Linda Walsh asks:
> Another school year is almost over. As you look back, do your remember 1 or 2
> class periods in introductory psych that really went well?
The neuroscience chapter went well with the neuron demo that I used,
and, predictably, I had occasion to refer back to it several times
during the semester.
The sensation chapter was extra fun this time around since I had one
student who talked about her synesthesia (she sees colors when she
hears sounds). That was also the class that had the student with
essential tremors; I learned something new with that. =)
I revamped my intelligence chapter somewhat. I showed the
intelligence and testing segment from the Discovering Psychology
series, and stopped it frequently to talk more about what was just
shown. Most students said they really liked that approach.
This semester, I pre-printed my lecture outlines onto overhead
transparencies. I used to use the chalkboard but found that my
handwriting has been deteriorating, not that I can recall it ever
being good. =) Since I had the files created for overheads, I
decided to put the lecture outlines on my website so students could
print them out in advance if they wanted to. Many of them have. Now
I have fewer people squinting to figure out how to spell the word I
just wrote on the board. =)
This is also the first semester I've really encouraged students to
send me their papers as file attachments. That also has addressed my
handwriting (and red ink!) problem.
Another change for me this semester was the posting of grades on my
website. Each student created a number (using a system proposed by
someone on TIPS, I believe). If they wanted me to post their grades,
they gave me their number. This has worked out pretty well...
especially once I figured out how to paste a section of an excel file
into an existing html file. =)
It might also be useful to start a thread on what didn't work. I'll
put that out in a different message.
Sue
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Sue Frantz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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New Mexico State Univ - Alamogordo Fax: (505) 439-3802
Alamogordo, NM 88310 http://web.nmsu.edu/~sfrantz
