C.E.T.L.:: Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

19th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology
March 2-3, 2007
Recipient of the 2001 University System of Georgia Award for Excellence in Research in Undergraduate Education

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The 19th annual Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology sponsored by the Kennesaw State University Department of Psychology and Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning will be held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Perimeter NW (10 miles north of downtown Atlanta on I-285) on March 2-3, 2007. Featured keynotes addresses will be given by Bryan Saville and Tracy Zinn. Concurrent sessions will focus on teaching techniques and issues in specific psychology courses such as statistics, history & systems, abnormal psychology, gender, psychology and law, social psychology, and introductory psychology. Among other topics, additional sessions will include strategies for using technology to enhance student learning, syllabus construction, test item construction, undergraduate research, assessing course and program learning outcomes, online teaching, acdemic dishonesty in the 21st Century, interdisciplinary learning communities, and techniques to enhance learner-centered teaching. A paricipant poster session is also scheduled. The registration fee of $200 covers all meals and receptions during the conference and a special 20th anniversary memento. Special reduced conference rates will be available for high school psychology teachers and graduate students ($150) and teams from the same institution ($175 for each team member). For additional information contact Bill Hill, CETL, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144 (770-423-6410 or e-mail at bhill@kennesaw.edu). Complete conference information will be available by late September. PARTICIPANT

Friday, March 2, 2007
10:00-10:45 REGISTRATION
10:45-11:00 WELCOME
Bill Hill, Kennesaw State University
11:00-12:00 W. HAROLD MOON INVITED ADDRESS

Rescuing the Affective in Teaching and Learning
Patti Owen-Smith, Oxford College of Emory University

12:00- 1:00 LUNCH (included in registration fee)
1:00- 2:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Interteaching: An Alternative Approach to Augmenting Ardency and Alleviating Apathy
Bryan K. Saville & Tracy E. Zinn, James Madison University
How Term Papers Come Alive: Student Created Mini-Documentaries in History of Psychology
Ami L. Barile-Spears, Mercer University
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Tales of Best (or sometimes not-so-best) Practices of Service Learning in Our Psychology Curriculum
Rob Smith, Berea College & Sheree Barron, Georgia College & State University
Raising Questions and Generating Discussion with Data in Research Methods
Barney Beins, Ithaca College
2:15- 3:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
On the Horizon: Podcasting and Other Emerging Technologies that Will Impact Teaching & Learning
Dana Leighton, Portland Community College & Jorge Perez, Kennesaw State University
"Shoot the Moon": Getting to the Heart of Introductory Psychology Using a Customized Textbook
Gordon Whitman, Tidewater Community College
Who Said Teaching Human Sexuality to Undergraduates Couldn't Be Fun?
Linda Jones, Belmont University & Valjean McNeill Whitlow, Georgia State University
Facilitating Student Research at All Educational Levels
Steve Davis, Professor Emeritus, Emporia State University
3:15- 3:45 BREAK
3:45- 4:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Saturday, March 3, 2007

7:30- 8:30 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30- 9:30 PARTICIPANT POSTER SESSION

9:30-10:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Psychology as Part of a Learning Community
Ray Huebschmann, Bruce Leonard, & Kelly Spillman, Georgia Perimeter College-Lawrenceville; Betty Molloy, Georgia Perimeter College-Decatur

Using PowerPoint to Ruin a Perfectly Good Lecture: Where Student Learning, Cognitive Psychology, and Educational Practice Collide
David Daniel, University of Northern Colorado

Effective Activities & Demonstrations for Teaching Statistics
John Dossett, Tennessee State University; Karen Holmes, Norfolk State University; Jared Keeley, Auburn University; & Deborah Richardson, Augusta State University

10:45-11:45 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Partnering for Information Literacy: Bringing the Library into the Psychology Classroom (and Vice Versa)
Karen Brakke, Spelman College & Teresa Totten, Robert. W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center

My First Year of Teaching: Reflections & Recommendations
Natalie Lawrence, James Madison University; Daniel Rogers, Kennesaw State University; & Kai McCormack, Spelman College

Exploring the Use of Problem-Based Learning in Psychology Courses
Lonnie Yandell & Pete Giordano, Belmont University

12:00- 1:00 GENERAL SESSION
And Now For Something Completely Different--
Active & Engaging Demonstrations for the Introductory Psychology Course

1:00- 2:00 LUNCH (included in registration fee)