I’m actually sitting in front of my classroom administering a final to my introductory psychology class (early, due to my impending travel to Greece) and thinking about the quarter. Usually by the time Spring Quarter rolls around, I feel pretty burned out and ready for a summer of reading and Read more…
It’s that time again–time for the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). This year’s convention is very conveniently located for us just a few hours north in San Francisco. Last year, we had some fun with a session on Psychology blogging. This year, I have a group Read more…
I’ve followed the development of the Kindle line with interest, but up until now, I have not been tempted to actually go out and buy one. I like books. Page-turners with pages to turn. But I have to say that the people behind Kindle DX are really listening to their Read more…
I had a nice surprise in my mailbox this morning–a copy of our Student Study Guide for Discovering Biological Psychology. It’s a little late for our Neuroanatomy ID test last week and tomorrow’s midterm, but my guess is that some students will still find it useful for the remaining tests. Read more…
Daughter Karen, our resident expert in social media, has encouraged me to continue to explore the use of new technologies in the classroom. Given the time constraints I have, keeping up with this is usually a hit or miss thing. But once in awhile, I hit on something that is Read more…