Giving just ONE piece of advice: Do not use an encyclopedic text! It was my downfall early on. I was so enthusiastic that I wanted to teach literally everything I knew in one semester in intro to psych. I picked the biggest, fattest, most comprehensive intro text I could find. It was well-respected at the time. What a mistake. Start with a solid, briefer text (I use the briefer Lilienfeld, which is still a bit too much for my tastes but so well written I can't pass it by) and supplement with readings that you believe the students will find intriguing and interesting to build upon that solid foundation. Get classroom discussions that integrate the text information with the supplemental readings So much better than letting someone else decide what all the readings need to be in those huge books that break your back to carry around. Students find them overwhelming and as a consequence seldom read them closely.
If you can motivate your students to read--there are lots of website out there with lots of ideas if you just google 'getting students to read'--then you have the largest part of teaching intro psych behind you. Given your online experiences you might look into teaching a flipped class. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu ================================================================== From: "Primus, Joanna" <joanna.pri...@ccaurora.edu> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 23:08:23 +0000 Hello fellow TIPSters! I am brand new to classroom teaching of psychology, but have been teaching Intro through Capstone level courses online for several years. I'm excited to be a part of this listserv and will surely have many questions! I worked at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology for 6 years in various library-related positions, and while doing that, obtained a Master of Arts in Psychology with a Generalist focus. I would like to go back to school to be certified in clinical mental health at some point. My question for the group: I'm reading books about teaching your first Psychology 101 class and getting some good tips, but wondered if anyone had a few words of wisdom, or things they wished they would've known going in the first time. Cheers and have a happy and safe holiday! Joanna Joanna Primus, MLIS, MAP Director of Library Services Community College of Aurora 16000 CentreTech Parkway Aurora, CO 80011-9036 303.360.4740 joanna.pri...@ccaurora.edu<mailto:joanna.pri...@ccaurora.edu> --- END OF DIGEST --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: tay...@sandiego.edu To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=31663 or send a blank email to leave-31663-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@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=31677 or send a blank email to leave-31677-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
