This update includes additions to
the Games in the Classroom, Neuroscience Video, Psychological Disorders Video,
Research Methods in the News, Statistics in the News, Neuroscience in the
Classroom, and Memory Video pages.
New ToPIX Content
New ToPIX Content
Jamie Davis, Lisa Hager, and Errol
Magidson shared some additional links to Jeopardy templates and games, as
well as some suggestions for implementation of Jeopardy in the classroom (via
the PSYCHTEACHER listserv 3/21- 3/23/ 2013). These updates can be found on the Games in the Classroom page.
Steve
Jones posted a
link to a TED Talk on the adolescent brain (via the STP Facebook Group,
3/29/2013), and you can find it on the Neuroscience
Video page.
Another TED Talk was put up by Kara Ayers and Crystal
Steltenpohl, who shared a video on Elyn Saks (via the STP Facebook Group
3/19/2013). This was posted to the Psychological
Disorders Video page.
Ali
O’Malley gave the Statistics and Research Methods instructors among us another
example of causality and validity in the media. Her link to the NY Times
article “Does This Ad Make Me Fat?” (shared via the STP Facebook group on
3/16/2013) was posted to the Research
Methods in the News page.
Assistant ToPIX
Editor, Jessica Hartnett, offers another way to illustrate
correlation, the limitations of archival research, and the dreaded “third
variable” problem through a fun example: chocolate consumption. Check it out on
the Statistics in the News page.
ToPIX Editor, Sue Frantz, posted “Neuroscience and the Classroom:
Making Connections” to the Neuroscience
in the Classroom page. It appears to be a resource for educators, but elements of the course could
also be relevant in developing assignments for students.
Stephen
Chew
recently e-mailed his exam wrapper. This resource was posted to the Memory Video page on ToPIX.
It could be used to develop a diagnostic tool for students after an assessment,
or used along with Stephen’s Videos on How to Study series. Either way, a Word document is
available to get you started.
A big thanks to Stephen,
Sue, Jessica, Ali, Crystal, Kara, Steve, Errol, Lisa, and Jamie for
their contributions!
If you have any
suggestions for a new ToPIX resource, or any resources to share with
colleagues, please send
them to TOPIX@TeachPsych.org.
