PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff

For this sidebar Eric chats with Kathy Becker-Blease, School of Psychological Science Director and Regan Gurung, General Psych Program Director & Interim Executive Director, Center for Teaching & Learning, both from Oregon State University (Regan currently serves as President of Psi Chi). We discuss COVID-19, coping strategies students can use, the #help_helpedme initiative, the OSU course Punch Through Pandemics with Psychological Science, and more. This is a cross-over episode with Psi Chi (psichi.org).

In this episode Eric interviewed the leaders from the Association of Heads of Departments of Psychology (AHDP) in Atlanta, GA, featuring David Kreiner from the University of Central Missouri, Susie Amato-Henderson from Michigan Technological University, and Lee Gillis from Georgia College & State University. We discussed organizational goals and mission, confidentiality in troubleshooting personnel issues, the value of chairs-only meetings and much more. Learn more about AHDP at https://www.ahdpinfo.org/

In this follow-up to our earlier OnlineAskPsychSessions series on jumping online, we talk to a series of people who did this for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. This features Lindsay Masland from Appalachian State University, and Marianne and Lindsay share an optimistic streak so even the things that went wrong have an element of going right.

In this follow-up feature to our earlier OnlineAskPsychSessions series on jumping online, we talk to a series of people who did this for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic. First up is Lily Ellis from Eastern Michigan University and they discuss the impact on both a traditional 30-person class and a class at a local prison.

In this episode, Garth welcomes back David Myers from Hope College in Holland, MI for his second podcast visit. Dave is excited about his critical thinking essays that will be published in a trade book. They discuss how and where to draw the line between stopping hate speech and accepting free speech, as well as the potential effects of COVID-19 on higher education trends. AP Psychology is a hot topic, including Dave's legacy, FRQs, AP Readers, and Dave's passion for generosity, including hearingloop.org.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Katherine Moen from the University of Nebraska Kearney about different ways and mechanisms for supporting new faculty members.

In this episode, Eric interviews Keli Braitman from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO. Keli grew up in an academic family and now serves as department chair. With a PhD in applied experimental psychology, her career path is fascinating, including university assessment coordinator and research analyst for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Keli discusses the challenges facing dual-career couples, both the job search aspects as well as the trade-offs between quality of life and remuneration.

In Part II of this two-part AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Steven Roberts from Stanford University about representation and diversity issues in the introductory psychology course and beyond.

In Part I of this two-part AskPsychSessions feature, Marianne chats with Ayanna Thomas from Tufts University about how Ayanna responded to a query in her introductory psychology course about representation and diversity perspectives, and they discuss Ayanna's continuing work in this area.

In this episode, Garth interviews Pooja Agarwal from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. They discuss her new book Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning (co-authored with Patrice Bain). Practical lab principles like retrieval practice and spacing are translated from lab experiments to classrooms, both K-12 & higher ed. Pooja shares her four power tools and her philosophy about assessment. They talk 'coverage' in introductory psych, and you can sign up for more at retrievalpractice.org.

In this feature of AskPsychSessions, Jason Eggerman of Spokane Community College and Eric Landrum of Boise State University discuss whether to have exams be available to retake for extra credit. Finding the topic irresistible, Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University, Noland White from Georgia College and State University, and Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College join in.

In this AskPsychSesssions feature, Noland White from Georgia College and State University weighs in with Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College and Eric Landrum from Boise State University on two questions regarding whether students should be permitted to keep exams and whether they should be offered a re-do. Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University and Jason Eggerman from Spokane Community College also contribute to this conversation.

In this episode, Garth and Eric interview Janet Peters from Washington State University Tri Cities in Richland, WA. We discuss Janet's unique tenure track job comprising of 60% teaching and 40% secondary area. It becomes clear that her current passion is for teaching undergraduate statistics, using a service learning model where students work with community partners. This passion likely emerged from her competitive swimming background in childhood, her love of sports, and special undergraduate mentoring.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Jane Halonen from the University of West Florida and Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College weigh in on how to bring career issues into courses.

In this AskPsychSessions feature, Brooke Whisenhunt from Missouri State University and Jason Eggerman from Spokane Community College discuss how to find out what students know and when is it OK to move ahead.