key feature: Flexibility
12:36-16:53 Key feature: Questioning the roles of international organisations
18:07-19:08 Book and chapter structure
19:08-21:02 Q4 How does the book support distance teaching?
21:03-23:22 Q5 Do you define the problems on the nexus of sectors of align them with public sector organisations?
26:02-27:48 Q6 How do you perceive international relations?
27:53-30:45 Using music in synchronous online teaching
30:50-36:02 Q7 How to make students feel part of class online?
36:03-38:45 Assessment and Exams
38:46-41:57 Distance teaching – letting students set their own essay questions
41:57-45:00 Q8 International Organisations and the pandemic
45:00-46:37 Q9 Doesn’t the slow response indicate a lack of authentic collaboration...
46:37-48:23 Q10 How NGOs and individuals can get International Organisations to respond to their needs