Re: [tips] Anybody See Any Snow?

2009-12-20 Thread Sally Walters
Up here in the Great White North it is raining and 5 degrees C. eh. I hear there is real snow in the rest of it though. Sally Capilano U - Original Message - From: Riki Koenigsberg To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 9:23 AM

Re: [tips] It's that plagiarism time of year again...

2009-12-17 Thread Sally Walters
Hi Carol, I don't know if this is still possible or not but I had a similar case a couple of years ago and couldn't find it using Google so I visited some of the essay for sale sites and by searching by topic found the student's paper. Sally Capilano U - Original Message - From:

Re: [tips] Fertility and teen pregnancy

2009-12-09 Thread Sally Walters
There's a window of opportunity for conception - about 5 days generally, and it is dependent on how long the sperm are viable and at what point in time the egg is released and survives. My understanding is that in most cases sperm are good for about 2 days but can be viable up to 5, while the

Re: [tips] Rich media?

2009-11-12 Thread Sally Walters
also prezi (www.prezi.com) , an online non-linear presentation tool, nice alt to PP Harvard Outreach has some great flash presentations of neurons, action potentials etc pbs.org has many great videos Academic Earth has v. nice intro psyc lectures at Yale with downloadable transcripts Sally

Re: [tips] Dumbing Down or Deeper Processing?

2009-10-29 Thread Sally Walters
Ditto - I could see using this for students in an online class. Thanks! Sally Walters - Original Message - From: Joan Warmbold jwarm...@oakton.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [tips

Re: [tips] response to Ed Callen

2009-10-21 Thread Sally Walters
the list and can appreciate what a difficult job Bill has. Sally Walters CapilanoU - Original Message - From: DeVolder Carol L To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:41 AM Subject: RE: [tips] response to Ed Callen As I read

Re: [tips] reply to bill and new student Q

2009-10-21 Thread Sally Walters
of minority variants if so. Sally Walters - Original Message - From: tay...@sandiego.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:16 PM Subject: [tips] reply to bill and new student Q I completely miss the point

[tips] time for mc exam questions

2009-09-25 Thread Sally Walters
Is there a general guideline for how much time to allow on an intro psyc midterm exam for each multiple choice question? I have heard 30 seconds, 45 seconds - just wondering what people think is reasonable. The questions themselves are from a testbank for Weiten. thanks, Sally Walters

Re: [tips] Running head

2009-08-24 Thread Sally Walters
Do we still put Running head on the title page? I'm just about to put a screencast together so if anyone knows of any other errors I could catch that would be helpful. thanks, Sally CapilanoU - Original Message - From: Stuart McKelvie smcke...@ubishops.ca To: Teaching in the

Re: [tips] News: Cash for Courses - Inside Higher Ed

2009-08-17 Thread Sally Walters
I hope not! I have taught one fully online course as part of my regular teaching load - it took far more time than a traditional course. You might get rich before having total mental collapse, not to mention debilitating RSI from mousing and keyboarding. Online education is extremely

Re: [tips] word confusions

2009-08-10 Thread Sally Walters
How about the disappearance of the word that from the news, as in the government warned universities money would be tight. I keep noticing that one. Sally Capilano U - Original Message - From: DeVolder Carol L devoldercar...@sau.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)

Re: [tips] word confusions

2009-08-10 Thread Sally Walters
Me too :-) I spent some time in class last year in a second year course showing the students when to use I and me. They claimed that nobody had ever explained it to them and they thought it was always proper to use John and I. - Original Message - From: tay...@sandiego.edu To:

Re: [tips] Dreams

2009-08-07 Thread Sally Walters
I've had the missed exam dream and also a variation dream: I'm in the middle of class and realize I've forgotten some handouts. I try to find the place where the photocopier is, then can't remember my code, then can't find the way back to class, etc etc Sally Capilano U - Original

Re: [tips] International Editions of text books

2009-08-02 Thread Sally Walters
heard founder Richard Baraniuk speak at an ed tech conference about open education and open courseware - looks like it might be huge in the future of education. Sally Walters Capilano U - Original Message - From: Mike Palij m...@nyu.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS

[tips] the science news cycle

2009-05-25 Thread Sally Walters
science news and where it goes :-) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/22/the-science-news-cycle/ Sally Walters Capilano University --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)

Re: [tips] Uneasiness with Evolutionary Psychology

2009-04-26 Thread Sally Walters
and clearly. Sally Walters capilano u - Original Message - From: Michael Britt To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 9:21 AM Subject: [tips] Uneasiness with Evolutionary Psychology David Buss wrote a very good summary of the main ideas

Re: [tips] Genie update?

2009-02-18 Thread Sally Walters
Thanks Beth - very interesting. Sally - Original Message - From: Beth Benoit To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Genie update? I can't vouch for this site, but many of the facts match up, the

Re: [tips] Can you plagiarize your own work?

2009-02-18 Thread Sally Walters
Double-dipping! I agree with you. Sally CapilanoU - Original Message - From: Stuart McKelvie smcke...@ubishops.ca To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@acsun.frostburg.edu Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 5:16 PM Subject: RE: [tips] Can you plagiarize your own

[tips] screencast software - preference?

2009-01-17 Thread Sally Walters
style, and another to teach students how to use PsycINFO from our library portal. Any recommendations or advice appreciated. thanks, Sally Sally Walters, PhD Dept. of Psychology Capilano University North Vancouver, BC --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe

Re: [tips] Weighty problem

2009-01-10 Thread Sally Walters
for the department and institution, and perhaps future evidence of marginality can, where the student is deficient but shows promise, be treated with remediation before it ever gets to this point. Sally Walters Capilano University North Vancouver, BC - Original Message - From: Joan

[tips] anyone using mypsychlab.com?

2008-09-11 Thread Sally Walters
Is anyone on the list using mypsychlab.com? I would like to compare notes if so. thanks Sally Walters Capilano University --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: [tips] Novel-like Books for Courses

2008-08-09 Thread Sally Walters
Faulkes - a creepy but good read about inside the mind of a murderer We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver - about a teenage boy who murders at school - a must read Daniel Isn't Talking by Marti Leimbach - about autism and behavioural intervention regards, Sally Walters Capilano U

Re: [tips] Grading discrepancy

2008-07-16 Thread Sally Walters
stand out. It would be interesting to know where the mean is in intro psych courses everywhere. Mine are typically around 68% but I've also had much lower and a bit higher. best wishes, Sally Walters PhD CapilanoU - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Teaching