Hmmm, "TIPS?" I know it is an acronym, but this is a place to share teaching tips. Why would that ever be distasteful?
On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Annette Taylor <tay...@sandiego.edu> wrote: > See below: I find it a hard call...I remember being a newly minted intro > professor and sometimes being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of material > in intro and the many areas I was less familiar...motivation/emotion some > of the senses other than vision, and child development were areas I was > particularly unfamiliar with. It took me years to feel truly comfortable > with some of the chapters. > > I found some of the FAQS to be really great and useful and had information > that even now was in parts new to me. Some of the other FAQs were a bit > cliff-notes-ish. But all in all, for a new person, I think this puts the > person at least into a ballpark of knowing where to find more information > and then it's up to the individual. Sometimes just having a point of > departure is useful. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Visiting Professor, > Ashoka University, Delhi, India > Professor, Psychological Sciences > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110-2492 > tay...@sandiego.edu > > Subject: RE: Addressing Student Questions in Introduction to Psychology > From: "Pollak, Edward" <epol...@wcupa.edu> > Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 00:22:38 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > Am I the only one who finds this whole thing a bit distasteful? This just > strikes me as a "Cliff Notes for Intro Psych Professors." > > Ed > > > Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. > Professor Emeritus of Psychology > West Chester University of Pennsylvania > Home page: http://www.docsbluegrass.net/<http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/ > > > Husband, father, grandfather, bluegrass fiddler & > biopsychologist............... in approximate order of importance > > > From: Scott Freng > As an instructor of Introduction to Psychology/General Psychology, I > frequently have students asking questions regarding the material that I do > not feel confident to answer because the question is outside my area of > expertise or the material is not sufficiently covered in my textbook. > Unfortunately, I often lack adequate time to thoroughly review relevant > literature and answer the question in a later class period. In an effort to > create a resource for instructors of Introduction to Psychology > experiencing similar difficulties we conducted two studies. In the two > studies, we recruited instructors of Introduction to Psychology from this > listserv and had them report students' commonly asked questions posed in > Introduction to Psychology. In addition, we had instructors identify > student questions they would like more fully addressed. From this last > survey, we identified three frequently chosen questions and with the > cooperation of relevant experts, developed short and easily digestible > answers to these questions. > > If you are interested in the questions identified and developed answers, > you can access the document by going to this link. > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/48081498/FAQ%20project.docx > > I want to thank all the participants we recruited from this listserv for > their participation. > > Scott Freng > sfr...@uwyo.edu<mailto:sfr...@uwyo.edu> > University of Wyoming > Department of Psychology > Dept. 3415 > 1000 E. University Avenue > Laramie, WY 82071 > (307) 766-2955 > sfr...@uwyo.edu<mailto:sfr...@uwyo.edu> > > ________________________________ > > This e-mail message was sent from a retired or emeritus status employee of > West Chester University. > > > > --- > > 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=46459 > or send a blank email to > leave-46459-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: micha...@uca.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=357701.a768e95c4963686e69b47febf8aa657a&n=T&l=tips&o=46462 > or send a blank email to > leave-46462-357701.a768e95c4963686e69b47febf8aa6...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 501-450-5418 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=46468 or send a blank email to leave-46468-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
