In the midst of copy editing a 53-page, three-column, single-spaced pdf of references for our intro psych textbook, it occurred to me that I honestly didn’t know how much faculty or students actually use the reference list in textbooks, or if they used them, how. I posed the question to Read more…
Over the past few years, I’ve given workshops and presentations at a number of teaching-related conferences on using the Big Problems activity found in the Appendix of the APA report on “Strengthening the Common Core of the Introductory Psychology Course.” I’m very fond of this idea, not just because it’s Read more…
At a recent conference, I had the pleasure to sit next to Kelly McGonigal of Stanford at lunch. Among other things, we talked about her role as the NYT psychology consultant for their inEDUCATION program. Kelly was about to start work on a new book, and thought she should pass Read more…
Most of us can recall a time when we can identify with Archimedes’ exclamation of “Eureka,” which he uttered upon realizing that the volume of bathwater his body displaced is equal to the volume of the parts of his body submerged in the bath. What had seemed just moments before Read more…
For some of us who have been in the teaching business for awhile, it’s helpful to have a refresher course in who our new students might be. Time does have a way of flying by, and with it, new cohorts of students bring different worldviews into our classrooms. Each year, Read more…