RE: [tips] A Virtual Review Session

I've done test review sessions with Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). About 20% of my students would show, and others would watch the recording later. Panopto or Tegrity live broadcast would also work. They're less powerful, than Collaborate, but you probably don't need all of Collaborate's t

[tips] Another writing opportunity

I was just reading this Scientific American article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=your-brain-has-two-clocks At the end is this little blurb: Are you a scientist who specializes in neuroscience, cognitive science, or psychology? And have you read a recent peer-reviewed paper th

[tips] Writing for a science blog?

Hi all, Interested in blogging about psychological science? Informed by Nature is a nonprofit that "works to advance the public understanding and appreciation of science, from its elegant approach to its awe-inspiring results. We are dedicated to encouraging lifelong learning, promoting critic

[tips] Sloan?

Hi all, If you or someone you know has completed a Sloan course, can you (or the person you know) drop me an email. I have some questions about it. Thanks! Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology

RE: [tips] Meet A Tips Legend!

hardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 11:41 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Meet A Tips Legend! Sue! That will be fun to finally meet you in person! Woo Hoo! Paul On Apr 5, 2013, at 2:38 PM, Frantz, Sue wrote: > I'll

RE: [tips] Meet A Tips Legend!

I'll be there, too. I'll make sure Paul gets a picture of Scott in a speedo. Sue -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 7:34 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Meet A Tips Legend!

[tips] Vote: David Myers for advocacy award

Hi all, Dave Myers has been nominated for an advocacy award from Oticon for his hearing loop work. "The movement to make assistive listening directly hearing aid compatible is rapidly accelerating, thanks to the growing support of hearing professionals, of new hearing loop vendors

[tips] Intro Psych for Majors?

Hi all, Do you offer an Intro Psych course for your majors that is different from the one you offer to everyone else? If so, how is it different? Email me off-list (sfra...@highline.edu) and I'll compile the responses to send back to the list. -- Sue Frantz

RE: [tips] TIPS map

signed in to Twitter so I could join the Cool Kids. Or at least figure out what Twitter is all about.) Thanks for all you do for teaching psychology. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:21 PM, FRANTZ, SUE mailto:sfra...@highline.e

[tips] TIPS map

Hi all, I haven't updated our map in a while: http://www.communitywalk.com/seattle/wa/tips_listserv_members/map/212399 If you'd like to be added/removed or have changes made to your entry, drop me an email at sfra...@highline.edu. Sue -- Sue Frantz

RE: [tips] APA Style and Microsoft Word Issues

To see Eric Landrum's APA style videos that Paul listed below as well as some others, visit this ToPIX page: http://topix.teachpsych.org/w/page/19980970/APA%20Style%20Videos. -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College

RE: [tips] procedures for online courses

Our college has Tegrity for in-class lecture capture. Tegrity also has a remote proctoring feature. Students, in Tegrity, choose the "testing" option. Tegrity will turn on the student's webcam and mic. It then tells the student it will be photographing them. Instructors may choose to have t

[tips] Evaluation of department chair

Hi all, Do your faculty evaluate your department chairs? If so, do you have a standard form that you use? If you're willing to share it, I would appreciate it if you sent it to me at sfra...@highline.edu. We're in the midst of revising our process. After I have

[tips] STP is looking for a new e-book editor.

STP is looking for a new e-book editor. The Society for the Teaching of Psychology publishes a number of e-books in PDF format. These e-books include essays from exemplary psychology teachers, resources on graduate student training and undergraduate research, and more. Nine single-volume e-book

RE: [tips] google forms

I use Google Forms for short assignments. I just have the students enter their names and email addresses so I know who submitted what. I download the file as an Excel spreadsheet, enter my comments in a new column, and then do a mail merge to return the graded assignments to the students. You ca

[tips] STP is looking for a new editor for E-xcellence in Teaching.

STP is looking for a new editor for E-xcellence in Teaching. The Society for the Teaching of Psychology's PsychTeacher listserv, launched in 1998, provides a forum for psychology teachers at all levels to share ideas, seek advice, and discuss issues related to the teaching of psychology. Since

[tips] Anyone using Socrative?

Hi all, I wrote a blog post last year on Socrative, a free piece of technology that turns any web-enabled device into a clicker: http://suefrantz.com/2011/07/10/socrative-turn-student-smartphones-into- clickers/. If you're currently using it or have used it, can you drop me an email off-li

[tips] More new ToPIX content

Hi all, I spent some time yesterday adding several new TED videos to ToPIX. You can find what's new here: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/11/whats-new-in-topix.html Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology

[tips] What's new in ToPIX

Hi all, To see what's new in ToPIX, check out the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/11/topix-whats-new.html. Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College PsychologyDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710

[tips] Socrative: A Clicker Alternative

Hi all, I wrote in my most recent blog post that this is the tool I've been waiting for. It turns student web-enabled devices into a student response system. And it's very easy to use! For the interested: http://suefrantz.com/2011/07/10/socrative-turn-student-smartphones-into- clickers

RE: [tips] Teaching online and smart phones

Pat Santoro asks about smartphones and Blackboard. I'm not a Blackboard user (we have Angel, and I use it sparingly), but here's what I've gleaned from web sources. If this information is incorrect, I trust someone to chime in. Blackboard's Mobile Learn service provides a Blackboard app for I

[tips] New ToPIX content

See what's new in the Teaching of Psych Idea eXchange (ToPIX) by reading the most recent STP blog post: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/ -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404

RE: [tips] using social media in class--article from NY Times

I have used backchan.nl (a free MIT product) in conference presentations, but I haven't yet used it in class. I say 'yet' because I intend to launch it in at least one of my classes in the fall. I may not be able to address all of the student questions during class, but I should be able to after

[tips] New ToPIX Content

Hi all, What's new in ToPIX can be found in the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-topix-content-512011.html. Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404

[tips] Question: Social networking for instructors of psychology

Dear colleagues: We are working on a Society for the Teaching of Psychology task force charged with investigating additional ways to connect faculty. To that end we would appreciate your feedback on the possible role of social networking. In particular we are wondering if the listserv serves the r

[tips] New ToPIX Context 4-18-2011

Hi all, Here's the newest ToPIX content: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-topix-content-4182011.html Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404

[tips] New ToPIX content: 4/10/2011

Hi all, The newest ToPIX content can be found on the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-topix-content-4102011.html. Best, Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878

[tips] New ToPIX content

Hi all, The newest ToPIX content can be found in this STP blog post. http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-topix-content-3232011.html Thanks! Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines,

[tips] ToPIX: New Content & Discussion Questions

Hi all, A summary of the newest ToPIX content can be found on the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-topix-content-3212011.html. And here's something new for us to work on. Many of us try to engage our students so that they think more deeply about the content of psy

RE: [tips] How to handle students not at college-level for reading &/or writing

We did this very thing. Sort of. We have a Compass Reading requirement of 80, roughly equivalent to a 10th grade reading level, for Psych 100. For students who scored between 70 and 79, they could take Psych 100 if they co-enrolled in a "Study Skills for Psychology" course. At the time we

[tips] STP Toolbar

Hi all, The Society for the Teaching of Psychology now has a toolbar for your browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari). http://apadiv2stptoolbar.ourtoolbar.com/ After downloading, click the wrench on the right side of the toolbar to customize it. Have recommendation

[tips] New ToPIX content: 3/6/2011

Hi all, The latest additions to ToPIX can be found in the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-topix-content.html Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x34

[tips] New ToPIX content

To see the most-recent additions to ToPIX, visit the newest entry on STP's blog. http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2011/02/new-topix-content_27.html -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.37

RE: [tips] Undergraduate Transfer of Online Courses

I second Rick Froman's question. For those who don't accept online courses for transfer credit, how do you know the course was taken online? Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.371

[tips] New ToPIX content

Hi all, Last week many of you contributed examples of positive/negative reinforcement/punishment for the operant conditioning page at ToPIX. You can read more about where to find those examples as well as what else is new in ToPIX this week on the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2

[tips] New ToPIX content

Hi all, Last week many of you contributed examples of positive/negative reinforcement/punishment for the operant conditioning page at ToPIX. You can read more about where to find those examples as well as what else is new in ToPIX this week on the STP blog: http://teachpsych.blogspot.com/2

RE: [tips] Escher water wheel

"It's really quite stunning. In the only TIPS reply I've seen to this fascinating video, Barbara Brown pointed us to a drawing which may provide a basis for understanding how it was done (at http://imgur.com/EMUJL)." This drawing fits with how the water reacts. Flip the video (http://www.yout

[tips] Seeking reinforcement/punishment examples

Hi all, Last week I asked for your favorite examples of schedules of reinforcement. Thanks for your contributions! You can find the list here on the ToPIX website: http://topix.teachpsych.org/w/page/36140077/Operant-Conditioning-in-the- Classroom. If you have more to add, please add them dir

[tips] Jan 25th: "A Conversation with David Myers"

This is a reminder message for the upcoming p...@cc PsyChat. One person asked if this was going to just be a conversation between myself and David Myers. It is not. I'm just the moderator. Everyone in attendance will be able to ask questions and make comments. In similar sessions I've done bef

RE: [tips] Intro Psych: Seeking good non-test based assignments

ToPIX (http://topix.teachpsych.org/) is built on a wiki platform, so everyone is welcome -- and encouraged! -- to contribute to it. For the past few months I've been busy with other things. Beginning in January I have some time dedicated just to it. I have a bunch of stuff people have contrib

[tips] Stanford Dissertation Browser

Interesting Discover blog today: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/12/how-close-are-scientific- disciplines. The author discusses the Stanford Dissertation Browser. "The Stanford Dissertation Browser is an experimental interface for document collections that enables richer interaction

[tips] p...@cc PsyChat with David Myers

I hope you'll be able to join us! ** Participate in a p...@cc PsyChat! "A Conversation with David Myers" Tuesday, January 25th 8pm ET/5pm PT The APA p...@cc Committee is delighted to announce a new web-based professional development opportunity for teachers of psychol

RE: [tips] Need ideas for intro psych lab section

Many (Most? All?) of the University of Mississippi experiments are in the Online Psych Lab: http://opl.apa.org/. Mesa Community College offers a Psych Lab course in conjunction with Intro Psych. They've developed a lab manual. I don't remember who runs the lab at Mesa. Perhaps someone else d

RE: [tips] TED lecture or some such

I recommend Zimbardo's 2008 TED talk: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_ evil.html He covers the Stanford Prison Study and Milgram's obedience studies while tying them to current events. Since it's only 23 minutes, it might be interesting to pair it with D

RE: [tips] Prezi

I wrote a blog on Prezi earlier this year: http://sfrantz.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/prezi-an-alternative-to-presenta tion-slides/. It will give you a quick overview of how Prezi works. I concur that it's useful if the linearity of powerpoint leaves you feeling handcuffed. Although, if you use 'pr

[tips] PsyChat: Undergrad Ed in Psych, Chapter 10

Dear Colleagues, APA's Committee of Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges (p...@cc) is piloting a series of live 'chats' dubbed PsyChat. While sponsored by p...@cc, this invitation is for everyone who has an interest in the teaching of psychology. Topic: Discussion of the final chapte

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 6/7 to 6/13

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 6/7 to 6/13 In the last two weeks, this was the most-often visited page: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Development-Video New this week: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Development-In-the-News The Risks of Parenting While Pl

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update: 5/31/10 - 6/7/10

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 5/31 to 6/7 ToPIX has had 2,494 unique visitors since the we started keeping track of data in early March. New this week: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Research-Methods-in-the-News "Vigorous Exercise Linked with Better

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 5/14 to 5/30

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 5/14 to 5/30 A paltry 56 (1.29%) of visits to ToPIX have come on a mobile device. Forty of those have come on the iPhone, with another 10 on the iPad. There were a whopping 3 Android visits and 2 Blackberry visits. The remaining 1

RE: [tips] Assessing tolerance of ambiguity

We've based our student learning outcomes for Intro Psych on the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major: http://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/about/psymajor-guidelines.pdf. Goal 5, Values in Psychology (pdf page 17) reads, "Value empirical evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically

[tips] Assessing tolerance of ambiguity

Hi all, Our department is currently planning for next year's assessment of student learning outcomes. Using this document as a reference, we were looking to evaluate the ability of our students to tolerate ambiguity: http://www.apa.org/ed/governance/bea/curriculum.pdf After much rousin

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 5/17 - 5/23

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 5/17 to 5/23 ToPIX passed 10,000 pageviews this week! Two-thirds of you are visiting ToPIX by clicking links in emails like this one or by going to the site directly, perhaps by a bookmark in your browser. New this week: h

[tips] Whiteboard markers: AusPen review

Back in March I mentioned the existence of refillable whiteboard markers by AusPen. My set arrived last week - the AusPen starter kit. I like them a lot! The colors are bright; you can actually see the orange on the board. I haven't had a lot of luck with non-black Expos. These markers era

RE: [tips] Grading of papers submitted electronically

My last post of the day. =) There are 3 versions of Phrase Express. The freeware version and the v7 Easy version are the same. The freeware version was made for personal use. If it detects certain phrases that appear too 'business' focused, the program will start to give you pop-ups encouragin

RE: [tips] Grading of papers submitted electronically

Referencing my earlier post about no longer using my Tablet for grading papers, none of that means that I think you shouldn't ask for a Tablet. I write all over my PowerPoint slides during class, and the touch screen makes it very easy to jump around to different slides when using PPT's presente

RE: [tips] Grading of papers submitted electronically

Last month I gave a presentation at a regional conference on grading electronically. The handout from that presentation is now available in ToPIX: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Grading-Papers. I have a Tablet, and I used to use it to grade papers, but I finally gave up on it, and now just use

[tips] ToPIX weekly update: 5/10/10 - 5/16/10

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 5/10 to 5/16 ToPIX has had 9,546 page views since we began tracking data in early March. Is this the week we top 10,000? New this week http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/How-to-use-debates-in-Developmental-Psycho logy (Courtesy

RE: [tips] standard deviation versus standard error

For illustrating sampling distribution of the means, check out this OPL resource: http://opl.apa.org/TeacherTour/WiseSDMApplet.htm -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, Coordinator    Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404  

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 4/26/10 to 5/2/10

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 4/26 to 5/2 This week's most popular webpage with 210 hits was: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Gestalt-Principles-of-Perception. New: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Sexuality-Video Adventures in Sex City is an interactive web

[tips] Prezi presentation software

I've played with Prezi a little bit. If you're a fan of "mind maps," this is the tool for you. The learning curve wasn't bad for me. It's the motion sickness that I found to be a problem. It's not bad on a small screen, but on the big screen... whew. If you'd like to see it in action, here's

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 4/19/10 to 4/25/10

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 4/19 to 4/25 Since we started keeping track of data on March 5th, ToPIX has had 1,616 unique visitors. If you were one of them, thanks for supporting ToPIX! New this week: Must-see http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Gestalt-Pri

[tips] ToPIX Update for 4/12/10 - 4/18/10

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 4/12 to 4/18 http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ In the last week, ToPIX had 366 visitors. Welcome back to the 173 returning visitors, and welcome to the 193 new visitors! New : http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/APA-Assignment S

RE: [tips] Survey Monkey question

Could you create more than one survey, counterbalancing the vignettes? And then randomly assign surveys to participants? Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404

RE: [tips] Intranet for students?

It seems like most course management systems will do what you're looking for (sharing documents, resources, calendar, blogging). Barring that, consider ning.com (better at communication than sharing resources) or pbworks.com (better at sharing resources than communication). With ning.com, yo

RE: [tips] Best Methods, Stats, and Stats Lab Instructive Material

"It obviously worked for Sue, so can be done." Okay. Ouch. Put another way, it's been 20 years, and this is still the course sequence my alma mater uses. (Having taught methods without stats, I found I was teaching some basic stats anyway.) For the interested, you're welcome to contact the

RE: [tips] Best Methods, Stats, and Stats Lab Instructive Material

When I had it in college, there were two 4-credit courses: Research Design and Analysis I and II. Talk about a method and the stats that go with it. Move on to the next method and the stats that go with it. And so on. I liked that set up a lot. Sue -- Sue Frantz

RE: [tips] Best Methods, Stats, and Stats Lab Instructive Material

This doesn't answer your question about 1-credit SPSS-focused labs, but Eric Landrum at Boise State created 8 videos on how to use SPSS. You can find his videos, and download his dataset, at ToPIX: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Statistics-Video Sue -- Sue Frantz 

[tips] Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 4/5 to 4/11

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 4/5 to 4/11 http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ The most popular ToPIX page to date is Tips for Students: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Tips-for-Students. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos

[tips] Invitation to join the book group on undergrad education in psych

For the last six months several of us have been discussing the new book on undergraduate education in psychology. With 4 chapters left, we still have much to discuss. If you'd like to join us, we'd love to have you. Book information: Halpern, D. (2009). Undergraduate Education in Psychology:

[tips] Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 3/25 to 4/4

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 3/25 to 4/4. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ Since we started tracking data a month ago, ToPIX has had 4,500 page views. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos to ToPIX, send me an email for

RE: [tips] TIPS at the AP reading in KC

Count me in. And for those who haven't done the AP reading, it's a highly recommended experience. You can get more information and submit your application here: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/homepage/4137.html. New readers are added every year. If you don't get an invitation i

RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Unless you're in North America. In which case, you can order Auspen markers here: http://www.ecosmartworld.com/ -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...

RE: [tips] Blackboards vs Whiteboards - Where to lean?

Refillable whiteboard markers: http://auspenmarkers.com/. The markers are pricey, but the refillable ink is not. One ink bottle ($7.95) is good for 40 refills, according to their website. The ink is xylene-free, which nixes the smell issue. If you're worried about the markers walking off, car

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 3/18 to 3/24

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 3/18 to 3/24. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ For the week of Mar 14 - Mar 20, ToPIX had almost 400 unique visitors.. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos to ToPIX, send me an email for inf

RE: [tips] Info: Movie and Rosenhahn

Higher than that. Forty-one with 'high confidence' plus others. >From "On Being Sane in Insane Places" - full article here: http://psychrights.org/articles/rosenham.htm. * "Psychiatric diagnoses, on the contrary, carry with them personal, legal, and social stigmas. It was

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update for 3/11 to 3/17

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 3/11 to 3/17. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ ToPIX had over 400 unique visitors in the last week. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos to ToPIX, send me an email for information on how to

[tips] "Brinks Pill Heist"

Eli Lilly Hit By $75 Million 'Brink's Pill Heist' http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124761278&ft=1&f=10 01 "The pills - stolen from the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. in quantities big enough to fill a tractor-trailer - are believed to be destined for the black market

[tips] ToPIX Weekly Update: 3/4 to 3/10

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 3/4 to 3/10. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/ ToPIX had over 300 unique visitors in the last week. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos to ToPIX, send me an email for information on how to ge

RE: [tips] Anti-depressants vs placebo: more on

Paul "wonder[ed]: Have there been any studies of the effects of various anti-depressants on high versus low levels of this catch-all called 'depression?'" A study published in the January JAMA looked at that very thing: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/1/47 "The magnitud

[tips] ToPIX weekly update

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) Weekly Update for 2/24 to 3/3/10 ToPIX had over 300 unique visitors in the last week. If you'd like to add your favorite teaching resources, activities, or videos to ToPIX, send me an email for information on how to get started: to...@teachpsych.org.

[tips] ToPIX Weekly update (2/17-2/23)

Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (ToPIX) weekly update. Must-see. http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Statistics-Video Using SPSS. (Courtesy of Eric Landrum, 1/2010) * Starting Up and Navigating an SPSS File [8.8 MB] * Data Entry in SPSS [7.7 MB] * Descriptive Statis

[tips] ToPIX: Teaching of Psych Idea Exchange

The STP Teaching Resources Wiki is now the Teaching of Psychology Idea Exchange (TOPIX) - http://teachpsych.pbworks.com, renamed to better reflect the purpose of the site. Launched in late fall, the site continues to grow, now averaging 150 visitors per week. Although the site is still in its infan

RE: [tips] NEW TIPS Rules and Guidelines

For ease of reference, the new Rules and Guidelines are available on the TIPS member page: http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/index.htm Thanks Bill for your work on these! Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, Coordina

RE: [tips] Another good article for a discussion on correlation and causation

Thanks for the correlation link! Here are others: http://teachpsych.pbworks.com/Correlations Sue -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology, CoordinatorDes Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 sfra...@high

[tips] Temple Grandin HBO Film

Hi all, The new HBO film based on Temple Grandin's life is now playing; check your HBO listings for time. I haven't seen it, but I'm hopeful. For more info: http://www.hbo.com/movies/temple-grandin/. -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psych

RE: [tips] (Human) Lie Detector Demonstration

I used to do such a demo in an applied psych class I taught years ago. (In other words, the source of the demo is not me. I’m pretty sure it came from an instructors resource manual, but I have no idea which one.) I used to have a biofeedback monitor that I purchased from RadioShack for $20