Re: merit pay

2004-02-28 Thread RACEDON4100
Its done reasonably here. The promotion/merit comittee (7 faculty, 2 dept. heads) cosider requests for merit raises. You can apply every five years and it is $3,000 added to your base salary. -- Richard Pisacreta, Ph.D. Professor, Psychology Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 49307 --- Yo

Re: Debunking pseudoscience/paranormal

2004-02-28 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
Yes, that is a good one. I'll second the motion. The only problem is that it is getting a bit 'dated.' The problem with the P&T series is you really have to pre-view them because they are not all equally good for use in the classroom, although there are some shorter segments that are great, suc

Debunking pseudoscience/paranormal

2004-02-28 Thread Todd Nelson
Hey TIPSters, The recent thread on the Penn & Teller videos debunking pseudoscience & myths reminded me of another GREAT video (which I use in my courses) produced by PBS's NOVA program, called "The Secrets of the Psychics". It focuses on the exploits of the "Amazing Randi" -- former magician, an

RE: "send me something"

2004-02-28 Thread Louis_Schmier
Why are some of us being so unkind? What do we really gain? You can't throw mud without losing ground. Hitting the delete key silently certainly is more magnanimous. Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmier

RE: "send me something"

2004-02-28 Thread Charles M. Huffman
Paul and others, My own hypothesis has always been that M. Sylvester runs a hot dog cart or t-shirt shop. I can verify that he is not doing Dolphin-Facilitated Communication Research, but cannot verify that he does not receive messages from them or have them as part of his musical group. Persona

Re: "send me something"

2004-02-28 Thread Paul Smith
It's probably worth reminding people here that despite the fact that Sylvester used to sign his posts = Michael Sylvester,Ph.D Department of Human Factors and Systems Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach,Florida = ( http://www.mail-arc