PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

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E109: Susan Nolan (Part 2): Inspirational, Brilliant, Diversity Advocate, Author, STP 2021 President Jan 05, 2021

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In this episode Eric interviews Susan Nolan from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. Susan discusses her longtime interest in learning about other people and cultures, ranging from working in Paris to volunteering at the United Nations for 5 years to serving as STP's Vice President for Internationalization and Diversity. She is an accomplished textbook author, and we discuss the multiple outlets for making non-traditional contributions to the field. Regarding STP, 2021 is Susan's presidential year.

ASK057: What are some ways to make an asynchronous class engaging? Dec 29, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature Marianne talks with Gabrielle Smith from Texas Woman's Univeristy. They chat about how to make an online asynchronous course more engaging including the benefits of using Perusall software as a subsititute for in-person group discussions.

E108: Bill Buskist: Dynamic, Inspiratioinal, Adventuresome, Mentor, Baseball-Inspired Dec 22, 2020

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In this episode Eric interviews Bill Buskist (professor emeritus) from Auburn University in Auburn, AL. Bill poignantly shares details about growing up and how baseball skills were a road to success through high school and to college. After a career-ending injury, Bill eventually becomes a serious student and thrives in graduate school. He changes his focus from operant experimental psych. to teaching graduate students to teach (with great success) Bill is a legend in the teaching of psychology community.

ASK056: How can a circle of safety help me create a more equitable classroom? Dec 15, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Jessica Hill of Utah Valley University. The cover how to make classrooms more equitable for students with life challenges. Jessica also suggests reading Teaching To Transgress by bell hooks.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27091.Teaching_to_Transgress

E107: Tom Pusateri: Leader of Leaders, Self-Aware, Assessment Specialist, Thrill Seeker Dec 08, 2020

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In this episode Eric interviews Tom Pusateri from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA & the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). Tom is currently serving in a second term as STP Executive Director; his leadership experience also includes Associate Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning at Kennesaw State. We discuss Tom's heightened self-awareness about aspirations, how theme parks influenced graduate school selection, mentoring impacts, specifications grading, and more.

ASK055: What has been going well in teaching and research supervision during these unprecedented times Dec 01, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Priti Shah from the University of Michigan. They discuss what has gone surprisingly well in a large synchronous online undergraduate course and how to effectively conduct research with undergraduate and graduate students

GST008: Garth and Sue Talk...Faculty Workload Nov 26, 2020

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"Garth and Sue Talk..." features conversations between Garth Neufeld (Cascadia College) and Sue Frantz (Highline College) around a variety of topics related to teaching. These casual conversations are what you might expect to have with colleagues at work or at the bar with friends after a great day at a teaching conference. Music used in this episode -- Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3986-lobby-time License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/