January 2, 2005, Sunday

7:30 am–5 pm Registration
8:00–11 am

Workshop:

Annual STP Workshop: Connecting with Students: Making Your Philosophy of Teaching Come Alive in the Classroom · Bill Hill and Bill Buskist

8:00–11 am

Workshop:

Writing Psychology Textbooks: A Nuts and Bolts Introduction for Prospective Authors · Doug Bernstein

9:00–11 am

Workshop:

Annual Introductory Psychology Forum: Throwing the Book at Them: Various Ways to Use the Textbook in Introductory Psychology · Robert Hendersen, Sandra Goss Lucas, and Linda Lebie

9:00–11 am

Workshop:

Get Psyched! Helping High School Students Organize a Psychology Convention · Jeanne Blakeslee, Sandy Idstein, and Peggy Ollerhead

9:00–11 am

Workshop:

Creating, Maintaining, and Utilizing an Effective Outcomes Assessment Program · Mary Kay Reed

1:30– 2:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

  • "But I Read It on the Internet…": Promoting Information Competency in Biological Psychology* · Laura Freberg
  • Lights, Camera, Action: Videos and Teaching Abnormal Psychology in the 21st Century* · Ron Comer
  • The Future of Statistics* · Janie Wilson
  • Being Learning Centered: The Inclusive Classroom* · Ellen Pastorino
2:454:15 pm Book and Software Displays and Poster Session I
4:305:00 pm

Welcoming Remarks

Doug Bernstein, Emanuel Donchin, and Alan Kraut

5:00 pm

Featured Address:

Media Violence and Children: What Do We Know, What Do We Do? · Edward Donnerstein

6:15 pm

Reception for Participants and Their Companions

Complimentary wine, soft drinks, and hors d'oeuvrees

8:0011:30 pm Dance and Cash Bar

January 3, 2005, Monday

7:308:30 am Buffet Breakfast
8:309:30 am

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Social Neuroscience* · Todd Heatherton
  • Innovative Approaches to Teaching Abnormal Psychology* · Lisa Damour and Jim Hansell
  • A Beginner's Guide to Using Technology in Teaching: Choices and Challenges* · Robert S. Feldman
  • Sparking Student Interest with Research Narratives* · Richard Gerrig
9:4510:45 am

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Sharing the Commitment to Learning: Working toward a Common Goal* · Maureen McCarthy and Barney Beins
  • Teaching 101: The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Psychology for New Teachers* · Sandra Goss Lucas
  • The Clinical Neuroscience Course: Viewing Mental Health from Neurobiological Perspectives* · Kelly Lambert
  • Are Quizzes Alone Sufficient for Student Learning or Do We Still Need Textbooks and Lectures?* · Gordon Hodge
10:4511:15 am Coffee Break
11:1512:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

  • "But I Read It on the Internet…": Promoting Information Competency in Biological Psychology* · Laura Freberg
  • Freudian Folklore and Traumatic Amnesia* · Richard McNally
  • Reducing Prejudice: Contact, Categorization, and Consciousness* · Jack Dovidio
  • Translating Learning Theory into Classroom Practice* · Marilla Svinicki
12:15 pm Buffet Lunch
1:453:00 pm

General Session:

What's New in Fatherhood Research? · Ross Parke

3:154:30 pm Participant Idea Exchange I
4:306:00 pm Book and Software Displays and Poster Session II
7:008:30 pm

General Session:

Teaching Psychology Around the World: An International Forum · Nick Hammond, Annie Trapp, Nick Skinner, Astrid Kaufmann, and Geir Kaufmann

8:3010:00 pm Small Group Discussions and Social Hour, with Snacks and a Cash Bar

January 4, 2005, Tuesday
7:30–8:30 am Buffet Breakfast
8:30–9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Social Neuroscience** · Todd Heatherton
  • Teaching 101: The Nuts and Bolts of Teaching Psychology for New Teachers** · Sandra Goss Lucas
  • Lights, Camera, Action: Videos and Teaching Abnormal Psychology in the 21st Century** · Ron Comer
  • The Future of Statistics** · Janie Wilson
9:45–10:45 am

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Teaching and Enriching Abnormal Psychology Online* · Mark Durand
  • A Beginner's Guide to Using Technology in Teaching: Choices and Challenges* · Robert S. Feldman
  • Using Stories from Applied Psychology to Teach Basic Psychology* · Michael Kalsher
  • Psi Chi's Role in Meeting the Changing Needs of Psychology Teachers and Students* · Virginia Andreoli Mathie and Christopher Koch
10:45–11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 am–12:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Being Learning Centered: The Inclusive Classroom** · Ellen Pastorino
  • Innovative Approaches to Teaching Abnormal Psychology** · Lisa Damour and Jim Hansell
  • Translating Learning Theory into Classroom Practice** · Marilla Svinicki
  • Sharing the Commitment to Learning: Working toward a Common Goal** · Maureen McCarthy and Barney Beins
12:15 pm Buffet Lunch
1:45–3:00 pm

General Session:

Styles of Learning versus Fundamentals of Learning · Robert Bjork

3:15–4:30 pm Participant Idea Exchange II
4:30–6:00 pm Book and Software Displays and Poster Session III
6:00–8:00 pm Ad hoc Group Meetings
8:00–9:30 pm

General Session:

A Conversation about the APS Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychology: What Is It? What Will It Do for You? What Do You Think It Should Support? · Doug Bernstein, Jane Halonen, Ludy Benjamin, Robert Hendersen, Virginia Andreoli Mathie, and Nick Hammond (Fund Steering Committee Members)

9:30–11:00 pm Small Group Discussions and Social Hour, with Snacks and a Cash Bar

January 5, 2005, Wednesday
7:30–8:30 am Buffet Breakfast
8:30–9:30 am

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Freudian Folklore and Traumatic Amnesia** · Richard McNally
  • The Clinical Neuroscience Course: Viewing Mental Health from Neurobiological Perspectives** · Kelly Lambert
  • Are Quizzes Alone Sufficient for Student Learning or Do We Still Need Textbooks and Lectures?** · Gordon Hodge
  • Using Stories from Applied Psychology to Teach Basic Psychology** · Michael Kalsher
9:45–10:45 am

Concurrent Sessions:

  • Sparking Student Interest with Research Narratives** · Richard Gerrig
  • Teaching and Enriching Abnormal Psychology Online** · Mark Durand
  • Reducing Prejudice: Contact, Categorization, and Consciousness** · Jack Dovidio
  • Psi Chi's Role in Meeting the Changing Needs of Psychology Teachers and Students** · Virginia Andreoli Mathie and Christopher Koch
10:45–11:15 am Coffee Break
11:15 am–12:15 pm

Closing Session:

What Our Words Say about Us · James Pennebaker

12:15–12:30pm Closing Remarks and Announcement of Awards · Doug Bernstein

Postconference Events
1:003:00 pm

Workshop:

And, Does It Make a Difference? The Ups and Downs of the Online Course Elevator · John Nichols

1:005:00 pm Trips to Museums and Other Local Attractions

 


* Session to be repeated
** Repeat of an earlier session