CTUP at MPA submissions

[DAHLGREN, Donna J.]

CREATIVE CLASSROOM POSTER SESSION
CTUP/ MPA SUBMISSION REQUEST

Deadline December 1st, 2001.

This teaching session is co-sponsored by the Council of Teachers of
Undergraduate Psychology (CTUP),  APA's education Directorate and the
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP).

CTUP-MPA Region invites you to submit a proposal for THE CREATIVE CLASSROOM,
a CTUP/STP sponsored poster and demonstration session. THE CREATIVE
CLASSROOM is an opportunity for teaching psychologists to learn and to
demonstrate successful teaching techniques and methods that enhance teaching
and learning in college psychology courses. 

The CTUP conference is held simultaneous with the Midwestern Psychological
Association conference which will be held on May 2-4, 2002 in Chicago,
Illinois.

The Society for teaching of Psychology has announced that the best poster in
this session will be awarded automatic acceptance at APA, and the author
will receive $500.00 toward travel.

Submit research on teaching effectiveness or a technique for THE CREATIVE
CLASSROOM using instructions listed below.

Submit to:

Donna Dahlgren
Associate Professor of Psychology
Indiana University Southeast
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, Indiana 47150.

Email submissions are encouraged and welcomed at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

1.      Title of technique, method or teaching research

2.      Author, affiliation, address, phone, and e-mail address

3.      A 100 to 200 word description of technique's or research's purpose
and use.

4.      An indication of the type of course and intended audience for which
you use the technique or a description of the students used as participants.


5.      Evidence (quantitative or qualitative) of the technique's
effectiveness

6.      Constraints on using the technique (e.g., class size, materials,
time); constraints on doing a demonstration at the convention (e.g., space,
projectors); and availability of handouts that describe your technique.  If
a research project, a discussion of your results. 
 
7.      For the CTUP program listing, please include on a separate sheet
your title, author(s) and affiliation, and a 50-word summary. 

Demonstrations will be selected from poster application. Space allocation
may limit the number of proposals that can be accepted for presentation.