PARTICIPANT IDEA EXCHANGE I
Wednesday, 1:00-2:15
Jacaranda

  1. Undergraduate Research Made Easy: Engaging Students without Stressing Professors
    Jennifer Zwahr-Castro
    St. Mary's University

  2. Engaging Students in the Human Development Classroom: The Use of Collaborative Learning Assessment through Dialogue (CLAD) in Developmental Psychology Courses
    Wanda C. McCarthy, Frank Fitch, & Trey Fitch
    University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

  3. Keeping the Peace: How to Help Students (and Faculty) Reconcile Conflicts between Personal Religious Beliefs and Secular Psychological Science
    Lauri L. Hyers
    West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  4. Using Technology to Increase Interactivity in the Classroom
    Bill Lammers
    University of Central Arkansas

  5. Connections Beyond the Sessions
    Doris Vasconcellos1, Jack LeGrand2, & Tom Painter2
    1University of Paris V, 2Chapin High School

  6. Diversifying the Psychology Curriculum: Lessons Learned
    Deborah A. Gagnon & Milene Z. Morfei
    Wells College
  1. What to Explain? A Multilevelled Model for Applying Class Material
    Dave Korotkov1 & Kimberly Ann Baker2
    1St. Thomas University, 2College Avenue Public School

  2. Using Current Events Videos to Exemplify Psychological Concepts in Introductory Psychology
    Sabato Sagaria
    Capital University

  3. How to Use Video Editing to Illustrate Psychopathology in Abnormal Psychology
    Patricia Owen
    St. Mary's University

  4. Emphasizing Theories in Introductory Psychology Courses
    Dennis Abry
    Blue Ridge Community College

  5. Winds of Change at Teaching of Psychology
    Andrew N. Christopher1 & Randolph A. Smith2
    1Albion College, 2Kennesaw State University

  6. Experiential Training in Pre-Practicum Courses for Counseling Psychology
    Wendy Charkow Bordeau
    Georgian Court University

  7. Beneficial Conflict: Promoting a Team Project within Psychology Coursework
    Amy Baus
    University of Dubuque


PARTICIPANT IDEA EXCHANGE II
Thursday, 3:15-4:30
Jacaranda

  1. Activities to Foster Critical Thinking in the Psychology Classroom
    Bill Garris
    University of the Cumberlands

  2. Menu-Structured Courses and Student Choice: Complexity, Implementation, and Future Research
    Jennifer L. Perry1, Joelle D. Elicker2, & Michelle Singer Foust1
    1Baldwin-Wallace College, 2University of Akron

  3. Preparing Undergraduates to Serve as Teaching Assistants
    Christie P. Karpiak, Thomas P. Hogan, John C. Norcross, & J. Timothy Cannon
    University of Scranton

  4. Teaching Introductory Statistics Courses: Psychology versus Mathematics
    Alice P. Carter1, O. David Carter2, & Mary M. Livingston1
    1Louisiana Tech University, 2Louisiana Delta Community College

  5. Journaling Online and On Paper to Foster Concept Application and Rapport among Students
    Missa Murry Eaton1 & Valeri A. Werpetinski2
    1Penn State Shenango, 2University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  6. From Intro Psych to Senior Seminar: Use of the LifeSpan Survey as an Empirical Exercise
    Laurette T. Morris
    State University of New York College at Old Westbury

  7. Beyond the Technological Glamour: Conversation on the Effective Use of Clickers in the Classroom
    Robin K. Morgan
    Indiana University Southeast
  1. What Should the Public Know about Psychology
    Jeffrey Nagelbush & Connie Meinholdt
    Ferris State University

  2. Boomer Sooner: A "Cool" Way to Teach about Stereotypes
    Joel Rudin
    Rowan University

  3. Enhancing Small Group Experiences in the Classroom
    Karen Edwards
    Endicott College

  4. Overcoming Student Preconceptions in Psychology Courses
    Jamie L. Walter & Andrew Christopher
    Albion College

  5. Instructor-Prepared Concept Maps as Teaching Tools in General Psychology
    William S. Altman
    Broome Community College

  6. The Constructivist Approach to Teaching Psychology - What Counts as Active Learning?
    David M. Biek
    Macon State College
  7. Going Beyond the DSM in Teaching Psychopathology
    Benjamin Gorvine1 & Jennifer Dyer-Seymour2
    1Argosy University, 2California State University, Monterey Bay
 


PARTICIPANT IDEA EXCHANGE III
Friday, 3:15-4:30
Jacaranda

  1. All About Me: Introspection and Community Building in Undergraduate Psychology Courses
    Christina L. Scott
    Saint Mary's College of California

  2. Investigative Psychophysiology Laboratory Experiences for Community Colleges
    Howard Thorsheim1, Bob Gephart2, & Jackie MacPherson2
    1St. Olaf College, 2Itasca Community College

  3. Teaching Statistics to Resistant Students
    Susan M. Sheffer
    Lewis University

  4. Making the Transition to a Learner-Centered Teaching Approach
    Dorothy Marsil
    Kennesaw State University

  5. Boffo! Ten Great Films for Teaching Undergraduate Personality Theory
    Dante E. Mancini
    College of Saint Elizabeth

  6. The Effects of Electronic and Multimedia Materials on Undergraduate Teaching
    Fred Whitford
    Montana State University

  7. Organizing a Regional Teaching of Psychology Conference
    Richard M. Gorman
    Central New Mexico Community College
  1. "Been There, Done That." Teaching Social Psychology When They "Think" They've Heard It Before
    Wayne A. Lesko
    Marymount University

  2. A Mixed-Method Action Research Approach to Instruction in Psychology
    Alida Anderson1, Daniel Moos2, & Ann Battle2
    1Widener University, 2University of Maryland

  3. Service Learning as a Teaching Methodology in Psychology: How to Get Started and a Sharing of Current Practices
    Gene Popiolek & Manolya Bayar
    Harford Community College

  4. Identity Development in a College Course: Insights from Erik Erikson?
    Jeffrey S. Skowronek
    University of Tampa

  5. Encouraging Scientific Thinking in Clinical Psychology Courses
    Steve Davis
    North Central College

  6. Transactional Analysis in the Classroom
    Sam Gaft
    Macomb Community College

  7. Undergraduate Research in Psychology: Successes, Challenges, and New Ideas
    Shelly Dickinson & Jumi Hayaki
    St. Olaf College

POSTER SESSION I
Wednesday, 3:45-5:15
Banyan Breezeway

  1. Using Behavioral Skills Training to Enhance Student Learning in Statistics and Research Methods
    Dave Korotkov
    St. Thomas University

  2. Celebrating Diversity: Using a Natural Jigsaw Approach in Computational Psychology
    Andrea M. Karkowski
    Capital University

  3. Using Research on Gender to Teach Statistical Concepts
    Andrew N. Christopher1 & Pam Marek2
    1Albion College, 2Kennesaw State University

  4. Using Music to Enhance Psychology Class
    Elizabeth A. Williams & Merry J. Sleigh
    Winthrop University

  5. Effectively Using Literature Circles in the Psychology Classroom
    Rebecca Wenrich Wheeler
    Franklin Academy Charter High School

  6. Developing Psychology Lesson Plans: A Collaboration between High School and College Students
    Debra Mashek1, Mike Callahan2, & Shelley DeFord1
    1Harvey Mudd College, 2Claremont High School

  7. Faculty and Student Perceptions of Evaluation of Instruction
    Royce Simpson & Larry Hall
    Spring Hill College

  8. A Specific Course Feedback Form
    Ralph Parsons
    Carroll College

  9. Use of Mid-Semester Student Evaluations to Improve Instructors' Performance
    Tom Mitchell & John Bates
    University of Baltimore

  10. The Superiority of "Explaining" over "Defining" in an Introductory Psychology Writing Assignment
    Jennifer McCabe & Kristen Freed
    Marietta College

  11. What Challenges Face Students When Writing an Introduction to an APA Paper?
    Heather M. Beauchamp & Beth Kern
    SUNY Potsdam

  12. In-Class Writing as a Teaching Tool: An Evaluation
    William S. Altman
    Broome Community College

  13. Educating Psychology Students about Plagiarism
    Heather Knox1, Wendy L. Jordanov1, Pamela L. Knox2, & Linda R. Guthrie1
    1Tennessee State University, 2Middle Tennessee State University

  14. Teaching "Psychology of War" as a Special Topics Class
    Darren R. Ritzer
    Winthrop University

  15. Concept-Network Analysis as a Measure of Learning Outcomes in a History & Systems of Psychology Course
    John Bates
    University of Baltimore

  16. Concept Maps for Psychology: Visualizing Concepts and Connections
    Jeffrey S. Nevid
    St. John's University

  17. We're the Same, Only Different: Connecting through Diversity in Adult Development and Aging
    Milene Z. Morfei & Yasmine Jaber
    Wells College

  18. Recycling an Ancient Technique: The Dream Incubation Ritual as a Teaching Tool in Introductory and Cross-Cultural Psychology
    Russell E. Phillips III
    Missouri Western State University
  1. Focused Self-Reflection on Exam Preparation Alters Student Academic Preparation
    Yueping Zhang
    Lewis and Clark College

  2. Student Involvement in Assessment of Their Own Performance
    Lugenia Dixon
    Bainbridge College

  3. Do Students Know if They Answered a Particular Question Correctly on Their Psychology Examination?
    Gary T. Rosenthal1, William Barlow Soper2, Richard R. McKnight1, A.W. Price1, & K. Chris Rachal1
    1Nicholls State University, 2Louisiana Tech University

  4. Students' Reporting of How Much They Learned and the Best Ways to Learn
    Brent A. Vulcano
    Saint Mary's University

  5. "Moving Experiences" in a Sensation and Perception Course
    Virginia M. Parsons
    Carroll College

  6. 30-Minute P.E.A.L.s (Perception Experiment and Activities Labs)
    Lynda R. Cable
    Messiah College

  7. Summer vs. Semester: Need for Cognition, Instructional Value, and Performance Assessments of Two Models of Research Methods
    Judith Platania1 & Nina L. Tarner2
    1Roger Williams University, 2Sacred Heart University

  8. Better Late than Never? The Relation of Enrollment Date to Class Performance
    Gary G. Ford, Kandy J. Stahl, Michael E. Walker, & Angela M. Ford
    Stephen F. Austin State University

  9. Applying Freakonomics in Research Methods in Psychology
    James Jordan
    Lorain County Community College

  10. Qualitative Methods as a Choice in Undergrad Research Methodology: The Story of Ready, Set, What? A Phenomenological Study of the Meaning of Personal Tragedy in the Lives of College Freshman: A Retrospective View
    Clare S. Lawlor
    Lewis University

  11. Letter Preference Effects: A Student-Friendly Paradigm for Use in Introductory Methods
    Kathleen Puglisi Greenberg
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

  12. The Power of Empiricism: Use of Empirical Projects to Enhance Understanding of Development in a Psychology Senior Seminar
    Laurette T. Morris
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

  13. Engaging Students in Collaborative Research
    Wendy L. Jordanov1, Linda R. Guthrie1, & Pamela L. Knox2
    1Tennessee State University, 2Middle Tennessee State University

  14. Facilitating Learning from Group Projects
    April Schwarzmueller
    Eckerd College

  15. Teaching Introductory Psychology from a Distance: Internet, Compressed Video, and Digital Cable
    Liana K. Holt & Kimhoang Nguyen
    Southeastern Louisiana University

  16. A Description and Evaluation of a Web-Enhanced Format for an Introductory Psychology Course
    Russell Bennett & James Rafferty
    Bemidji State University

  17. Using Blogging, Podcasting, and Wiki's in the Classrom
    Larry Welkowitz
    Keene State College

POSTER SESSION II
Thursday, 4:30-6:00
Banyan Breezeway

  1. Introductory Psychology Can Alter Student Views of Evolution and of Psychology as a Science
    Kevin E. Moore
    DePauw University

  2. Changes in Introduction to Psychology Students' Knowledge and Attitudes toward Psychology and Psychological Research
    Ryan Martin & Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges
    University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

  3. Getting Students Motivated in Large (100+) Introductory Psychology Courses
    Sue C. Spaulding
    University of North Carolina, Charlotte

  4. Required Attendance in the Introductory Psychology Course
    Susan L. O'Donnell
    George Fox University

  5. The Relationship between Students' Understanding of the Course Structure and Their Satisfaction and Classroom Citizenship Behaviors
    Joelle D. Elicker1, Michelle Singer Foust2, & Jennifer L. Perry2
    1The University of Akron, 2Baldwin-Wallace College

  6. Students' Desired Grades and Behaviors to Earn Such Grades
    Baron Perlman & Lee I. McCann
    University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

  7. Effects of Past Trauma on Academic Resiliency in College Students
    Linda R. Guthrie1, Pamela L. Knox2, Wendy Jordanov1, & Rebecca Wagner1
    1Tennessee State University, 2Middle Tennessee State University

  8. Academic Stress Experienced by Urban Community College Students
    Tracey E. Ryan
    University of Bridgeport

  9. Incorporating Experiential Learning Opportunities into the Undergraduate Psychology Classroom
    Heather Reeson Lambert
    Doane College

  10. The Intersection of Experiential Learning and Service Learning in Psychology
    Andrea L. R. Lassiter
    Minnesota State University

  11. Physiological Psychology Laboratory Curriculum: Experiential Learning for Translation into Either Graduate School or Employment
    Dawn N. Albertson
    Minnesota State University

  12. Creating Opportunities for Students to Present Undergraduate Research
    Alan Ferris
    Mount Marty College

  13. Using Research Methods to Teach Students to Be Better Consumers of Media Information
    Beth Morling
    University of Delaware

  14. Personality Concomitants of Undergraduate Academic Success and Failure
    Nicholas F. Skinner
    King's University College, The University of Western Ontario

  15. The Relationship between Personality Style and Time to Complete Exams
    Daniel Taylor & Kandy J. Stahl
    Stephen F. Austin State University

  16. Effects of Personality and Study Abroad Experiences on Self-Concept Clarity and Ethnocentrism
    Stephen M. Smith
    North Georgia College & State University

  17. Psychology Onstage: Staged Readings of Dramatic Scripts Increase Student Recognition and Recall of Personality Theories
    Christy L. Scott
    Saint Mary's College of California
  1. Using a Dramatic Production to Teach Personality and Abnormal Psychology
    Kim Lamana Finn
    DeVry University

  2. Student Initiated Learning in a Humanistic Psychology Course
    Lynda L. Crane
    College of Mount St. Joseph

  3. Psychology of the Seven Deadly Sins and Heavenly Virtues
    Michael R. Hulsizer
    Webster University

  4. How Can You Keep Statistics Students from Voting You Off of the Island? Transformative Learning in a Statistics Classroom
    Sabato D. Sagaria & Andrea M. Karkowski
    Capital University

  5. Aligning Instruction in Introductory Statistics for Psychology with Practice
    Holly H. Schiffrin
    University of Mary Washington

  6. The Effect of Content-Based Questions Administered During PowerPoint Presentations
    Vicki S. Gier
    University of West Florida

  7. Measuring Student Engagement with Participant Response Systems
    William P. Wattles, Courtney Quick, & Theresa Herzog
    Francis Marion University

  8. Getting Back to Basics in College Teaching
    Ida A. Chauvin and Alice P. Carter
    Louisiana Tech University

  9. Students' Uses of Laptops in the Classroom and Their Effects on Learning
    Carrie B. Fried
    Winona State University

  10. Do Critical Thinking and Spiritual Development Affect Each Other? Teaching Development of Critical Thinking in a Human Development Course at a Private Christian University through In-Class Research
    Noel Jacobs
    Southern Nazarene University

  11. Philosophy of Teaching Statement: Students' Philosophies of Learning
    Bill Garris
    University of the Cumberlands

  12. What Should Arts Therapists Know about Psychology
    Christine Lapoujade & Edith Lecourt
    University of Paris V

  13. What Should Dentists Know about Psychology?
    S. Amado, Aymardo, P. Benetière, M. Benhamed, R. Bobet, C. Delhomme, B. Fleiter, M. Folliguet, E. Lecourt, G. Lévy, P. Robert, D. Vasconcellos, & M. Wolikov
    University of Paris V

  14. Assessing the Assessments for Student Learning: Do They Tell Us Anything We Don't Already Know?
    Charles Negy
    University of Central Florida

  15. The Reality of the Testing Effect: Application to the Classroom, Judgments of Learning, and Collaborative Educational Processes
    Jacquelyn Cranney, Sue Morris, & Rachel McKinnon
    University of New South Wales

  16. The Testing Effect: Using Tests to Promote Retention of Information Acquired While Watching Video
    Rachel A. Rogers1, Gary S. Goldstein2, & Victor A. Benassi1
    1University of New Hampshire, 2University of New Hampshire at Manchester

  17. Choosing a New Text? Why Not Ask the Students?
    Rick Maddigan
    Memorial University of Newfoundland

 

POSTER SESSION III
Friday, 4:30 - 6:00
Banyan Breezeway

  1. Turning Up the Heat on the Melting Pot: Lessons from an International University
    Martha A. Montgomery
    Florida International University

  2. What Shall a Diverse Cognitive and Biological Psychology Look Like?
    Deborah A. Gagnon
    Wells College

  3. What Do Students Gain from Cross-Cultural Psychology Class?
    Ginny Q. Zhan
    Kennesaw State University

  4. Human Sexuality Students: Who Are They?
    Mara S. Aruguete1 & Michael A. DiBenedetto2
    1Lincoln University, 2Moberly Area Community College

  5. A "Research Team" Approach to Teaching Research Methods
    Alice P. Carter & Ida A. Chauvin
    Louisiana Tech University

  6. Laboratory Experience: A Model for Collaboration
    Lori Schmied1, Chad Schrock1, & Chad Berry2
    1Maryville College, 2Berea College

  7. Predictors of Students' Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in Class: The Role of Teacher Support
    Joan M. Zook & Andrew P. Herman
    State University of New York at Geneseo

  8. Detecting Students' Learning Motivation through Web Track
    Tsu-Ming Chiang & Jenq-Foung Yao
    Georgia College and State University

  9. Introductory Psychology at Houston Community College: A Systematic Approach to Curriculum Development and Evaluation
    Denise Boyd, Carol Laman, Karen Saenz, & Barbara Lachar
    Houston Community College

  10. The Undergraduate Psychology Curricula-Narrative, Summary, and Data-Based Research: A Resource
    Baron Perlman & Lee I. McCann
    University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

  11. What Is Service Learning? Perceptions from Faculty, Participating Students, and Non-Participating Students
    Merry J. Sleigh, Darren R. Ritzer, & Jennifer Solomon
    Winthrop University

  12. Relationships among Experiential Education and Identity Status among College Students in an Adolescent Psychology Course
    Virginia R. Gregg1 & Dorothy J. Shedlock2
    1Heidelberg College, 2State University of New York at Oswego

  13. Fatherhood: A Supplement for Psychology Courses
    Vicki Ritts
    St. Louis Community College - Meramec

  14. A Comparison between an Online and Face-to-Face Independent Research Course
    Lisa J. Schulte
    Xavier University of Louisiana

  15. The Changing Nature of the Learning Environment, from Classroom to Kitchen Table: Survival Tips for the Novice Online Instructor
    Mukul Bhalla
    Argosy University

  16. Evaluating the Benefits of an Online Course on Careers in Psychology
    Kiersten A. Jarvis, Claudia J. Stanny, & Maria Darcy
    University of West Florida

  17. The Merits of a "Careers in Psychology" Course
    William A. Montgomery
    Angelo State University
  1. Buzzwords Galore! Developing an Inverted, Active, Learner-Centered Course to Foster Critical Thinking in Psychological Statistics
    Joseph G. Johnson
    Miami University

  2. From Traditional Lecture to Problem-Based Learning in Undergraduate Statistics: Why and How
    Christie P. Karpiak
    University of Scranton

  3. A Research Learning Enhancement Laboratory Approach to Teaching Research Methods in Introduction to Psychology: Preliminary Evaluative Data
    Bryan E. Porter, Jennifer A. Morrow, Sarah A. Schultz Robinson, & Erin M. Burr
    Old Dominion University

  4. One World: The Psychology of Sustainability
    Howard Ingle
    Salt Lake Community College

  5. Just Say Learn! Peer-Taught Drug Awareness in the Introductory Psychology Course
    Kerri A. Goodwin
    Loyola College in Maryland

  6. What to Do When Students Won't Talk in Class: Fishbowls and Other Strategies
    Marcia Smith Pasqualini
    Avila University

  7. Instructor Self-Disclosure in a First-Day Activity
    Jeremy Ashton Houska
    University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  8. Examining the Conclusions of Researchers, Justices, and the Next-Door Neighbor: A Series of Practical Assignments for a Psychology and Law Course
    L. Brooke Bennett
    Florida State University

  9. Teaching and Learning Using David Keirsey's Four Temperaments: The Keirsey Temperament Sorter Test
    Charles G. Jacques III
    Biofeedback Associates

  10. Putting the Pieces Together: Using Puzzles to Help Students Integrate Key Figures in the History of Psychology
    Mark I. Walter & Jamie L. Walter
    Albion College

  11. Teaching the "Great Psychologists" through a Capstone Course on Psychological Utopias
    Steve Davis
    North Central College

  12. Use of Practice Quiz Rewards to Improve Student Attendance in an Undergraduate Psychology Class
    Monica A. Wallace
    Middle Tennessee State University

  13. Exam Q&A: Effective Review Software Made Easy
    Stephen Blessing, Juli Weiss, Meghann Garrett, & Stephanie Mather
    University of Tampa

  14. Outcomes for and Characteristics of College Psychology Students Choosing Team Testing
    Jeana L. Magyar-Moe
    University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

  15. Student Perceptions of Significant Learning Experiences in Psychology Classes
    Donna Webster Nelson, Ashley Penman, & Tammy Stowasser
    Winthrop University

  16. Learning by Doing: Mentoring Model for Preparing Graduate Students to Teach Introductory Psychology
    Mary M. Livingston, Alice P. Carter, & Donna B. Thomas
    Louisiana Tech University

  17. Absent-Mindedness in College Students Over the Semester: The "Stupid Study" Revisited
    Elizabeth E. Seebach1, Michelle Weltzien2, Meagan Herlache2, and Christina Lambrecht2
    1Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, 2University of Wisconsin - La Crosse