Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 3/4 to 3/10.
http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ ToPIX had over 300 unique visitors in the last week. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos to ToPIX, send me an email for information on how to get started: to...@teachpsych.org. Looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks to the members of the psych listservs (PsychTeacher, TIPS, p...@cc, and Psych-News) and the contributors to the Teaching High School Psychology blog ( http://teachinghighschoolpsychology.blogspot.com/). Must-see: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Neuroscience-Video Interactive 3-D Brain at Genes to Cognition Online from Cold Spring Harbor's Dolan DNA Learning Center and Mouse Party from the Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. New this week: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Books There is now a list of recommended books, most of which were pulled from the recommendations that came from the recent discussion on PsychTeacher. Robin Musselman and Deanna Douglas are working to add content to this list, including images of book covers/authors, descriptions, links to reviews, and links to interviews. Have books you'd like to add? Or are you interested in helping adding content to the books that are there? Drop me an email if you need help getting started: to...@teachpsych.org. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/How-to-add-content-to-ToPIX Instructions on how to add content to ToPIX are now available. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Development-Video Lorenz's imprinted geese video. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Neuroscience-in-the-News A quick reaction time test for evaluating the presence of concussions. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Perception-in-the-Classroom Reversible figure-ground logos. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Cognition-Video Temple Grandin's TED talk. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/APA-Style%2C-Overview Joanne Frattaroli's presentation slides. The slides aren't new, but the screen capture preview is. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/APA-Template-with-Comments2 Annette Taylor's APA-style template with comments. The template isn't new, but the screen capture is. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/APA-Template-with-Comments (now with screen capture) Rick Froman Rick Froman's APA-style template with comments. The template isn't new, but the screen capture is. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Vision-Demos Watch as the moving ball disappears into your blindspot. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Teaching-Disorders-Mnemonically >From ToP, teaching disorders mnemonically (added by Aaron Richmond). http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Using-Mnemonics-to-study-Neuroscience >From ToP, using mnemonics to study neuroscience (added by Aaron Richmond). http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/HOMER-as-an-acronym-for-the-scientific-met hod >From ToP, HOMER as an acronym for the scientific method (added by Aaron Richmond). ToPIX is a product of the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, part of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP). If you find this resource or other STP resources of value and aren't currently a member of STP, consider joining to support the work of the society. Membership is only $25/year and you don't have to be a member of APA to join: http://teachpsych.org/members/registration/index.php. -- Sue Frantz <http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/> Highline Community College Psychology, Coordinator Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@highline.edu <mailto:sfra...@highline.edu> Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology <http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php> APA's p...@cc Committee <http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1180 or send a blank email to leave-1180-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
