PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

In Part I of this two-part AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Ayanna Thomas from Tufts University about how Ayanna responded to a query in her introductory psychology course about representation and diversity perspectives, and they discuss Ayanna's continuing work in this area.

In this episode, Garth interviews Pooja Agarwal from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. They discuss her new book Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning (co-authored with Patrice Bain). Practical lab principles like retrieval practice and spacing are translated from lab experiments to classrooms, both K-12 & higher ed. Pooja shares her four power tools and her philosophy about...

In this feature of AskPsychSessions, Jason Eggerman of Spokane Community College and Eric Landrum of Boise State University discuss whether to have exams be available to retake for extra credit. Finding the topic irresistible, Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University, Noland White from Georgia College and State University, and Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College join in.

In this AskPsychSesssions feature, Noland White from Georgia College and State University weighs in with Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College and Eric Landrum from Boise State University on two questions regarding whether students should be permitted to keep exams and whether they should be offered a re-do. Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University and Jason Eggerman from Spokane Community C...

In this episode, Garth and Eric interview Janet Peters from Washington State University Tri Cities in Richland, WA. We discuss Janet's unique tenure track job comprising of 60% teaching and 40% secondary area. It becomes clear that her current passion is for teaching undergraduate statistics, using a service learning model where students work with community partners. This passion likely emerged fr...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Jane Halonen from the University of West Florida and Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College weigh in on how to bring career issues into courses.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University and Jason Eggerman from Spokane Community College discuss how to find out what students know and when is it OK to move ahead.

In this episode Eric interviews Ciara Kidder from Marian University in Fond du Lac, WI. Ciara is the founder of the blog The Novice Professor, and the conversation starts there. Ciara's first undergraduate major is very unusual before switching to psychology. We discuss assistant professor job market tactics, including Ciara's telephone and campus interviews, including worst experiences. We end wi...

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Garth gets some details from Anne Tuominen of Cascadia College on how TILT and clarity can help faculty make the transition to online go more smoothly. TILT is Transparency In Teaching and Learning.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Laura Gibbs from University of Oklahoma (who teaches comparative literature remotely from her home in North Carolina) chats about her experiences teaching exclusively online for 18 years. During this discussion, the usefulness of blogs for meaningful connections with students is featured.

This feature of the OnlineAskPsychSessions series presents a lively chat between Garth and Jason Eggerman of Spokane Community College. They begin with with how to put students first and then transition into discussing some ideas for online exam options.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, four key principles for jumping online are brought to light as Garth chats with Jennifer Thompson from the University of Maryland Global Campus about how to successfully launch.

In this feature in the OnlineAskPsychSessions mini-series, Marianne tackles how to take in-class conversations and tests online. Ciara Kidder from Marian University gives tips on how to transition to online discussions and exams.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Garth talked with Bob DuBois from University of Tennessee Knoxville about the importance of delivery and engagement considerations when making the switch to online teaching. They talk about how to help students still feel like they are part of a course and learn to be motivated online learners -- and they discuss a few techniques/products that will help achi...

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Sue Frantz of Highline College chats with Garth about how to be online in a synchronous (live, in real time) fashion. They discuss software options and how to get started in addition to some other tips for helping get students up to speed.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Garth talks to Fabiola Torres who teaches ethnic studies at Glendale Community College and has (a) 12 years of online teaching experience and (b) a deep level of enthusiasm for this modality. They discuss an emergency checklist for going online which is full of tips, including adding closed captioning to YouTube lectures.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Crissa Draper Levin from Utah State University about the three classes she is moving online. They cover one that is a hands-on Lab Research course, one graduate seminar, and Research Methods course. The conversation centers on avoiding the pitfalls.

In this OnlineAskPsychSessions feature, Garth talks to Jane Halonen from the University of West Florida, a 40-year veteran teacher who has exclusively taught face-to-face -- they talk about about Jane's necessity to start teaching online, and how including positive psychology principles comes in handy at a time like this.

In this introduction to the OnlineAskPsychSessions features, Garth provides some context for the following 10 features in this mini-series about online teaching.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, the discussion centered on the different policies about accepting late work and potential penalties and next steps for students. Jane Halonen from the University of West Florida and Eric Landrum from Boise State University provide some answers.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, this brief discussion centered on tips for how to keep students engaged during lecture. Karen Naufel from Georgia Southern University provides some answers.

In this episode Garth interviewed Albert Bandura from Stanford University in Stanford, CA. Starting with the Bobo doll, Al describes how modeling was the basis for gratuitous television violence effects on children. For him, learning by modeling is connected to self-regulation and human agency. Al depicts growing up in Edmonton, Canada, how his immigrant parents worked incredibly hard to make a li...

In this AskPsychSessions feature, the discussion centered around the questions of what are the best strategies in online teaching or do you have advice for instructors new to online teaching? Jason Eggerman from Spokane Community College provides some answers.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, the question was asked "have you ever been given a new course just weeks before you had to start teaching it? Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University, Noland White from Georgia College and State University, and Eric Landrum from Boise State University provide some answers.

In this episode Garth interviews David Daniel from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. David is a first generation college student who went from stand-up comic to earning a PhD in lifespan developmental psychology. He believes SoTL and the science of learning work are not theory-based and do not advance our understanding of the science of teaching (i.e., sometimes we have the wrong depen...