PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

In this episode: the adjunct experience teaching at multiple universities, record amount of teaching -- 14 courses in one semester, plus a full-time job as a swim coach, evil policies universities have toward adjuncts and overload teaching, healthcare benefits, the benefit and cost of flexibility, how to value your adjunct colleagues

In this episode: learning about unions and unionizing on college campuses, the benefits of collective bargaining, salary protections, health and safety protections during the pandemic, his union has negotiated reduced teaching loads, the union represents adjunct faculty, administrators, and professional staff, Vinny's history

In this 150th PsychSessions episode, Eric interviews Wayne Weiten from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV. Wayne reveals that he retired from teaching in December 2021, although he still plans to be a very active textbook author.  He shares his professional background and the very different institutions he served over his career, including UNLV where he truly enjoyed teaching grad...

In this episode: Asani was an undergraduate honors student who worked with Susan, the match between the student and the researcher, should you ask a faculty member about what they study, leveraging the research lab model, running lab meetings remotely, the cobbler/apprenticeship model, how this work informs tenure-track efforting

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Meliksah Demir from California State University Sacramento. They cover recent findings on the construct of rapport, including the underlying factors and student perceptions of what matters in creating student-professor rapport.

In this episode: reviewing personal statements for students as connected to writing letters of recommendation, how much help is too much help, context matters (such as helping non-native speakers), how does privilege influence the degree of help students can receive, "spark birds"

In this episode Garth interviews Jennifer Thompson from the University of Maryland-Global Campus in Largo, MD (making her second appearance on the podcast).  They reminisce about the before-times (pre-pandemic) and committee work advancing APA's Introductory Psychology Initiative (IPI), where they both played leadership roles.  Co-leading the student learning outcome and assessment group, Jen flex...

In this episode: narrative exposure therapy, should teachers have to stay up to date, the world of continuing education units (CEUs), variability of conference presentations, good speakers vs. good writers, conference travel, and travel privileges

In this AskPsychSesions feature, Marianne chats with the three authors of two new books on social justice teaching. These include repeat guest Roxanne Donovan of Kennesaw University, new guest Dr. Grace Kim from Boston University, and new guest Dr. Karen Suyemoto from UMass Boston. They cover the contents of the books and how they can be used in classes. Both works are published by Routledge. Teac...

In this episode, Eric interviews two dear friends and the faculty leads of the American Psychological Association's Introductory Psychology Initiative, or IPI -- Regan A. R. Gurung from Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, and Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College in Bothell, WA.  So many topics are discussed by these three, including the origin stories of IPI and how Regan and Garth ascended t...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Rachel Weir from Allegheny College about using mastery-based grading to increase student success in math courses.

In this episode Garth interviews Erin Hardin from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in Knoxville, TN.  They start with a strong discussion of all things introductory psychology, from committee work, grading challenges, supervising teaching fellows, to Erin's work on her own course design. Erin is an accomplished SoTL researcher, with multiple grants that allow her to study success in Appalachi...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Sara Brownell from Arizona State University. They talk about Sara's research on identity disclosure in a Biology class and more generally about creating more inclusive classrooms. You can read about Sara's research in the open access article posted here https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.21-06-0162

In this episode, Eric and Garth attended this Western Psychological Association 2022 distinguished symposium (recorded live) on April 29, 2022: "Infusing the Research of Trailblazing Women of Color into the Psychology Curricula." The participants were Rihana Mason (Georgia State University), Andrea Karkowski (Capital University), Leslie Cramblet Alvarez (University of Denver), Amanda ElBassiouny (...

In this episode: we start with a discussion with the co-editors of the STP blog This Is How I Teach, been around for a while and it can help newer instructors minimize impostor syndrome, a safe space for teachers to disclose their imperfections, hear the diverse voices of teachers, the tagging project Email: howiteach@teachpsych.org Website: https://teachpsych.org/page-1703896  

In this episode: building and rebuilding, Easter memories, professional demeanor during conference presentations, I wonder how my national colleagues teach, the potential value of improv training for teachers, the peril of extra credit

In this episode: preparation, preparing for (spring) break, telling teaching stories, having ambitions for your students and yourself, the real value of psychology majors understanding measures of central tendency, storytelling as teaching strategy/hook, our interactions with the psychology teaching-famous, Nebraska contributions to the history of psychology

In this episode: the new year bring new challenges to Rob's home, Rob and an arborist walk into a front yard, disrupting routines yet the benefits of privilege, Rob the educator extracts learning and life lessons from terrible personal experiences, in the classroom: scaffolding vs. hand-holding, what to do when modality switching is warranted, more on recovering from a natural disaster event

In this episode: Calendar "breaks" and the myth of getting caught up, modeling healthy behaviors for our colleagues and our students, study skills advice by Gurung and Dunlosky , anecdotal advice on grading strategies, grading is subjective no matter what anyone tells you, you really need more than three buckets, high school teachers are planners, telling stories and how they fit pedagogically, Be...

In this episode: the Advanced Placement Research class, random assignment and the gold standard, the importance of understanding graphs, K-12 teaching and statewide accreditation challenges, ah triangulation, what can educators (and students) stop doing?

In this episode: why the Boise State blue turf matters, the challenges of high school teachers making connections with local colleges and universities, sometimes college faculty are short-sighted, inviting speakers, a cautionary tale and film, Psi Chi partnerships, grant funding, and grant opportunities, professional development and access. Note: Casey's viewpoints expressed here represent his per...

In this episode: assessment formats, multiple choice testing, with benefits and drawbacks, assessment choices depend on the course, where the person is in their career, grading artifacts, using rubrics, AP courses replicating college, The College Board (and free advice), doing research in the high school, falling for false claims and the importance of fact-checking

In this episode: useful fictions we tell ourselves, challenge the old way and challenge the new approach, self-efficacy realizations, definitions are important, challenges that introductory psychology textbooks authors face, what does the introductory student need to know (high school or college), self-care and coping tips for teachers, the importance of movement (Eric's pulmonary embolism/blood c...

In this episode: Research methods students, international headquarters, podcast statistics, student mental health challenges, the risks of armchair quarterbacking, the formulation of theories, including Freud and Maslow, falsifiability and hypothesis testing, Rob teaches philosophy, the MBTI

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Amy Hunter from Seton Hall University and Eleni Pinnow from the University of Wisconsin-Superior about STP's Project Syllabus. They cover how it works and the ways it is helpful for instructors. http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/index.php