Re: student's question

2001-01-22 Thread Patrick Cabe
Harry Avis wrote, in part: The bells and whistles that we all get, such as transparencies, CD disks ready made power point slides all cost money to make The four color illustrations that are so common cost an arm and a leg. I found a copy of my old intro psych book I used as a student

Re: ethical/legal question

2001-01-22 Thread Mike Williams
Educational uses like this are part of Fair Use. Since they amount to segments and are not distributed, you haven't infringed a copyright. Mike Williams Carla Grayson wrote: Tipsters, I'm putting the finishing touches on my syllabus for this semester (we start Jan. 29!) and a

Using Brain Damage to Teach Brain Part Function

2001-01-22 Thread Jeff Bartel
A few weeks ago we discussed using case studies of people with various types of brain damage to teach physiological psychology (especially in General Psychology classes). Out of curiousity, which examples do you tend to use? I can think of a couple obvious ones like H.M. (or Clive Wearing) when

info :gestalt

2001-01-22 Thread Michael Sylvester
do the gestalt principles of closure,continuity,similarity and so on apply only to visual phenomena? do they apply to the other sensory modalities? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida

info: dyxlexia

2001-01-22 Thread Michael Sylvester
would a dyslexic viewing a directional arrow to the right (=== ) perceive it in the opposite direction () ? Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida

Re: info :gestalt

2001-01-22 Thread Drnanjo
I have heard that they apply to hearing too, but can't recall where or exactly how. Nancy Melucci ELAC

RE: info :gestalt

2001-01-22 Thread Gary Klatsky
Get a copy of Bregman, A. S. (1994) Auditory Scene Analysis. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press for an excellent discussion of perceptual organization of sound. There is a companion CD that includes examples of the phenomenon discussed in the book Gary J. Klatsky, Ph.D. Department of Psychology

RE: Using Brain Damage to Teach Brain Part Function

2001-01-22 Thread Gary Klatsky
Oliver Sacks' books are all good sources for examples of the effects of brain damage as well as other physiological disorders. I have my current neuroscience books at home. Some of those include excellent case studies. Let me know if you are interested and I'll email the references Gary Gary

New question about course evaluations

2001-01-22 Thread Pamela Joyce Shapiro
First, I want to thank Don for the great summary. I have a question about the student letter of evaluation. Should it be sealed and enclosed with the teaching portfolio or sent directly to the search committee? Should I refer to the letter somewhere in the application and explain how/why

Dyslexia

2001-01-22 Thread Stephen Black
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Michael Sylvester wrote: would a dyslexic viewing a directional arrow to the right (=== ) perceive it in the opposite direction () ? No. I believe it's a myth that dyslexics perceive letters or words reversed. Which kinda ruins one of my favourite jokes: What does

RE: Other places to publish teaching exercises?

2001-01-22 Thread Nathalie Cote
Pat's link listed journals; TIPSters might also find examples of cases useful, at the same site but at http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/ubcase.htm. Nathalie * Nathalie Cot Assistant Professor of Psychology Belmont Abbey College 100 Belmont - Mt. Holly Road Belmont, NC

Sexual relations policy

2001-01-22 Thread Marie Helweg-Larsen
Hi Tipsters I'm developing a draft of a new policy specifying rules regarding sexual relationships between faculty and students (or other employees and supervisors). It would make sense to discourage such relationships and require that conflicts of intererest be resolved. Do any of you have a

Re: Using Brain Damage to Teach Brain Part Function

2001-01-22 Thread Stephen Black
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Jeff Bartel wrote: A few weeks ago we discussed using case studies of people with various types of brain damage to teach physiological psychology (especially in General Psychology classes). Out of curiousity, which examples do you tend to use? I can think of a couple

Re: Sexual relations policy

2001-01-22 Thread Mike Scoles
http://www.uca.edu/divisions/admin/board/index.asp?Series=500Policy=515 -- * http://www.coe.uca.edu/psych/scoles/index.html * Mike Scoles *[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Department of Psychology *voice: (501) 450-5418 * * University of Central

Re: Using Brain Damage to Teach Brain Part Function

2001-01-22 Thread David
On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Jeff Bartel went: A few weeks ago we discussed using case studies of people with various types of brain damage to teach physiological psychology (especially in General Psychology classes). Out of curiousity, which examples do you tend to use? Whenever I lectured about

Case Studies for Teaching Psych

2001-01-22 Thread Vivian Hamilton
Hi Tipsters, Two summers ago, I participated in a conference on using Case Studies in Teaching (sponsored by Pace University). I am interested in using this method in my teaching, but most cases I've found are for health and business-related fields -- the only cases I can find for psychology

Re: Using Brain Damage to Teach Brain Part Function

2001-01-22 Thread Ronald C. Blue
Example 1: I like a report on CNN about a girl who experience brain trauma then started writting all her school work as a mirror image. None of the neurologist could explain this and insisted that she must be fake it. The teachers were required to use a mirror to grade her papers as a

Needing to defend myself in a grade appeal

2001-01-22 Thread Drnanjo
Tipsters, My introductory psychology syllabus states on the first page that the course requirements are based on three (out of four) examinations, quizzes, and a final project. The split is given 50% for the exams, 25% for the quizzes, 25% for the final project. Several students in one

Re: student's question (textbook cost)

2001-01-22 Thread Bobbie Turniansky
If you think the cost of textbooks is astronomical in the States, you should see what happens to the prices by the time they get to a non-US school!! One suggested solution - having more textbooks in a modular format. I can't find any justification in asking my studnets to buy a textbook for