PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

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E027: Laura Madson: Powerful Advocate and Expert on Team-Based Learning Jun 19, 2018

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In this episode Eric interviews Laura Madson from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. Laura describes her process for selecting her doctoral specialty area by first determining what areas not to pursue. She also describes collaboration with the outcome perhaps confusing (L. Madson & L. Madson). Laura's passion and expertise clearly lie in the realm of team-based learning, and she describes the start-up hurdles for faculty and long-term benefits for students; she is a powerful advocate for TBL.

E026: Lindsay Masland: Learning-Centered Evidence-Based Teaching, and the Grocery Store Test Jun 12, 2018

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In this episode Garth interviews Lindsay Masland from Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. This conversation is a tour de force about the philosophy of teaching. Lindsay describes how a listserv post sparked a research project, why low teaching evaluation scores can be valuable data, and why she describes herself as learning-centered. As an educational psychologist, Lindsay has thought deeply about her teaching practices, and it shows; she is an innovative SoTL researcher, without even knowing it.

E025: Jon Grahe: Evangelist for Undergraduate Research, Open Science, and Psi Chi Jun 05, 2018

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In this episode Garth interviews Jon Grahe from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. During this chat, Jon talks about how his disappointment in the direction of the discipline stimulated new, generative research methods. He is incredibly insightful about why students struggle with statistics and research methods; listen to him describe why he believed he had to fix science, hear about the details of his Crisis Schmeisis tour, why he never assigns homework, his love of music, and so much more.

E024: Karen Brakke: Developmentalist and Mentoring-Infused DNA May 29, 2018

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In this episode Garth interviews Karen Brakke from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. Although many grew up with Jane Goodall as our hero, Karen pursued this passion and worked with apes, chimpanzees, and bonobos to understand language and communication. Karen's leadership skills include chairing her department at Spelman as well as serving as President of the Southeastern Psychological Association. Her generosity is amazing and her talents run deep; this conversation only scratches the surface.

E023: Drew Christopher: Eclectic, Eccentric, Extraordinary, Engaging May 22, 2018

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In this episode Garth and Eric interview Drew Christopher from Albion College in Albion, MI. As an undergraduate, Drew majored in economics and finance; to learn how he became interested in psychology, you will have to listen (it's a good story). Drew generously shares his journal expertise from 10+ years of service as Editor of Teaching of Psychology, as well as telling stories about graduate school collaborations, how he became involved in STP, his undergraduate statistics textbook, and more.

E022: Barney Beins: Enduring Leadership--APA, STP, AP Psychology, and More May 15, 2018

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In this episode Garth and Eric interview Barney Beins from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. Barney's career has taken so many interesting twists and turns that it is difficult to discuss everything in an hour. The main theme that emerges in our conversation together is Barney's leadership in many organizations over the course of his career, including in the APA Education Directorate, as STP President, APA Council Representative, in Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology, and so much more.

SB03: Psi Chi and the Help Helped Me Initiative May 01, 2018

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We hope you will listen to this short sidebar from Eric at the PsychSessions podcast about the Help Helped Me initiative underway through Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology.

E021: Noland White: Assessment Ambassador, Author, Teacher, and Southern Gentleman May 01, 2018

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In this episode Garth and Eric interview Noland White from Georgia College & State University. It's refreshing to hear the role that assessment plays in Noland's day-to-day practices -- for his students and for his own continuous improvement. Learn how providing detailed, honest feedback and an unplanned taxi ride to the airport led to the opportunity to become part of Ciccarelli and White. Noland is indeed a Southern gentleman, and hear him talk about finding his tribe, work-life balance, and much more.

E020: Beth Morling: Textbook Author, NITOP Insider, 'Mental Tattoos' Apr 17, 2018

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In this episode Garth and Eric interview Beth Morling from the University of Delaware. Beth's story has intriguing twists and turns, such as starting college as a religion major but graduating as a psychology major, putting off Research Methods until her senior year but eventually authoring a Research Methods text, not really interested in writing a book, but after writing a detailed review for a publisher, discovering that she loves the writing process. And, Beth offers academics tips on how to say 'no.'

E019: Danae Hudson and Brooke Whisenhunt: The Dynamic Duo of Intro Psych Apr 03, 2018

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In this episode Garth and Eric interview Danae Hudson and Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University. Meeting in graduate school, Brooke and Danae become quick friends who land in the same academic department, and launch into a redesign of the introductory psychology course. Being good psychological scientists using evidence-based practices, this leads them to an exciting introductory psychology digital-first publishing project set to launch soon. In the end, it really is all about relationships.

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