22nd Annual Convention
Boston | May 27 - 30, 2010 | Sheraton Boston Hotel
Teaching Institute
Workshops
Chemical Senses: Some Easy and Interesting Demos
Debra Zellner, Montclair State University
Scott Parker, American University
Abstract: Giving students examples of visual and auditory phenomena is relatively easy – a movie or computer screen or a piece of paper and some loudspeakers do the trick. Demos of chemical senses phenomena are harder – they require giving stimuli to students individually, and the phenomena are less well-known. We illustrate some interesting taste and smell phenomena that can be easily distributed by the instructor and easily appreciated by the students. We also provide a list of sources that can provide the necessary materials.
Virtues and Character Strengths for Sustainable Faculty Development
Thomas V. McGovern, Arizona State University, West Campus
This workshop examines Positive Psychology's 6 trait-like virtues and 24 character strengths as they apply directly to challenges in teaching and learning. Participants will receive an experiential manual, demonstrating how scholar-educators deploy virtues and character strengths via their pedagogical strategies and, in so doing, create sustainable faculty development programs.
Opening Plenary
Joshua M. Aronson, New York University
Distinguished Lecturer
John Ruscio, College of New Jersey
Closing Plenary
Why Is It So Hard to Behave Ethically?
Robert J. Sternberg, Tufts University
In this talk, I will discuss why ethical behavior is a challenge and will also discuss how teaching for ethics can be incorporated into the psychology curriculum in a way that is personally meaningful to students.
Concurrent Sessions
Civility (or Lack Thereof) in the College Classroom
Jennifer Schroeder, Texas A&M University, Commerce
Rebecca Stephens, Texas A&M University, Commerce
Christopher Hakala, Western New England College
Lihn N. Littleford, Ball State University
Michael Britt, The PsychFiles Podcast and Marist College
Top 10 Ways to Use (But Not Abuse) Your Undergraduate Research Assistant
Yasmine Konheim-Kalkstein, North Hennepin Community College
Grit: Perseverance and Passion for Long-Term Goals
Angela L. Duckworth, University of Pennsylvania
I will touch upon data showing that grit predicts performance in higher education, years of schooling, and "hanging in" very challenging situations where dropping out altogether is an option.
2010 Program Committee
Tyler S. Lorig, Washington and Lee University (Chair); Nalini Ambady, Tufts University; Abigail Baird, Vassar College; Sian Beilock, University of Chicago; Daniel Klein, State University of New York, Stony Brook; Richard Lewis, Pomona College; Kris Preacher, University of Kansas; Deidra Schleicher, Purdue University; Timothy Strauman, Duke University; Tracy Zinn, James Madison University