Discussion about sensation and perception.

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ENHANCED podcast on perception, including the importance of context, the concept of Umwelt, the use of illusions in studying perception, perceptual constancy, and subliminal perception.

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ENHANCED podcast on sensory systems, including taste, audition, and vision, as well as other concepts related to sensation.

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Discussion about hormones and sensory systems.

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ENHANCED podcast on the complex transaction of hormones and behavior, imbalances associated with PMS, and the next major topic--Sensation, including thresholds and sensory systems.

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ENHANCED podcast hormone-behavior relations and hormone imbalances, the complexity of gender, and steroid abuse.

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Discussion of pheromones and hormones.

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Brief interview with student who earned A's on the first and second mid-term, who offer study tips to help other students.

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ENHANCED podcast on the exocrine system and endocrine system, including the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands.

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Discussion of the nervous system, including laterality, brain damage, plasticity, and the next major topic--pheromones.

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Review session for 2nd mid-term exam with students from the INTD 1998 Learning in the Discipline course.

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ENHANCED podcast on brain laterality, brain damage, and the exocrine system.

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ENHANCED podcast on parts of the brain.

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Discussion about modern procedures for studying the brain, and parts of the brain.

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ENHANCED podcast on techniques for studying the brain, neuromarketing, and brain areas, including the hindbrain, midbrain, and a few forebrain structures in relation to behavior.

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ENHANCED podcast on techniques for studying the brain.

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Discussion on the nervous system, including neurotransmitters, drugs, depression, and related topics.

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ENHANCED podcast on neuropeptides, functional groups of neurons, the peripheral nervous system, and early methods for studying the brain.

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ENHANCED podcast on neurotransmitters, endogenous and exogenous substances.

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Special edition featuring a discussion of this year's metanoia theme at The University of Connecticut, "Preventing Violence Against Women."

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ENHANCED podcast on axonal transmission, synaptic transmission, and some neurotransmitters.

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ENHANCED podcast on glial cells and neurons.

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Discussion about behavior genetics and the nervous system.

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ENHANCED podcast on the nature-nurture controversy and the effects of domestication on behavior.

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ENHANCED podcast on basic genetic principles, laws of inheritance, and chromosomal abnormalities.

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Discussion with students about the aftermath of today's first mid-term exam, plus behavior genetics.

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Questions and answers with students enrolled in the INTD 1998: LEARNING IN THE DISCIPLINE course for students in my General Psychology course.

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ENHANCED podcast describing important procedures for students to follow for taking the exam.

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ENHANCED podcast on yoked controls, ethics, statistics, and basic genetic principles.

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Discussion about research methodology and related topics in preparation for the first mid-term exam.

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ENHANCED podcast on experimentation, including pilot studies, variables, and control groups.

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ENHANCED podcast on naturalistic observation, other aspects of field research, and correlational research.

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Discussion about a wide variety of topics including nature-nurture, continuity, evolution, and neuroscience.

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ENHANCED podcast on historical figures who have contributed to the emergence of psychological science, and research methods, focusing on naturalistic observation.

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ENHANCED podcast on goals of psychological science and various subdisciplines, and early historical figures that influenced the emergence of psychological science.

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First podcast for Fall 2009 covering facts in science, falsifiability of theories, critical periods, and other topics related to an overview of psychology.

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ENHANCED podcast on the course goals, problems with so-called "facts" in science, the definition of psychology, and related issues.

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ENHANCED podcast describing important course policies, plus a sneak preview of course content.

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Interview with Cathy Healy, instructor of this special learning skills class reserved for students in my General Psychology course. The course is 1-credit and graded S/U.

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Students discuss perception, illusions, and submliminal perception. NEW WEEKLY PODCASTS WILL COMMENCE SEPTEMBER 3, 2009.

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Description of the iCube podcast discussions, enhanced Precasts, and Postcasts.

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Video trailer recorded and edited by award-winning videographer Benjamin Gruenbaum. Student comments and reactions to having participated in the creation of iCube.

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The Making of PsychoBabble.

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Supplemental Instruction (SI) student leader, Benjamin Gruenbaum, joins David Miller for a discussion about the optional SI tutorial sessions for this course.

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Successful study tips from a group of students who earned an "A" on each of the two mid-term exams during the Fall 2008 semester.

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David Miller is joined by former iCube student participants who discuss how iCube podcasts enhance the course.

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Roundtable discussion hosted by David Miller on "Podcasting Psychology: Ideas and Considerations," at the 31st Annual Meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, January 5, 2009, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.

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WILI-AM radio (Willimantic, CT) talk-show host, Wayne Norman, interviews David Miller on podcasting.

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An interview with former General Psychology student, Joseph Synnott, who used podcasting technology to document a year of study abroad in Paris, France. A "must-listen" for students interested in study abroad.

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Interview with 1st-semester freshman, Robert Kahn, discussing academic adjustments & challenges, social life, and other items of interest to current and potential university students.

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Interview with Dr. Jill Deans, Director of UConn's Office of National Scholarships (http://ons.uconn.edu).

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David Miller's invited address at Campus Technology Summer 2008 Conference, Boston, MA, July 29, 2008. Title of Presentation: Forget Coursecasting: Podcasting as Educational Inspiration at UConn.

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Interview with Dr. Tom Deans, Director of UConn's Writing Center. Learn about how the Writing Center can help you develop better writing skills.

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