Long time ago, I used Calvin and Hobbes’s cartoon for my Social Psychology class. I find that there are certain things related to psychology. The psychological terms depicted in comic strips are relatable. But it has been a while since I taught Social Psychology, so I have not used cartoon or comic strips in teaching.
One of the juniors shared a book by David Kyle Johnson – Science Fiction as Philosophy (Course Guidebook). I was blown away by the idea of using science fiction in teaching, especially teaching philosophy. I think Prof Johnson is a geek who like sci-fi movies. I am not that hard core sci-fi person though. So, even though I was introduced to Star Wars, Star Trek and such by one of my brothers when I was a kindergartener, yet somehow I am not a big fan of those things. I watch such movies for the sake of entertainment, but I never really into knowing the details of each characters or the plots.
But after studying the course guidebook by Prof Johnson, I got some ideas in crafting activities for my class. Nope. I do not teach philosophy though. But let’s see how it goes.