RE: [tips] itunes to ppt
What's the file extension? If it's M4P, which most iTunes files are, then PowerPoint can't read it. It needs to be converted to MP3 or WAV (or something similar). There are a bunch of audio converters online. Let me know if you need a recommendation. Alternatively (i.e., what I'd do), go to the SciAm 60 Second Psych site (http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/podcasts.cfm?id=60-second-psych) and download the files as MP3s. Lastly, the audio file needs to be in the same folder as your PowerPoint file. It's goofy, I know, but that's how it works. Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology APA's p...@cc Committee --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
Re: [tips] Question about research project in cognitive psych
Mark A. Casteel wrote: I've often wondered if anyone has had students try to research topics like (1) the negative effects of texting while performing other activities or (2) the influence of the presence/absence of a gun on memory for a simulated crime, without requiring working with experimental software like E-prime or PsyScope. In other words, has anyone thought of a fairly easy way that students could research a topic like this, and collect data that would be both meaningful and (to their way of thinking) more interesting? If I could provide guidance with something like this, so the students don't waste the entire semester simply coming up with a workable protocol, that would be fabulous. Hi Mark: Since most of the arguments on TIPS has been about students texting in class then why don't you do a study on that situation. You could present information on ppt slides while the students are texting back and forth. They are responsible for information that is being presented on the ppt slides and responding in a quick fashion to the text mesages. You could manipulate the rate of text messages sent and received and the rate at which ppt slides are presented. The ppt slide show could be modeled after a typical class, with names, theories, dates, and experimental results presented across slides. Good luck, Ken * Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 * -- --- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu Professor Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
[tips] Question about research project in cognitive psych
Every year, I have my students replicate a classic study in the field in small groups of 2-3 students. Every year, I'm ecstatic with the amount of information they learn (as well as the experience of presenting their research to the campus community) but I also wish I could have them do research that would be more intrinsically appealing to most. We don't offer a psych major at my institution, so few of these students will pursue either cognitive or experimental psych. I've often wondered if anyone has had students try to research topics like (1) the negative effects of texting while performing other activities or (2) the influence of the presence/absence of a gun on memory for a simulated crime, without requiring working with experimental software like E-prime or PsyScope. In other words, has anyone thought of a fairly easy way that students could research a topic like this, and collect data that would be both meaningful and (to their way of thinking) more interesting? If I could provide guidance with something like this, so the students don't waste the entire semester simply coming up with a workable protocol, that would be fabulous. Any comments are welcome, including ideas for other topical issues. Thanks! Mark * Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 * --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
[tips] Germany: 100 professors suspected of Ph.D. bribes - Yahoo! News
I'm just guessing that this is the largest academic fraud case in history. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090822/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_university_investigation Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ == --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
[tips] itunes to ppt
I downloaded a bunch of scientific american 60-second psych and 60-second science podcasts via itunes. Next I wanted to embed some of the podcasts, which were free, into ppt slides. Here is what I tried: While in ppt I clicked "insert" then "sound" then "sound from file" I then clicked on 'itunes' as the source folder. Then I opened the podcasts folder and eventually clicked on the episode I wanted. A little speaker showed up on my slide, but when I click it nothing plays :( Does anyone else know how to do this? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 tay...@sandiego.edu --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
