PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

Episode snippets: project-based learning, team-based learning, teamwork, far transfer and near transfer, students can productively "struggle" with assignments, understanding and teaching, students doing good work on the surface but not really understanding what they are doing, value and risk of canned experiments, Coke vs. Pepsi, Ruth Ault, assessing skills other than writing

Episode snippets: grading, students procrastinating until the end of the semester, why new collegiate hires get fired, the cultural baggage about grades, grades as a (mis)measure of worth, norm-referenced and criterion-referenced grading, the "true" curve, grading without points Check out Rob's blog: Not For Points: http://robmcentarffer.net/

Episode snippets: Welcome to Season 2, no return of F2F testing for AP and IP psychology in 2021, AP psych test scores and equivalencies, is AP psych as good as or better than college intro psych?, transfer credits and questions about IB psych

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne speaks with Derek Avery from the University of Houston about the value of including I/O psychology topics in the introductory psychology course.

In this episode Eric interviews Maya Metser from New York University in New York City, NY. Maya is the first undergraduate student to appear in a solo interview on PsychSessions, just after receiving her bachelor's degree in applied psychology. Some students struggled under pandemic conditions; Maya worked hard to thrive, completing an honors thesis, launching a live events series over Zoom with g...

In this episode Eric interviews Karen Naufel from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. Karen applies her wide range of knowledge and broad interests and skills to truly improve the world, whether that be to squash COVID in her community, teach psychology to preschoolers, study the social cognition of weather warnings, and so much more. Her parents inspired her dedication to social issues...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

This is a re-release of PsychSessions Episode #087 as a tribute to Albert Bandura, who passed away on July 26, 2021. The interview was recorded on Feb. 17, 2020 and released on March 3, 2020. We are appreciative that Chris Cardone from Macmillan Publishing helped arrange so that Garth and his wife Danielle could visit with Dr. Bandura in his home and record the interview there. Albert Bandura was...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

In this episode Garth interviews Bob DuBois from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in Knoxville, TN. It is difficult to imagine someone who is more student-centered and more focused on giving psychology away than Bob. He leverages his personal and professional past experiences to the benefit of his students, including his I/O training and business ownership. His focus on authentic assessment a...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne speaks with Jasmine Mena from Bucknell University. They cover the basics of labor based grading and bringing in student reflections on learning to classroom assignments. Opt-in at bit.ly/psychsessions-email to receive email updates about upcoming PsychSessions episodes and more! The way that podcasts are presented on iTunes/Apple Podcasts has changed. If...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

In this episode Garth interviews Kelley Haynes-Mendez from the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC (formerly from the Chicago School of Prof. Psych.). Kelley shares her deep family roots from rural southeast Texas and her natural curiosity in multiculturalism from a young age. Her pursuit of a psychology major at Baylor then leads to her PsyD at the California School of Prof. Psyc...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

In this episode Garth interviews John Dunlosky from Kent State University in Kent, OH. Starting in gerontology & memory work, John shifted his research prowess to the study of metacognitive processes & student challenges, including K-12 and college students. His collaborations to identify the most effective learning strategies are legendary. His work "Strengthening the student toolbox: Study strat...

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills -- today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't ha...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Hannah Stokes from Ohio Northern University. They discuss approaching DEI work when classes are overwhelmingly or exclusively white as well as why study abroad helps to broaden perspectives.

To be a successful academic or professional, it takes more than teaching, research, or clinical skills–today's psychology professionals were not taught everything they really needed to know in graduate school. The PsychSessions podcast Beyond Teaching strives to fill that gap. We chat about all the topics we needed to know about to be successful but we didn't know to ask about. When we don't have...

In this episode Eric interviews Jessica Hartnett from Gannon University in Erie, PA. Jess could be a case study in thoughtfulness, dedication, and hard work. Her blog that she started in 2012 gives away statistics resources to teachers worldwide. Her interests range into social and I/O psychology as well as JASP and R. Jess has a statistics textbook on the horizon and more. Check out Jess' blog --...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Ellen Carpenter from Virginia Commonwealth University and KatieAnn Skogsberg from Centre College about the perks and pitfalls of Specifications Grading (SPEC grading). Opt-in at bit.ly/psychsessions-email to receive email updates about upcoming PsychSessions episodes and more!

In this third season of Garth and Sue talk, the duo chats with special guests about a teaching topic, and then they riff. But there's a twist: while Garth has invited the guests, Sue has no idea who is going to show up. Each episode is a surprise - to her - and it turns out, this was a great idea. The conversations are fantastic, like the kind of casual and inspiring chats you might have at a rest...