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Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 04: All About Unions with Special Guest Vinny Prohaska Aug 06, 2022

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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

E150: Wayne Weiten: The Complete Academic--Talented Teacher, Generous Scholar, Prolific Writer, Thoughtful Mentor Aug 02, 2022

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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 graduate students how to teach psychology. We discover that Wayne has a 'go it alone' perspective throughout much of his education and career, and he clearly thrives. He tells his story of his early/young college teaching start, the substantial influence of MACTOP, his interest in introductory psychology and the corresponding research program, and more. Self-confidence helped Wayne write two very successful textbooks, and that success eventually has meaningful benefits for the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). Wayne's deep knowledge of introductory psychology trends and the history of textbooks in this realm continues to be impressive to this day, and it's clear in Wayne's stories that he's deeply appreciative of those around him who have both collaborated and facilitated his success.

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 03: Involving Students in Research Jul 30, 2022

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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

ASK082: What are some recent findings on the role of rapport in student success? Jul 26, 2022

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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.

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 02: The Student Personal Statement Jul 23, 2022

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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"

E149: Jennifer Thompson, Part 2: Leader, Diplomat, Advocate, Strong-Willed, Assessment Champion Jul 19, 2022

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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 flexed her knowledge of assessment and utilized her leadership skills. At UMGC, her leadership skills have been well recognized as she continues to elevate through the leadership ranks. She values her time spent on the Committee for Associate and Baccalaureate Education and knows when to pick a fight about 'learning styles.' And ask her about knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions too.

Beyond Teaching Season 04 Episode 01: Trainings and What We Bring Back Jul 16, 2022

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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

ASK081: What can you tell me about two new books on social justice teaching? Jul 12, 2022

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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.

Teaching diversity relationally: Engaging emotions and embracing possibilities

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429059582/teaching-diversity-relationally-grace-kim-roxanne-donovan-karen-suyemoto

Unraveling assumptions: A primer for understanding oppression and privilege

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9780429059599/unraveling-assumptions-karen-suyemoto-roxanne-donovan-grace-kim?context=ubx&refId=d2cacc2a-f147-486c-a401-c32f8b0bb71f

E148: The Faculty Leadership of APA's Introductory Psychology Initiative: Regan Gurung and Garth Neufeld Jul 05, 2022

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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 to the leadership helm, short-lived compass points (and how Eric can ruin anything), and group formation, with special emphasis on student learning outcomes (SLOs) and assessment (Eric's group). We have a winding conversation about pillars, that was, refreshingly honest. We discuss the inner workings of the introductory psychology classroom, a call for more active experimentation, and ponder why there is not a national course starter template available?

For more on IPI: www.apa.org/ipi

For more about the IPI edited book discussed ( Transforming introductory psychology: Expert advice on teacher training, course design, and student success ), go to https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/transforming-introductory-psychology

ASK080: How can I make changes to my grading to increase success in my courses? Jun 28, 2022

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

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