First Publics

Reflections

We Got Ghosted: A Failed Collaboration

JoAnna Boudreaux on June 19, 2026

We got ghosted. Not in a dating app kind of way, but in a way that seemed surprisingly similar: messages … Read More

Struggling to engage Gen Z students? This paper discusses using “Renewable Assignments” to meet the needs of younger students through active learning, collaboration, and fostering independence.

Class Notes

Small-Scale CBL: Establishing Trust and Equity in Benefits

Shelby L. Clark on February 9, 2024

In a classic piece on community-based learning (CBL) in sociology, Mooney and Edwards define CBL as a broad term … Read More

Connections

You don’t have to deal with a static canon anymore! Here is a toolkit making classical theory relevant and dynamic for cultivating transferable skills.July 8, 2026

You don't have to deal with a static canon anymore! Here is a toolkit making classical theory relevant and dynamic for cultivating transferable skills.

Computational LiteracyJune 23, 2026

Computational literacy provides new avenues for students to connect sociological concepts with empirical cases. Tom Wolff and colleagues integrate computational skill-building into existing topical courses.

Social Justice Pedagogy and Others…June 15, 2026

Who are you as a teacher? Dr. Johnston's "Introduction to Secondary Teaching" builds from that question outward. He weaves together teacher identity, presence, passion, and stance with social justice pedagogy and evidence-based practice into a framework built for real classrooms.

Teaching Intro to sociology?June 8, 2026

This textbook will help you introduce the concepts of inequality and social change to the students to act and think like global citizens!

Teaching Statistical Operations?June 1, 2026

If teaching students about linear regression challenges you, try this BBQ Statistics assignment! This U.S. iconic foods help introduce your students to step-by-step statistical operations.