RE: movies in the classroom

[Rob Flint]

For those of you have an interest in neuroscience, or might just be looking for good sources of biopsych films, check out this article by Eric Wiertelak from Macalester College ("And the winner is: Inviting Hollywood into the neuroscience classroom). The article provides extensive tables of feature films as well as some recommendations for ways of incorporating films into courses. You can find the article full-text online at The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education - aka JUNE - web page (http://www.funjournal.org/).   Cheers,   Rob Flint -------------------------------------------------------- Robert W. Flint, Jr., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY 12203 EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PHONE: 518-458-5379 FAX: 518-458-5446 Behavioral Neuroscience Web Page: http://academic2.strose.edu/math_and_science/flintr/ Department of Psychology Web Page: http://academic2.strose.edu/math_and_science/Psychology Journal of Behavioral and Neuroscience Research Web Page: http://academic2.strose.edu/math_and_science/flintr/jbnr -----Original Message----- From: Beth Benoit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:49 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: movies in the classroom Over the years I've seen many discussions on TIPS about movies to show in the classroom and this has always made me wonder about the time considerations of showing it.  Specifically, how do each of you go about showing a movie for use in class?   The obvious possibilities are: A.  Use a whole class - or two if needed - to show a full-length movie B.  Edit clips from a movie for use in class C.  Assign the movie to be watched outside of class   Each scenario has its pluses and minuses, and some choices are more available depending on the time length of your class.  (For example, I'm now teaching two classes that run 3 1/2 hours long, meeting once a week.  While I thought this would be a great chance to show a "whole movie," I find that I still don't have enough time to show a 1 1/2 hour movie and still cover the necessary classroom material that I want to cover.)  So I'm still pulling clips from movies that I edit myself, but wishing, for example, I could show "Twelve Angry Men" in its entirety.   What methods have you chosen to use movies in class?   Beth Benoit University System of New Hampshire --- 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]