You are very welcome. I hope you find it helpful and useful. Paul
On Aug 1, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Stuart McKelvie wrote: > Dear Paul, > > Thanks! > > Stuart > > ______________________________ > "Rectu Cultus Pectora Roborant" > > Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., > Department of Psychology, > Bishop's University, > 2600 rue College, > Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), > QC J1M 1Z7, > Canada. > > "Floreat Labore" > ______________________________ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 6:19 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Explaining science with a few dots and lines > > I have been contacted asking for a copy of a presentation I am creating, > adapted Sara Mayhew's excellent work. > > My preferred presentation software is Keynote instead of Powerpoint. I > modified Ms Mayhew's diagrams based on some of the discussions we've had and > to fit the relevant sections of the text I use (Meyers & Hansen). So, your > milage may definitely vary in how useful you find these. Don't be shy about > modifying them. > > I've put three versions in my dropbox public folder, the links below going to > each. (I used goo.gl link shortener so I can have some idea how many hits > these links get.)The Powerpoint version is converted from Keynote. It is very > rough (comparatively) in the transitions. I fixed a few things that it didn't > translate at all or very poorly. You may want to clean it up more if you use > Powerpoint. I also have a Quicktime export from Keynote so you can see the > effect I go for in presenting something like this. The Quicktime is set for 8 > seconds per slide and runs about 2 minutes total, is about 60 MB. > > Keynote version (original): http://goo.gl/yWNVy > Powerpoint version: http://goo.gl/3HHZ7 > Quicktime version: http://goo.gl/o6V7s > > I'm sure there are things you may like or not about what I did. Modify to > your heart's content! > > Paul Bernhardt > Department of Psychology > Frostburg State University > Frostburg, MD > > On Aug 1, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Jim Clark wrote: > >> Hi >> >> James M. Clark >> Professor of Psychology and Chair >> 204-786-9757 >> 204-774-4134 Fax >> j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca >> >>>>> Christopher Green <chri...@yorku.ca> 01-Aug-12 10:00 AM >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jul 31, 2012, at 10:14 PM, Jim Clark wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I agree that it is very clever and succinct. I have a couple of quibbles >>>> ... >>>> (I would even say minor quibbles, if that weren't redundant). >>>> >>>> 1. The circle of Truth should perhaps be labelled Reality? >> >> I think you're confusing epistemology and ontology. We are aiming for a >> representation of reality, not reality itself. (e.g., E=mc^2 is a >> representation of the relationship between energy and mass, not the >> relationship itself.) >> >> JC: Not sure I understand ... isn't the theory on the left the >> representation and the thing on the right is ... I would say the unknown >> Reality. >> >>> >>> >>>> 2. Additional steps would allow the Pentagon (the theory) to become more >>>> and >>>> more circle-like; that is, correspond more and more closely with the >>>> circle >>>> of Reality as additional dots surfaced. >> >> I think that's exactly what does. The pentagon is more circle-like than the >> triangle. >> >> JC: All I meant to make explicit is that the process does not end. Our >> theoretical representation continues to develop, achieving a closer and >> closer approximation to Reality. >> >> Take care >> Jim >> >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=19405 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-19405-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: smcke...@ubishops.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3&n=T&l=tips&o=19408 > or send a blank email to > leave-19408-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=19409 > or send a blank email to > leave-19409-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- 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=19410 or send a blank email to leave-19410-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
