Deadline approaching: STP is looking for a new e-book editor

STP is looking for a new e-book editor.

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology publishes a number of e-books in PDF format. These e-books include essays from exemplary psychology teachers, resources on graduate student training and undergraduate research, and more. Nine single-volume e-books have been published to date.

Description:

 The e-books editor works with ten Associate Editors in staggered terms to assist with editing the Society’s e-books.  

Timeline/Duties:

·         Manage the specific activities of Society’s e-book program, including the solicitation, development, editing, reviewing, final acceptance, and publication of new e-book projects (ongoing).

·         Oversee, in conjunction with the Internet Editor, the maintenance of the published e-books on the Society’s Web site (ongoing).

·         Receive communications and participate in deliberations on the STP EC (TOPEC) electronic discussion list (ongoing).

·         Annual report to VP for Resources (May).

·         Annual budget to VP for Resources (November).

The term for the current editor, Bill Buskist, is up at the end of the 2013 calendar year. 

The new editor would assume responsibility January 1st, 2014 to serve a 3-year term, however we would like to identify the new editor early so that person can work with the out-going editor for all of 2013.  The editor reports to the Vice President of Resources. To apply for the position, please send the following material to VP for Resources, Sue Frantz at sfrantz@highline.edu: an email expressing interest, highlighting experience with editing and a CV.  Please submit your materials by June 1st.

Deadline approaching: STP is looking for a new editor for E-xcellence in Teaching

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology's PsychTeacher listserv, launched in 1998, provides a forum for psychology teachers at all levels to share ideas, seek advice, and discuss issues related to the teaching of psychology. Since the spring of 2000, the essay series E-xcellence in Teaching has been a feature of the listserv. Authors are invited to contribute essays related to various aspects of teaching psychology.  The essays are compiled into ebooks available on the STP website.

Timeline/Duties:

·         Recruit authors to contribute to the annual ­E-xcellence in Teaching volume.

·         Perform editing tasks related to the publication of monthly essays for E-xcellence in Teaching.

·         Work with other relevant STP individuals to publish E-xcellence essays on the PsychTeacher list and as an edited volume posted on the STP website.

·         Receive communications and participate in deliberations on the STP EC (TOPEC) electronic discussion list (ongoing).

·         Annual report to VP for Resources (May).

The terms for the current editors, Suzie Baker and Jeff Holmes, are up at the end of this calendar year.  For the last two terms, the position has been shared by two co-editors.  If you would be interested in sharing duties as a co-editor, please let me know.

The new editor would assume responsibility January 1st, 2013 to serve a 3-year term, however we would like to identify the new editor early so that person can work with the out-going editors.  The editor reports to the Vice President of Resources. To apply for the position, please send the following material to VP for Resources, Sue Frantz at sfrantz@highline.edu: an email expressing interest, highlighting experience with editing and a CV.  Please submit your materials by June 1st.

STP Social Media Initiatives

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology is proud to announce several social media initiatives to help you stay connected to the world of teaching psychology.

Twitter

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology Twitter account (@APADiv2STP) will be used to publicize STP news and initiatives (those Tweets with a #STP hashtag). In doing so, information may be cross-posted from the TeachPsych listserv and STP blog. A secondary purpose will be to share useful resources and tools for teachers of psychology (those Tweets with a #TeachPsych hashtag). Also in store for the Twitterverse come June:

#ToPTuesdays and #ToPIXThursdays. A different Teaching of Psychology article will be profiled and linked on Tuesdays. On Thursdays, find out about recent ToPIX updates and particularly useful resources on the wiki. For those of you attending national and regional teaching conferences, be sure to follow the STP Twitter for live updates from the conference. If you are interested in helping, contact Jeremy Houska at twitter@teachpsych.org.

If you are on Twitter, go ahead and follow us. We'll follow you back.

Google+

Follow Society for the Teaching of Psychology on Google+ at:

https://plus.google.com/113721516697707485564/

Google+ is is a quick and efficient way to stay in touch with STP and

follow the latest news. All you need is a gmail account and you will be automatically signed on to Google+. You can follow on your computer or download the app for your phone.

Google+ is a rival to Facebook. As Facebook is now seem as less cool,

13% of US adults have joined Google+ and 22% have been projected in the next year ("Google+ May Pass Twitter Among U.S. Adults Online".

Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 August 2011). If you have any questions, comments or news, please contact Lesley Hathorn at google@teachpsych.org

Facebook

STP also maintains an active Facebook Group. Simply send a request to join on FB and one of our FB facilitators will roster you in.

Remember that you can join STP without joining APA! Simply click here:

http://teachpsych.org/members/registration/index.php

Call for Nominees to the Online Psychology Laboratory (OPL) Advisory Panel

The APA Education Directorate is recruiting new members to serve on an Advisory Panel that will guide the Office of Precollege and Undergraduate Education in the continued development of the Online Psychology Laboratory. Under the leadership of the OPL Editor, the Advisory Panel will conduct its work through conference calls and email to evaluate use of the website, recommend new content, and suggest changes that will expand its effectiveness in teaching psychology as a science.

In addition to the OPL Editor, the OPL Advisory Panel will be comprised of the following representatives:

• 1 member from the APA Committee of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS)
• 1 member from the APA Committee of Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges (PT@CC)
• 1 member from the APA Board of Educational Affairs (BEA)
• 3 members from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP)

The 7-member Advisory Panel will serve an important role in developing the Online Psychology Laboratory, an exciting initiative that will benefit psychology departments, faculty, and students.

If you are a member of STP, have experience with the Online Psych Lab, and would like to be considered for one of the three STP positions on the advisory panel, please e-mail Sue Frantz (sfrantz@highline.edu) your CV and a letter of interest by June 21^st, 2012.

New ToPIX Editor

STP welcomes Jeremy Houska, Concordia University, as the new editor for the Teaching of Psychology Idea eXchange (ToPIX)!  Taking over from Sue Frantz, Jeremy's 3-year term will run through 2015.

If you are interested in being an assistant ToPIX editor, please email topix@teachpsych.org.

Incoming Program Director for STP at APA

STP is delighted to announce the new program director for the American Psychological Association annual convention. Dr. Jamie McMinn will begin organizing STP programming in 2014 and will work with current director Kris Vespia to organize the 2013 program. Dr. McMinn received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and currently serves as an associate professor at Westminster College. Welcome!