Okay, I’ve completed my training with the friendly people at iClicker, and I’m ready to start using this fun technology starting next quarter. I’m jumping in with both feet–using iClickers for both my introductory psychology and biological psychology classes. There is method to my madness–not only have I been impressed Read more…
As a textbook author, I try not to get too defensive when I read about how horrible textbook publishers are and how they rip off the student. As I’ve mentioned many times in this blog, many people do not understand the reasons behind the prices of today’s textbooks. One more Read more…
History.com has a very interesting description of the history of Valentine’s Day. According to the site, the Catholic Church recognizes three Saint Valentines, all of whom were martyred. One story has St. Valentine put to death for helping Christians escape from Roman prisons, and another has him performing marriages after Read more…
Just a quick note to say how excited I am to actually have a copy of DBP 2 in my hands. I really like the way the thermograph on the cover turned out. Bright, artistic. This is so much fun!
It was very exciting to go out to the Cengage website and see that the 2nd edition of Discovering Biological Psychology was officially announced. This project has been very near and dear to my heart, and has occupied a great deal of my time over the last couple of years. Read more…