Course Descriptions, Instructor Resources, and Teacher Training

Below is information about courses I teach and example syllabi. There are resources available for instructors that focus on teaching practices that make material more accessible for students and more student-centered. Teacher training activities are also given below. Details about of my SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching & Learning) activities can be found under the Research tab, and focus on the use and function of autobiographical or personal stories in the classroom.

Teaching Resources

Stats Glass Videos

Stats Glass Videos are a series of pre-recorded videos that walk students through how to hand calculate statistical equations used in most introductory statistics courses. These pre-recorded videos free up precious class time. The videos were recorded using the Learning Glass platform, which allows instructors to write behind a glass frame that the camera then inverts for students' viewing. PPT slides can be edited into the videos to avoid overcrowding the Learning Glass frame. Developing Stats Glass videos requires having a detailed, well-rehearsed storyboard script, which includes consideration of the size of the writing on the Learning Glass and the instructor's head placement so as not to obstruct students' views of the material. 

 Best Practices for Developing Learning Glass Videos Presentation

_{* This resource was developed in collaboration with Vinnie Wu. Access to all the Stats Glass videos available upon request.} 

Participation Self-evaluation

The Participation Self-evaluation resource allows students to self evaluate their participation in a course across categories that are pre-defined by the instructor. This method for assessing student participation moves away from an instructor and culturally-narrow definition (i.e., raising one's hand) of what it means to participate in a course, and allows students to define and evaluate their participation. The evaluation form includes two parts. The first part has students rate their participation in a course on dimensions relevant to the course goals. The second part has students keep a weekly log of their participation in the course as ‘evidence’ of their self-evaluation ratings.

 Participation Self-evaluation Form

_{*The first portion of the evaluation was modelled after one from The University of Kansas: Center for Teaching Excellence. (source: https://cte.ku.edu/sites/cte.drupal.ku.edu/files/docs/CTEprograms/
CHRP/Portfolios/Kupatadze/SelfAssessment_ClassParticipation.pdf.)}

Focus Articles

Focus Articles are instructor-selected published empirical papers that span basic methodological research issues from core areas of psychology that are current and relevant to students (e.g., learning via virtual reality from cognitive psychology, exploring social psychological factors associated with beliefs about climate change, etc.). In-depth PPT slides provide an overview of each article and students select which article to focus on throughout a course to enhance agency. Small discussion groups based on shared interests and worksheets that link with concepts being covered in the course (e.g., developing a rationale for a research topic, intricacies of participant recruitment, etc.) scaffolded students' understanding for how to read empirical work.

 Focus Article Worksheet Example

_{*This resource was developed in collaboration with Dr. Vanessa Woods and Madeleine Gross. The Focus Article PPT slides and worksheets are available upon request.}