Re: [tips] Thoughts/opinions on Integral Theory

2009-12-04 Thread Allen Esterson
��� Michael Britt writes: >Someone asked me what I thought about Ken Wilber and Integral >Theory. I have to admit that I've never heard of it. After a quick check >online my first impression is that his ideas are either "new agey" or > just more philosophical than psychological. I've never seen hi

[tips] Thoughts/opinions on Integral Theory

2009-12-04 Thread Britt, Michael
Someone asked me what I thought about Ken Wilber and Integral Theory. I have to admit that I've never heard of it. After a quick check online my first impression is that his ideas are either "new agey" or just more philosophical than psychological. I've never seen him mentioned in any ps

Do Psychologists Have Opinions On the Meaning of Scientifically-Based Educational Research?

2005-08-16 Thread Richard Hake
Congratulations to Bill Southerly for putting TIPS [Teaching in the Psychological Sciences <http://www.mail-archive.com/tips%40acsun.frostburg.edu/>] back on line. Do psychologists, being pioneers in educational research [Berliner (1993)], have opinions on the meaning of "sci

this time want opinions

2003-10-07 Thread Annette Taylor, Ph. D.
I call on tipsters collective wisdom again. This weekend is Borders 25% off sale (I think it's a nationwide event) for educators--usually they exclude college faculty but this one includes us. I have a long wishlist on my Amazon cite that I am copying in below and would like it if any of you ha

Survey Pro and NetCollect - opinions/experiences

2002-11-07 Thread G. Marc Turner
Our department is currently investigating the purchase of Survey Pro and the NetCollect plug-in from Apian software for use by faculty and students (primarily graduate, but also some undergraduates). For those that don't know, this software is used for creating survey and test instruments. The

Re: Opinions

2002-09-23 Thread Vincent Prohaska
I wouldn't let her in. Our institution has recently gotten "enrollment crazy," in which registration never seems to end and we get pressure to add students whenever. The rule of thumb that I've been using is once the class has met for two weeks (many of our classes meet once per week), that's it,

Re: Opinions

2002-09-22 Thread Paul Brandon
At 5:14 PM -0400 9/21/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hello Tipsfriends, > > Last night as I was preparing to teach my Weekend College class at El >Camino a student came in and asked if she could add. I told her that the >add period had ended on Monday (so she had missed two classes) but she >could

Re: Opinions

2002-09-22 Thread Drnanjo
To follow up on Linda W's helpful comments: this is a class that is offered in several sections day and evening every semester and summer too. Starting in January, it will be offered at intersession as well. Everyone has been so thoughtful in their suggestions; much gratitude. Nancy Melucci LBCC

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2002-09-22 Thread Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D.
Hi Nancy, Michael and Annette provide good advice. I would add one additional thought. Tell her that if she REALLY wants to take the class to register for it the next time it is offered. If she is in her last semester, she can still come back to take a class if she REALLY wants the class as

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2002-09-22 Thread RACEDON4100
I wouldn't let her in. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2002-09-22 Thread taylor
Hi Nancy: I pretty much agree with Michael. My experience is that the more I bend over to help a student the more likely they are to bite me in the behind come evals time! My never-calculated, gut feeling correlation approaches +1.00. Now having said that, I did exactly the same thing as a stu

Re: Opinions

2002-09-22 Thread Renner, Michael
Nancy - Here's my opinion about your response student who was lobbying hard to add your class after having missed more than one class, probalby having missed the deadline to add, and not choosing to attend the class at which she approached you. I think you handled the situation properly. At the p

Opinions

2002-09-21 Thread Drnanjo
Hello Tipsfriends, Last night as I was preparing to teach my Weekend College class at El Camino a student came in and asked if she could add. I told her that the add period had ended on Monday (so she had missed two classes) but she could attend and I would take her information at the end of class