Michael- Wow. Here I'm seen as weird because I mostly lecture. And I do some other things- just teaching Neuropsychology or Psychopharmacology through activities- hmmmm. Intriguing, yes. Tim
_________________________________________________________________ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chairperson of Psychology The College of Idaho 2112 Cleveland Blvd Caldwell, ID 83605 teaching: Bio and neuropsychology, history and systems, general, psychopharmacology [email protected] From: Britt, Michael [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 7:20 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] News: 'The College Fear Factor' - Inside Higher Ed It's not just students who have a negative attitude toward "alternative instructional approaches" - during one of my class visits from a faculty member of my tenure committee I decided to do a class activity instead of a lecture. That was a mistake. She gave me an unfavorable review and I had to repeatedly defend what I did. I still got tenure (and of course continued doing class activities), but you've got to be careful in your use of non-lecture class activities. Michael Britt [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.thepsychfiles.com<http://www.thepsychfiles.com> On Nov 18, 2009, at 8:49 AM, Christopher D. Green wrote: An interesting article, especially for those who prefer not to lecture, in favor of discussion/participation models of teaching. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/18/fearfactor Here area couple of tidbits: "some students 'interpreted the absence of a lecture as the absence of instruction.' "'Students' firmly held expectations undermined the instructors' efforts to achieve their pedagogical goals,' Cox [the researcher] writes. 'Ultimately, students' pedagogical conception led to overt resistance and prevented them from benefiting from alternative instructional approaches, which they perceived variously as irrelevant 'b.s.,' a waste of time, or simply a lack of instruction.'" Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
