David I would like to see the reading list you have for the intro psych through science fiction
Gary J. Klatsky, Ph.D. Department of Psychology [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oswego State University of NY http://www.oswego.edu/~klatsky Oswego, NY 13126 Voice: (315) 312 3474 -----Original Message----- From: David Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 12:30 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: non-mainstream courses Rick, I taught "Intro Psyc through Science Fiction" a couple of times. I had several SciFi short stories to address each of the chapter themes found in a typical intro psyc text. The enrollment was disappointing and the students couldn't step away from the specific story lines to discuss larger psychological issues about human nature. I finally gave up. A more successful non-mainstream course has been environmental psychology. I am teaching this with a heavy dose of "wilderness psychology" included. You might check my syllabus at http://www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/p405.htm for ideas. --Dave Rick Stevens wrote: >I was wondering what Tipsters were teaching beyond the core >courses. For instance, classes in parapsychology (even if it is >a way to disguise a course in critical thinking), forensic >psychology, or perhaps psychology in film (making that the entire >emphasis). I once saw a book that took a 'psychology through >science fiction' approach, although I was not particularly >enamored with it. In a recent faculty meeting it was suggested >that we might want to consider some courses that would draw >non-majors, so applied courses and edutainment courses are what >come to mind for me. I thought that people on TIPS might have >already had some experience in this. > >-- >__ Rick Stevens >__ Psychology Department >__ University of Louisiana at Monroe >__ http://www.ulm.edu/~stevens > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ___________________________________________________________________ David E. Campbell, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology Phone: 707-826-3721 Humboldt State University FAX: 707-826-4993 Arcata, CA 95521-8299 www.humboldt.edu/~campbell/psyc.htm --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
