PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

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E147: Erin Hardin: Extraordinary Teacher, Researcher, Student Advocate; In Her Spare Time, Leaps Tall Buildings Too Jun 21, 2022

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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 Appalachian students from various perspectives, and she generously shares her grant-writing philosophy/strategy. Her academic family is impressive, as she shares stories about growing up, which include impressive combinations of service and science (and the positive influence of daytime soap operas too). She shares stories of her gap years between college and graduate school, and the importance of taking time for oneself.

ASK079: What are the benefits to disclosing elements of your identity in class? Jun 14, 2022

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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

E146: Infusing the Research of Trailblazing Women of Color into the Psychology Curricula -- WPA 2022 Distinguished Symposium (Rihana Shiri Mason (Chair), Georgia State University) Jun 07, 2022

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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 (Californian Lutheran University), Linda Jones (Belmont University), Seungyeon Lee (University of Arkansas at Monticello), and Michelle Ceynar (Pacific University).

This research comes from a collaborative project for an edited book to be published by Taylor & Francis titled "Early Psychological Research Contributions from Women of Color" (Editors: Jon Grahe, Michelle Ceynar, Rihana Shiri Mason).

We are pleased that the Western Psychological Association and each of the symposium participants provided permission for PsychSessions to record and distribute the outcome of this outstanding symposium.

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 10 With Special Guest Ginger Wickline: The Society for the Teaching Blog "This is How I Teach," Benefits to Readers, How To Contribute Jun 02, 2022

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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

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 09: Building and Rebuilding, Professional Demeanor, How Do Others Teach, Improv, Why Extra Credit -- Why Jun 02, 2022

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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

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 08: Storytelling, Self and Other Ambitions, Measures of Central Tendency, and Our Teaching Heroes Jun 02, 2022

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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

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 07: A Felled Tree for Rob, Recovery During COVID, Scaffolding and Hand-Holding, Course Modality Switching as Warranted Jun 02, 2022

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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

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 06: The Myth of "Catching Up" Over Break, Self-Care, Study Skills Advice, The Joy of Grading, H.S. Psychology Teacher Planners, Bloom's Legacy Jun 02, 2022

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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, Benjamin Bloom's legacy

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 05: Research Talk, Graphs, Accreditation Challenges, Doing Less On Purpose as a Self-Care Strategy Jun 02, 2022

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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?

Teaching Matters Season 3 Episode 04 With Special Guest Casey Swanson: The Connections Between High School Psychology Teachers and the Rest of the Psychology World, and Partnerships (Grants, Psi Chi, Professional Development Opportunities) Jun 02, 2022

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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 personal opinions and not the opinions of his employer or the International Baccalaureate organization.

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