Corrupting The Youth: Teaching of Psychology

Hi, Corrupters!  ****the following show notes were generated using GhatGPT**** Today, we're delving into a hot topic in education— the use of generative AI in college courses. As technology continues to advance, educators are faced with the decision of integrating artificial intelligence into their teaching methods. In this episode, we'll be discussing the pros and cons of using generative AI...

Hi, corrupters!  We know it is just the beginning of the fall semester, but we are already thinking about student evaluations! In this one we talk about what they are, the purpose they serve, where they could maybe use some improvement. Love them or hate them, student evaluations play an important role in the academic job. What are your thoughts on how to use them to improve your pedagogy?-Cassie ...

_____________________________________________________________________________Hello beautiful people!  In this episode, Cassie and I acknowledge the passage of time (our pt. 2 episode was recorded months apart from pt. 1. As such, we are coming into the topic with fresh eyes. We reflect on our experiences being on the job market. August/September is usually the start of the job hunting season where...

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Hi, corrupters!   It’s been a while, but we are back…hopefully with a more consistent posting schedule! Today’s episode was recorded a few months ago but involves some big personal updates from Jacob and me. If you couldn’t tell from our new intro…we both got new jobs! And thinking about jobs, that’s what we will be covering in the next 2 episodes! We will be covering job market prep, how to apply...

Hi, corrupters!   We know, we know. It’s been a long time since you’ve really heard from us. This episode is a nice little chat between the two of us – full of updates on jobs, recent publications, and…our dental health (trigger warning: if you don’t like to talk about teeth…maybe skip the first five minutes!). See y’all soon! -Cassie   Music:  East Side Manhattan by Popoi |  https://soundcloud.co...

Hi, corrupters!     We are so excited to publish this week’s episode in which we interview Dr. Summer Braun – an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama. Dr. Braun’s program of research primarily focuses on understanding the associations between teachers’ occupational health and well-being and their students’ social, emotional, and behavioral development us...

Hello hello beautiful people, Long time no listen! While the Fall semester heated up Cassie and I needed to cool down – but we’re back! In this episode, we interview one of Cassie’s mentors from her undergraduate days, Dr. Jon Gore. Dr. Gore is faculty at Eastern Kentucky University. Not only does he have a prolific lab that engages undergraduates in research, he is also an accomplished hip-hop ar...

Hello, hello, hello beautiful people, Jacob here ~ Today we have a very special interview. Cassie and I were lucky enough to work with Quoc Hoang, Director of Experiential Learning at Culverhouse College of Business within the University of Alabama. His LinkedIn profile is: ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/quochhoang/ ) Quoc shares his unique path to his role as well as his experience mentoring peopl...

Hi, corrupters! We are so very excited to publish this week’s episode in which we interview Dr. Bill Chopik – an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. Dr. Chopik has been quite involved in the Open Science Movement, participating in large projects such as a replication report in Many Labs 5 and in organizations such as the Collaborative Replications and...

Hiiiii, Corrupters! In this episode we tackle the topic of learning objectives. Having just prepped syllabi for our fall courses, this one was fresh on our minds! We discuss backward design, Bloom’s taxonomy, and even mention ungrading a time or two…of course. Hope you enjoy! -Cassie Resources mentioned: Reading on Backward Design: https://teach.ucmerced.edu/pedagogy-guides/backwards-design Readin...

Have you ever heard someone say, “You have to go to graduate school to get a job with a psychology degree!” …Yeah, we’ve heard that before, too. And it is NOT true! In this episode, Jacob and I talk about career advising for undergraduate students and discuss ways we can do better at preparing undergrads for the workforce. -Cassie Resources mentioned: APA (2013): https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/...

With a new academic year starting, so does the 2nd Season of this Podcast. After enjoying a (relatively busy) summer, Cassie and I are ready to take the podcasting world by storm. Sort of. In this episode, we catch up with what's been going on in our lives. We also dedicate this episode to bell hooks and their philosophy of "Teaching to Transgress". We talk about revolting against the status quo a...

Hello hello hello, beautiful people! Cassie and I have just finished interviewing two outstanding professors who switch off leading the Teaching of Psychology (ToP) course. Dr. Gilpin is a cognitive-developmental psychologist who studies imagination/pretend play and is the Director of Graduate Programs, Dr. Tullett is a well-known name in the open science community, a seasoned podcast host, and ou...

Hello folks, Jacob here! In this episode, we talk about Recent achievements, the importance of qualitative work, the motivation of podcast listeners, Oscar the Cat, how social psychology became the face of the crisis, and how we deal with that information in our own teaching. Hope you enjoy it! ------------------------------- Miranda, J. F.*, Whitt, C. M. *, & Tullett, A. (In Press). History o...

Hey Corrupters, Jacob and I have been chatting a lot about mental health recently, and we'd thought it'd make for a good podcast topic, too. Sometimes it's hard to know what to do as a teacher to best support your students as they struggle with mental health issues, and given the mental health crisis in higher education, we are sure this is something a lot of instructors think about. We hope these...

Hi, Corrupters! Happy belated April Fool’s Day! In that spirit, in this week’s (hopefully) entertaining episode, Jacob and I discuss some of the times we looked like complete idiots in front of our students. Related to that, we also talk about some things not to do as a teacher. Thanks for listening! -Cassie Resources Mentioned: Worst Lecture Ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puiI7RD_fM The W...

Hi again, Corrupters! This week Jacob and I have a frank discussion about burnout in academia. One topic we touch on is compassionate teaching and how it's important but can be exhausting, especially considering the backdrop of our current world. If you are, or have ever felt, burnt out, this one's for you. -Cassie Resources Mentioned: Bartlett et al. (2021): https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Hey there, corrupters! (Is that, like, a cool name to call our listeners or is it cringe?? Please let me know.) In this episode, Jacob and I discuss being queer and what it means for us as teachers and academics working in higher education. As some of you probably know, being LGBTQIA+ isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, and we talk about methods of cultivating safer, happier spaces for queer stude...

Cassie here (finally)! In this episode, Jacob and I chat about incentive structures in academia, and how it often feels like research is viewed as more important – and a more admirable skill – than teaching. We tackle questions like: What are some ways we can combat the current incentive structure that doesn’t always reward innovative pedagogy? And how do deal with our personal feelings about this...

Hello hello hello beautiful people, Jacob here (once again!), Now I promise Cassie will take a few of the next couple of descriptions, but I couldn't help myself. This episode's topic is on a concept we realized we had referenced a bunch already, and thought we should tackle it early on: Ungrading. What is it? What's wrong with grades (except they really don't do much of anything we want them to*)...

Hello folks, Jacob here again! This episode covers a lot of areas we can hopefully take a deeper dive in the future: from authentic teaching and new teachers' fears, a splash of philosophy, and ending with some concrete tips for 1st-time teachers we hope you enjoy! In addition, there is also me being the target of extortion by Cassie, discussions of students as the enemy, and us starting to share...

Hello folks, Jacob here! Cassie and I think that having an introductory video to give a short lay of the land is what all the hip casters do. It's exciting to start this journey, and we don't know how well this will go is part of the fun! Also, note: You might notice the edit hiccups, I now know that teaching is the call, not sound engineer! Hopefully the skills will grow and the episodes more cri...