PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

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ASK052: How do I take my student's stories into account when teaching? Oct 20, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne speaks with Julie-Ann Scott-Pollack from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. They discuss how the performance of stories can help us build a more inclusive classroom as well as how to find the right boundaries within it.

E103: Roxanne Sullivan: Unsung Heroine, Unmatched Role Model, Understated Confidence, Unparalled Advocacy for Students Oct 13, 2020

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In this episode Eric interviews Roxanne Sullivan from Bellevue University in Bellevue, NE. Roxanne has taught at BU for 38 years. Much of her inspiration came from her role model mother, first to serve on a local school board and declared that Roxanne will earn at least a master's degree. Roxanne shares poignantly her experiences of gender discrimination and mistreating during graduate school. She shares her love for volleyball, her retirement plans that involve Disney, and so much more.

ASK051: How do you effectively supervise undergraduate research remotely? Oct 06, 2020

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In this episode of AskPsychSessions, Marianne chats with Sharda Umanath from Claremont McKenna. They discuss the shift to remote undergraduate supervision and then discuss why the Career award from NSF is a good fit for those in a faculty role with a teaching focus.

E102: Mark Ware: The Teacher's Teacher, the Advisor's Advisor, the Epitome of Professionalism Sep 29, 2020

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In this episode Eric interviewed Mark Ware from Creighton University in Omaha, NE. Retiring in 2008, Mark served Creighton for 40 years. As a new faculty member, he shares his struggle to balance being a husband, starting a family, and starting a career. At Creighton, he was present for the pivot from teaching-focus to more emphasis on undergraduate research. The conversation includes his contributions to the Journal of Psychological Inquiry, Skinner boxes and rats, and research about advising.

SoTL006: Teaching Students About Observational Definitions and Inter-Rater Reliability (and Sexual Harassment!) via an Engaging Exercise with Amy Moors Sep 24, 2020

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In this SoTL PsychSessions feature, Anna Ropp interviews Amy Moors from Chapman University about an exercise she created to teach students about inter-rater reliability and observational definitions. Students also learn a bit about sexual harassment in this exercise, making it appropriate for a research methods course or a course related to gender. A link to the journal article describing the activity can be found at https://linktr.ee/sotlpsychsessions

ASK050: What did students report about the Spring 2020 remote learning pivot? Sep 22, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Bethany Fleck and Chris Garris from Metropolitan State University-Denver about student responses to the Spring 2020 pivot to online learning; If faculty take on one new behavior during these times, it should be increased flexibility.

E101: Trevor Packer: The College Board, Advanced Placement (AP) Program, Genuine, Career-Long Advocate for Teaching and Learning Sep 15, 2020

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In this episode, Garth interviews Trevor Packer from The College Board in New York, New York. Trevor shares the origins of advanced placement and how its secondary benefit was earning college credits faster. Serving underrepresented and low-income groups with AP opportunities has become a major focus with documented success. Trevor's personal college story was sparked by a gifted AP History teacher. The conversation closes on the challenges of testing during a pandemic and the future of AP testing.

SoTL005: Retrieval Practice, Concept Maps, and the Testing Effect Sep 10, 2020

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In this SoTL PsychSessions feature, Anna talks with Andrea Francis from Albion College about her research on retrieval practice and the testing effect. The article they discuss can be found at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1475725720924872

ASK049: Whats new in the APA Workforce report? Sep 08, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature, Karen Stamm from APA gives some info on the latest workforce report and the role of adaptability in psychology. They also discuss a few places a psychology background gives a leg up over the competition.

ASK048: How do I help develop student self-efficacy? Sep 08, 2020

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In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne talks with Seungyeon Lee from the University of Arkansas Monticello about how to help students tap into self-efficacy in order to enhance learning.

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