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Teaching Tips

Teaching Tips, a regular feature in the Observer, provides the latest in practical advice on the teaching of psychology and is aimed at current and future faculty of two- and four-year colleges and universities. Teaching Tips informs teachers about the content, methods, and profession of teaching.

• The Value of Psychology 101 in Liberal Arts Education: A Psychocentric Theory of the University
  Peter Gray
• Helping Students Improve Their Writing
  John M. Malouff, Sally E. Rooke, Nicola S. Schutte
• Using Office Hours Effectively
  Elaine S. Barry
• Providing "Realistic Course Previews" to Enhance Learning and Satisfaction
  Stefani L. Yorges
• Observations on Teaching: Fifteen Years of Teaching Tips
  Baron Perlman, Lee I. McCann, Susan H. McFadden
• Academic Advising and Teachable Moments: Making the Most of the Advising Experience
  Rebecca D. Foushée
• Teaching Students to Work Well in Groups
  Krista D. Forrest, Emily E. Balcetis
• Enhancing Learning and Exam Preparation: The Review Session
  Regan A.R. Gurung, Denise Bord
• Working with Students in Need: An Ethical Perspective
  Baron Perlman, Lee I. McCann, Tammy L. Kadah-Ammeter
• Student Research in Psychology Courses
  Jason A. Williams
• Putting Social Justice into Practice in Psychology Courses
  Steven A. Meyers
• Beyond the Grade: Feedback on Student Behavior
  Brian L. Burke and Leslie B. Goldstein
• 'Exporting' Psychology: Communicating the Value of Our Field to Students
  Robert Baron
• Effective Teaching When Class Size Grows
  Todd Zakrajsek
• Preparing for Class Section
  Baron Perlman and Lee I. McCann
• Going for the Gold: Using Sport Psychology to Improve Teaching and Learning
  Tami Eggleston, McKendree College; Gabi Smith, Elon Universtiy
• Teaching Students with Disabilities
  Denise R. Boyd
• On Taking Attendance
  Raymond J. Green
• For the 'Grader' Good: Considering What You Grade and Why
  Brian L. Burke
• Helping Students Do Well in Class: GAMES
  Marilla D. Svinicki
• Technology is not a Toy!
  Cathy Sargent Mester
• Getting the Most Out of Your Student Ratings of Instruction
  John C. Ory and Christopher P. Migotsky
• Make Your Teaching and Your Life More Enjoyable
  Lee I. McCann and Baron Perlman
• Building a Sense of Community in Undergraduate Psychology Departments
  Cheryl E. Sanders, Mark E. Basham, and Pamela I. Ansburg
• Evaluating and Improving Your Teaching
  William Buskist, Jared Keeley, and Jessica Irons
• Teaching Quantitative Reasoning
  Neil Lutsky
• In Pursuit of the 'Perfect Lecture'
  Jeffrey S. Nevid
• Integrating Psychology and Law Into Undergraduate Instruction
  Randy K. Otto and Solomon M. Fulero
• Engaging Students With Humor
  Ted Powers
• Asking Questions
  Judith E. Larkin, Harvey A. Pines
• A Self-Correcting Approach to Multiple Choice Tests
  Joann M. Montepare
• The 10 Commandments of Helping Students Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience in Psychology
  Scott O. Lilienfeld
• Dealing With Students Missing Exams and In-Class Graded Assignments
  Baron Perlman and Lee I. McCann
• A Developmental Strategy to Write Effective Letters of Recommendation
  Drew C. Appleby
• Teaching Biology in a Psychology Class
  Joel I. Shenker
• Teaching Tips from Experienced Teachers
  David G. Myers
• The Professor's Voice
  Cathy Sargent Mester
• What We Can Do to Help Undergraduate Students Not Going on for Graduate Studies
  Raymond J. Green
• Entrances and Exits
  Cathy Sargent Mester
• Teaching a Course You Feel Unprepared to Teach
  Todd Zakrajsek
• Brave New World ... Wide Web
  Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck
• Beyond the Classroom
  Merry J. Sleigh and Darren R. Ritzer
• Storytelling in Teaching
  Melanie C. Green
• Faculty-Librarian Collaboration
  Sharon A. Hollander, Barbara R. Herbert, and Karen Stieglitz DePalma
• A New Edition of Your Text
  Kelly Bouas Henry and Teddi S. Deka
• The First Day of Class
  Baron Perlman and Lee I. McCann
• Getting Started on the Web: Enhancing Instruction in Psychology
  Pamela I. Ansburg, Michael Caruso, Sally Kuhlenschmidt
• Integrating Service-Learning Into Psychology Courses
  Elizabeth Weiss Ozorak
• The Final Exam
  John C. Ory
• Creating Cooperative Learning Environments
  Diane F. Halpern
• Teaching Psychology Through Film, Video
  Raymond J. Green
• Using Textbooks Effectively: Getting Students to Read Them
  Denise R. Boyd
• Teaching Outside the Classroom: Sustaining a Vibrant Psi Chi Chapter or Psychology Club
  Peter J. Giordano, Elizabeth Yost Hammer, & Ashley E. Lovell
• Understanding and Preventing Plagarism
  Joshua D. Landau
• Simple and Effective Methods for Talking About Teaching
  Steffen Pope Wilson and Katherine Kipp
• Teaching Scientific Methodology
  Robert W. Proctor and E.J. Capaldi
• Going the Extra Mile: Identifying and Assisting Struggling Students
  Rebecca D. Foushée and Merry J. Sleigh
• Teaching Ethics Across the Psychology Curriculum
  Deborah Ware Balogh
• Understanding Psychology Deeply Through Thinking, Doing, Writing
  Michael L. Stoloff and Sheena Roger
• Returning Graded Assignments Is Part of Learning Experience
  Sandra Goss Lucas
• How to do Well in the Academic Job Interview
  
• How to Present Visual Information: What Will We See in Chicago?
  William K. Estes
• How to Develop Multiple-Choice Tests
  
• How to Win Acceptances by Psychology Journals: 21 Tips for Better Writing
  
• Course Interrupted-Coping with Instructor Absence
  Retta E. Poe
• Parting Ways-Ending Your Course
  Tami J. Eggleston, Gabie E. Smith
• Managing Teaching Loads: And Finding Time for Reflection and Renewal
  Rosalyn M. King
• Encouraging Student Attendance
  Merry Sleigh and Darren Ritzer
• Using Outside Speakers in the Classroom
  Patricia Mullins
• Online Teaching- Problems and Solutions
  T.L. Brink
• The Course Portfolio
  William Cerbin
• Rapport-Building: Creating Positive Emotional Contexts for Enhancing Teaching and Learning
  William Buskist and Bryan K. Saville
• Grading for Optimal Student Learning
  Martha S. Zlokovich
• Hitting a Nerve: When Touchy Subjects Come Up in Class
  Retta E. Poe
• Teaching Non-Traditional Students
  Mary J. Allen
• Fairness in the Classroom
  Bernard E. Whitley, Jr., David V. Perkins, Deborah Ware Balogh, Patricia Keith-Spiegel, and Arno F. Wittig
• Hot Off the Press: Using Popular Media in Instruction
  Sharon A. Hollander
• Acting Lessons For Teachers: Using Performance Skills in the Classroom
  Cathy Sargent Mester and Robert T. Tauber
• Students with Academic Difficulty: Prevention and Assistance
  Ellen E. Pastorino
• Teaching with Original Sources
  Philip Banyard and Andrew Grayson
• Treating Students Differentially: Ethics in Shades of Gray
  Arno F. Wittig, David V. Perkis, Deborah Ware Balogh, Bernard E Whitley, Jr., and Patricia Keith-Spiegel
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: Teaching the Future of Psychology
  Barry D. Smith
• Teaching Large Classes
  James L. Hilton
• Twenty Tips for Teaching Introductory Psychology
  Robert J. Sternberg
• Why Not Make Writing Assignments?
  Barbara F. Nodine
• Those Who Can Do: Implementing Active Learning
  Marianne Miserandino
• Raiders of the Lost Reference: Helping your Students Do a Literature Search
  J. Frederico Marques
• Science Across the Psychology Curriculum
  Rick Wesp and Nancy Koschmann
• Developing Effective Lectures
  Todd Zakrajsek
• Self-Knowledge of a Job Well-Done: Reflections on a Teacher's Self-Appraisal
  Stanford C. Erickson
• Tell and Show: The Merits of Classroom Demonstrations
  Douglas A Bernstein
• How to Improve Your Teaching With the Course Syllabus
  Drew C. Appleby
• How to Land that First Teaching Job
  Baron Perlman, Susan McFadden, and Lee McCann
• As Time Goes By: Maintaining Vitality in the Classroom
  Margaret A. Lloyd
• Ethically Risky Situations Between Students And Professors Outside the Classroom
  Patricia Keith-Spiegel
• The Function of Behavior
  James S. Nairne
• Enhancing Student Learning Through Exemplary Examples
  Grace Galliano
• Teaching With Overheads: Low Tech, High Impact
  Neil Lutsky
• History Belongs in Every Course
  Michael Wertheimer
• Class Discussions: Promoting Participation and Preventing Problems
  Thomas J. Kramer and James H. Korn
• On Critical Thinking
  Jane S. Halonen
• Using Evolution By Natural Selection as an Integrative Theme in Psychology Courses
  Peter Gray
• Improving Your Student's Writing: Arts and Drafts
  Mitchell M. Handelsmann and Margie Krest
• Cheating: Preventing and Dealing with Academic Dishonesty
  Don McBurney
• Dealing With Problem Students in the Classroom
  Sandy Goss
• The Use of Extra Credit in Teaching
  Joseph J. Palladino, G. William Hill, IV, John C. Norcross
• How to Create a Good Exam
  Catherine H. Renner, Michael J. Renner
• Academic Advising for Undergraduates
  Mark E. Ware
• Finding the Right Introductory Psychology Textbook
  Russell A. Dewey
• The Value of Collaborative Scholarship With Undergraduates
  Stephen F. Davis
• For the Teacher…How to Develop Multiple-Choice Tests
  Lee Sechrest, John F. Kihlstrom, and Richard R. Bootzin

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