I hadn’t been teaching very long when I had decided that I didn’t want to be in the business of identifying good student excuses from poor student excuses for the purpose of determining who should—and who should not—get a deadline…
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In this Director’s message, Dr. Gordon shares a personal perspective on the importance of remembering the individual lives that have been lost to COVID-19. Source: NIH
WEBINAR: Making a Smooth Transition to Online Assessment with Scott Cohn Source: macmillan psych community
Attend this virtual seminar to hear from Barak Richman, Ph.D., J.D., about how the healthcare sector can transform into a more affordable and sustainable part of the American economy. Source: NIH
Shortly before the start of World War I, as the story goes, two young Serbians—Nada and Relja—fell in love. Soon before Relja departed for war, they stood on a bridge in their hometown of Vrnjačka Banja and declared their love…
On April 7, Dr. Martin Paulus, Scientific Director and President of the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be the guest speaker in the NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series, which focuses on innovation, invention, and scientific…
Preview My Psychology Lecture Launchers featuring Andy Pomerantz. Source: macmillan psych community
“How Should I Study?” Get this question a lot? John Dunlosky and Regan Gurung answer this question with special tips for the pandemic. Check out their video especially made for students that provides direct explanations of key cognitive strategies and…
Carolyn Hax (2020), syndicated advice columnist, recently received a message from a parent who was tired of being the “bad cop” to their husband’s “good cop” in parenting their son.* The parent notes that while growing up, her** father was…
WEBINAR: The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West became psychologically peculiar and particul
Join us for WEBINAR: The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West became psychologically peculiar and particularly prosperous Source: macmillan psych community
WEBINAR: Abnormal Psychology in the Era of COVID-19 with Ron & Jon Comer Source: macmillan psych community
Attend this virtual workshop to learn about innovative research approaches to understand and address mental health disparities. Source: NIH
I started my day by reading this Memebase post: “22 Loving People Who Restored Our Faith in Humanity.” It’s example after example of people being kind to animals and each other. After reading it, I felt compelled to reach out…
WEBINAR: Diversity: A Hidden Strength in the Psychology Classroom with Debra Roberts Source: macmillan psych community
Webinar: The APA Introductory Psychology Initiative Outcomes: What You Need to Know with Jane Halone
Webinar: The APA Introductory Psychology Initiative Outcomes: What You Need to Know with Jane Halonen Source: macmillan psych community
In the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Facebook group, Maria Lechtreck shared a 15-minute Graham Shaw video that teaches us how to draw. After learning—in mere minutes—how to draw cartoon faces, I have been wondering how to work this…
In recognition of ADHD Awareness Month, NIMH will host a livestream event on October 21, 2020, from 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET, to discuss signs, symptoms, treatments, current research, and tips for helping children and adolescents manage ADHD during the…
The perennial question for any introductory course is about what to cover. Is it better to teach more stuff superficially? Or is it better teach less stuff deeply? This is the classic breadth vs. depth dilemma. I don’t think anyone…
I read my share of blogs and news stories. Concepts we cover in Intro Psych appear with some frequency out there in the land of popular culture. Freudian terms—**bleep** retentive, oral fixation—seem to be less commonly used than they used…
Watch our webinar: Webinar: Human Behavior Amidst the COVID Crisis: Helping and Hurting? with David Myers Source: macmillan psych community