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From: "Kite, Mary" <mkite@BSU.EDU>
Date: January 6, 2012 7:03:09 AM PST
To: "DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG" <DIVOFFICERS@LISTS.APA.ORG>
Subject: [DIVOFFICERS] e-workshop on social psychology
Reply-To: "Kite, Mary" <mkite@BSU.EDU>
Please forward information about the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's upcoming e-workshop to your division members.
Thanks in advance.
Mary
The Society, in partnership with Ball State University, will offer an e-
workshop on Teaching Social Psychology on February 3, 2012, from 1:00-
4:00p.m. Eastern Time. The 2012 workshop will include topics such as (1)
finding and using online resources for social psychology and related courses;
(2) infusing diversity and cross-cultural issues throughout the social
psychology course; (3) improving learning by using self-relevance in writing
assignments and in classroom discussion; and (4) taking a thematic approach
to teaching social psychology.
- Only Internet access is required to watch (and hear) the presenters; you
will be able to test your connection before the conference. Registered
participants will receive access instructions and passwords approximately one
week prior to the broadcast.
- The program is as follows:
12:45-1:00 p.m. Welcome
1:00-1:50 p.m. Jon Mueller, North Central College, Bringing the world into the
social psychology classroom: Finding and using online resources for learning.
2:00-2:50 p.m. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, Indiana Purdue University Indianapolis,
Covering the Prejudice Chapter isn't Sufficient: Infusing Diversity in Your
Social Psychology Course.
3:00-3:15 p.m. Elizabeth Gray, North Park University, It's All About Me:
Improving Understanding of Social Psychology Concepts through Self-
Relevance
3:15-3:30 p.m. Michael Tagler, Ball State University, How to Put it all
Together? Thematic Approaches to the Teaching of Social Psychology
- Look for updates and registration information on the STP website
http://www.teachpsych.org/conferences/eworkshop/index.php
- Additional information is available from the conference organizers, Janie
Wilson (jhwilson@georgiasouthern.edu), Mary Kite
(mkite@bsu.edu) and Linh Littleford (lnlittleford@bsu.edu).
