MToP 2009 Conference Schedule
Friday, Sept 25
9:00+ Registration
10:00 – 12:00 Pre-conference workshops (included in conference fee)
Sip your coffee: Teaching your students to think critically
Brian Burke, Fort Lewis College
Lecture-free lectures for your introductory psychology course
Richard Gorman, Central New Mexico Community College
12:00 Luncheon (included in conference fee)
1:15 Keynote Address: James Nairne, Purdue University
Thinking functionally: Implications for the classroom
2:30 & 3:45 Workshop & Roundtable Sessions
Student learning style based on temperament type
Christina Scott, Saint Mary’s College of California
Use of legends, fables & anecdotes in teaching psychology
Richard Miller & William Wozniak, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Integrating complex socio-cultural contexts in the introductory course
Damian McCabe, Wil Scott & George Mastroianni, US Air Force Academy
Saturday, Sept 26
9:00 Keynote Address: Ellen Pastorino, Valencia Community College-FL
Active learning: Getting students engaged
10:15 & 11:30 Workshop Sessions
Effective teaching of psychology online
Kimberly Henderson & Patt Elison-Bowers, Boise State University
Fun and games to help learning in social psychology, statistics, etc.
Sue Kraus, Fort Lewis College
Strategies for connecting learning with students’ motivation
Gary Smith, University of New Mexico
12:30 Luncheon (included in conference fee)
1:45 & 3:00 Workshop & Roundtable Sessions
Making collaborative learning work in both large and small classrooms
Maria Hopkins, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Student outcomes focused courses: Helping them see the ‘big picture’
Joseph Looney, US Air Force Academy
A place for the emotion of anger in psychology classes
Jerry Deffenbacher, Colorado State University