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Twenty Years Later, Gibson’s Advice Is Still Good
This article is part of a series commemorating APS’s 25th anniversary in 2013. This year will mark the 20th anniversary of a talk by Eleanor J. “Jackie” Gibson that served as the Keynote Address at
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NITOP January 2014: There Is Still Time to Register!
Registration is still open as of November 20, 2013, for the 36th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, January 3–6, 2014, at the TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida. For
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4th Vancouver International Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
July 25-27, 2013 Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites Vancouver, Canada Website: www.kwantlen.ca/ictp.html Contact: Steve Charlton at [email protected] The conference will cover a wide range of issues related to the teaching of psychology. It is designed
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Landing Your First Teaching Job: Tips From Two Recent Hires
If you’re reading this, you’ve likely completed the first important step of being on the job market — conceptualization. You can envision yourself being out of school and having a real, academic job. The problem
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How to Survive and Thrive During Your First Years in a Tenure-Track Job
As a graduate student, the primary focus is typically on research. Some graduate students may teach a few courses, but typically the message is clear: Research comes first. The lack of training in teaching while
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Self-Knowledge in the Classroom
My colleagues and I have observed that some of our students take the same course multiple times with the goal of improving each time, but often only manage to accrue a dismal track record of
