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Events: 2008 Psychology Schedule
Psychology Summary
Friday, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
"Web 2.0, Communication, Technology and Post-Secondary Education"
Speaker: John O. Mitterer,
Professor of Psychology, Brock University
- St. Catherines, Ontario
Saturday, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
"The Ten Commandments of Teaching Students to Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience in Psychology"
Speaker: Scott O. Lilienfeld,
Professor of Psychology, Emory University
Friday, February 22nd, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Friday morning the Psychology Section will consider "Web 2.0, Communication, Technology and Post-Secondary Education," with speaker John O. Mitterer, professor of psychology at Brock University, St Catherines, Ontario.
Dr. Mitterer will present "practical and useful information that participants can apply right away to make teaching and learning psychology more effective."
The speaker's primary research focus is applying cognitive principles to the improvement of undergraduate education. Other research interests include psychology of media, feminism and the psychology of men, and using hypermedia and multimedia to enhance and understand cognition and instruction.
Dr. Mitterer has published and lectured on undergraduate education throughout Canada and the U.S. His dream is to create a fully-integrated instructional learning environment for teaching and learning introductory psychology-including textbook, electronic, and Web-based components. Dr. Mitterer holds several excellence in teaching awards from Brock University as well as the Governor's University Award.
Meet Dr. Mitterer on TCCTA Online!
Saturday, February 23rd, 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Saturday's presentation will be "The Ten Commandments of Teaching Students to Distinguish Science from Pseudoscience in Psychology," with Scott O. Lilienfeld, professor of psychology at Emory University.
In this presentation, Dr. Lilienfeld will discuss the key differences between science and pseudoscience, describe their application to beginning psychology courses, and outline skills that psychology students can use for distinguishing scientific from pseudoscientific claims in the media, on the Internet, and in their everyday lives.
Dr. Lilienfeld received his B.A. in psychology from Cornell University in 1982 and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1990. He completed his clinical internship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1986-1987. He was assistant professor in the department of psychology at SUNY Albany from 1990-1994 before coming to Emory.
He recently was appointed a fellow of the Association of Psychological Science, and was the recipient of the 1998 David Shakow Award from Division 12 (Clinical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association for Early Career Contributions to Clinical Psychology.
Dr. Lilienfeld is the founder and editor of the Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, Associate Editor of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and a regular columnist for Scientific American Mind magazine. He has authored or co-authored six books and over 150 journal articles and chapters. Dr. Lilienfeld has also been a participant in Emory University's "Great Teachers" lecturer series, as well as the Distinguished Speaker for the Psi Chi Honor Society at the American Psychological Association and Midwestern Psychological Association conventions.
Psychology Section Co-chairs:
Carol Barbay, Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Dina Neal, Vernon College