Thanks for the review, Marcia. I'll let you know what I think as soon as it comes it
and I get a chance to take a look. Rod
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: McKinley, Marcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:31 AM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
> Subject: RE: NY Times Letter
>
>
> Rod Hetzel wrote:
> > I came across a new book yesterday on the APA website that
> is relevant
> > to this conversation. The book is entitled The Professor's Guide to
> > Teaching : Psychological Principles and Practices and was written by
> > Donelson R. Forsyth, PhD, a psychologist at Virginia Commonwealth
> > University. The text was published by APA Press in November 2002.
> > Anyone on this list have a review for us? I’ve ordered it
> but have yet to receive it.
>
> Since no one else has offered a review, I'll give one. I
> bought and read recently. It provides a very good overview
> of all aspects of offering courses, much like McKeachie. It
> has short stories, which helped to capture my attention and
> see how teaching techniques work in real life. The advice
> offered is good, probably especially for younger teachers
> (and I include myself in that group). It is also not written
> solely for psychology professors, so I think that it would be
> *very* useful to other faculty, who perhaps have not thought
> as much about teaching as psychologists. (Perhaps this is
> just a bias, but I think that Louis is perhaps singing to the
> choir in offering his thoughts about professors not being
> trained as teachers on this listserv. As psychologists, most
> of us have probably given more thought to our students'
> cognitive processes than professors in other disciplines.
> And, our interest in teaching topics is reflected by our
> presence on this listserv.)
>
> My one reservation with Forsyth's book is that it *is* an
> overview. There are some on this list who are experts in
> assessment or using technology; for these people, the 1
> chapter devoted to each of these subjects is unlikely to be
> very satisfying.
>
> Hope that helps some. I would be interested to hear what you
> think, Rod. Marcia
>
> Marcia J. McKinley, J.D., Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Psychology
> Mount St. Mary's College
> Emmitsburg, MD 21727
> (301) 447-5394 x4282
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