Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology (23rd, Tarrytown, New York, March 20-21, 2009)

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Psychology; College Instruction; College Students; Age Groups; Conferences (Gatherings); Student Attitudes; Conventional Instruction; Blended Learning; Distance Education; Neighborhoods; Learning Laboratories; Class Activities; Technology Uses in Education; Student Reaction; Computer Mediated Communication; Context Effect; Attendance; Grade Point Average; Class Rank; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Cooperation; Research; Intellectual Property; Experimental Psychology; Mental Health; Evaluation; Role Playing

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The document is a summary of the conference proceedings for the 23rd Annual Farmingdale State College Teaching of Psychology Conference held on March 20-21, 2009 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. The conference featured a keynote address by Dr. Jeffrey Nevid on Reaching and teaching the millennials: Helping today's students become more effective learners. Participants also had 24 presentations from which to choose and many colleagues, new and old, with whom to network. Seven of these presentations are included in these proceedings: (1) A Student Perspective on Tradition, Hybrid and Distance Learning Courses (Katherine Zaromatidis and Patricia Oswald); (2) Neighborhood Environments as Learning Laboratories for 21st Century Undergraduates (Joan F. Kuchner); (3) Do Clickers Click? A Classroom Experience with Student Response Systems (Celia Reaves); (4) The Use of Online Resources on Student Attendance and Academic Standing (Linda L. Dunlap and Jeffrey D'Angelo); (5) Moving Classroom Discussions Online (Jeffrey S. Baker); (6) Collaborative and Original Research in 21st Century Undergraduate Experimental Psychology (Rachel T. Bowman, Nina Tarner, and Christina J. Taylor); and (7) Simulation of Initial Assessments in Classroom Settings via Role-Play (John Theodore). [Abstract modified to meet ERIC Guidelines. For the 2008 proceedings, see ED504072.]

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