Insight Into Teaching Psychology

Aha! moments; students need them, you crave them, we have them. Join us for episode 8 as we discuss best practices for creating those coveted aha! moments.

Helping students understand Psychological Disorders is an essential part of the Intro to Psych course.  Join us for Episode 7 as we tackle questions like: What do Psychological disorders look like in everyday life?, How are disorders stigmatized in our society?, What is ‘normal’?  What is ‘abnormal’?, How do we get students to see the broader context of the disorders chapter?

Do you cover the entire Developmental Psych chapter in your intro course? What topics do you leave out? How do you handle the awkward conversations? Find the answers to these questions and more in Episode 6 of the Insights Into Teaching Psych Podcast Series.

Help your students think outside the box with our latest installment of the Insights Into Teaching Psychology Podcast Series. In Episode V, Greg Feist (San Jose State University) and Igor Dolgov (New Mexico State University) talk candidly about their goals, challenges, and classroom activities for the Thinking, Language, and Intelligence chapter.

Does teaching the Bio chapter have your students in Fight or Flight mode? Join us for Episode 4 of the Intro to Psych Podcast Series, Biology of Psychology, for best practices from Greg Feist (San Jose State University) and Manda Williamson (University of Nebraska Lincoln).1:35 – Goals in teaching Biology & Behavior5:45 – Covering the chapter…what to skip, what to add9:25 – Expectations beyond Intro Psych12:00 – Getting Starts: Questions & Stories15:25 – Keeping things connected, interesting, and exciting22:30 – Class Activities: letting students become their own synapse27:45 – Real brains in the Brain and Behavior chapter?29:42 – APR Psychology and Lab Activities31:30 – Parting Thoughts

Join Laura King, Jason McCoy and Joseph Butler as they explore new ways to engage your students in Research Methods.2:00 – Goals when teaching Research Methods6:00 – ‘Thinking like a Scientist’10:38 – Helping students become Science Literate14:25 – Spurious Correlations16:45 – Ice breakers to open class20:15 – Bringing Research Methods to life22:30 – Additional Examples27:15 – Parting Thoughts

This second podcast features a panel discussion of the philosophical approaches, as well as practical applications, for teaching the Learning Chapter. Panel members include:Dr. Robert Feldman, Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Deputy Chancellor of UMass AmherstDr. Mike Colbert, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Camden County CollegeSyreeta Washington, M.Ed., Psychology Coordinator and Instructor at Rowan College at Burlington County

This first podcast features Laura King, associate Professor at the University of Missouri, and Jenel Cavazos, associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma. They’ll share their insights about the philosophical approach to teaching the Personality Chapter, and will share practical applications in the classroom.