WEb-Based Academic Support For Winthrop Psychology Majors

		WEb-Based Academic Support For Winthrop Psychology Majors

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		Success in College

		Dr. Griggs' Study Tips for College Students Study Tips0.pdf

		The Art of Taking Tests: http://webster.commnet.edu/faculty/simonds//tests.htm

		Bloom's Taxonomy and study habits: http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm

		Students with disabilities should review this web page regarding Winthrop's services: http://www2.winthrop.edu/hcs/disability.htm

		Reminders About What You Learned In PSYC 101

		Psychology: An Introduction by Russell A. Dewey, PhD., an online introductory textbook http://www.intropsych.com/index.html

		Epsychlopedia. A collection of lessons that cover many of the main concepts in psychology as well as important case studies. The site includes video interviews with experts, activities for you to try at home, online quizzes, user-rated links to more resources, and a chat forum and message-board for you to share knowledge with each other. http://library.thinkquest.org/C005870/home.php

		Hanover College Psychological Tutorials http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/tutor.html

		Reminders About What You Learned In PSYC 301/302

		Dr. Griggs Checklist for APA Style Papers.pdf

		The Problems with Statistics by Richard F Taflinger, a brief article on interpreting statistics in published articles: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~taflinge/evistats.html

		Online statistics review textbook: http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html

		Creative Outlets for Student Research or What Do I Do Now That my Study is Completed? by Jack L. Powell, University of Hartford. http://www.kon.org/powell.html

		Online Research Resources

		Preparing and Printing Posters in the Winthrop Psychology Department

		Against all Odds: Inside Statistics videos and tutorials: http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html

		Dr. Sinn's SPSS Instructional Videos

		The Measurement Toolchest is a library of references for existing scales in the broad management literature: Measures toolchest

		Success In Upper Level Courses

		The Department encourages students' completion of both PSYC 301 and 302 prior to taking other psychology courses. However, some students may need to enroll in an upper level course prior to completing one or the other. Instructors may assume, however, that you have research competencies from those courses. Resources in this and the two preceding sections may be helpful.

		American Psychological Association’s guide, Library Research in Psychology: http://www.apa.org/science/lib.html

		Reviews and Tutorials

		Resources for Research Methods

		How To Write Papers For Psychology Classes

		Dr. Griggs Checklist for APA Style Papers.pdf

		How to write a literature review: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/literature_review.html

		Winthrop’s Writing Center, located in 242 Bancroft Hall, provides a free writing, consulting service to all members of the University community: students, staff, administrators and faculty. The Writing Center’s purpose is to help writers at all levels learn more about their writing through tutoring sessions. Their web page includes many helpful resources for college writing: http://www2.winthrop.edu/wcenter/

		“The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.” http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

		Psychology with Style: A Hypertext Writing Guide, by M. Plonsky, University of Wisconsin: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm

		Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines, by Winthrop's David Weeks http://www2.winthrop.edu/dacus/researchguides/scholarlyrg.htm

		Dacus Library Psychology Research Guide: http://www2.winthrop.edu/dacus/researchguides/psychologyrg.htm

		APA Style Guides

		Online Writing Guides

		How to create statistical tables with MS Word http://www.radford.edu/~jaspelme/443/spring-2007/How_to_Make_an_APA_format_Table_in_Word.pdf

		How To Use (And Not Use) The Internet For Course Assignments

		Psychology students are encouraged to be skeptical when utilizing web resources for course assignments. Most web sites are not critically reviewed as are professional publications. Why take a chance when PsychINFO is so convenient? Read the following brief article by Winthrop's David Weeks as well as his article under the heading Becoming a Critical Consumer....

		Evaluating Internet Sites: A Guide to Avoiding the Web Sites Your Librarian Warned You About, by David Weeks: http://www2.winthrop.edu/dacus/researchguides/evaluatingwebsitesrg.htm

		Becoming A Critical Reader of Popular Press and Media Stories Involving Psychology

		Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines by David Weeks: http://www2.winthrop.edu/dacus/researchguides/scholarlyrg.htm

		Where to Find Credible Information on the Web

		These pages provide links to other online resources in psychology. They provide a narrower focus that you’ll get with Google or other search engines and have usually been compiled by someone who’s knowledgeable about the topics.

		Articles, Research, & Resources in Psychology: http://kspope.com/index.php

		Psych Web: http://www.psychwww.com/

		Centre for Psychology Resources, Athabasca University: http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/aupr/tools.shtml

		PsychCentral , a popular site with a great deal of information about psychological issues, primarily intended for a nonprofessional audience, is at http://psychcentral.com/

		Neurosciences on the Internet by Neil A. Busis, MD: http://www.neuroguide.com/

		Classics in the History of Psychology is an effort to make the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines available on the World Wide Web. There are now over 25 books and about 200 articles and chapters on-line. The site also contains links to over 200 relevant works posted at other sites. Located at: http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/what.htm

		Social Psychology Network: http://www.socialpsychology.org/

		National Mental Health Information Center: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/

		MegaPsych--It hasn't been updated recently but is still a good resource: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/%7ejnichols/bookmarks.html

		NEW: Master Class 2011: The Science of Human Nature

		In July, Edge held its annual Master Class in Napa, California on the theme: "The Science of Human Nature": Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman on the marvels and the flaws of intuitive thinking; Harvard mathematical biologist Martin Nowak on the evolution of cooperation; Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker on the history of violence; UC-Santa Barbara evolutionary psychologist Leda Cosmides on the architecture of motivation; UC-Santa Barbara neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga on neuroscience and the law; and Princeton religious historian Elaine Pagels on The Book of Revelations. In the coming weeks we will publish the complete video, audio, and texts. For publication schedule and details, click here.

		North Central College Psychology Department resource page for psychology majors: http://northcentralcollege.edu/x7933.xml

		Autism Spectrum Disorders--credible online sources

		Research Autism, a UK research organization with reliable summaries: http://www.researchautism.net/pages/welcome/home.ikml

		National Autism Center: http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/

		American Psychological Society

		About APS Who We Are The Association for Psychological Science (previously the American Psychological Society) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level. Mission The Association's mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare. History The Association for Psychological Science was founded in 1988 by a group of scientifically oriented psychologists interested in advancing scientific psychology and its representation as a science at the national level. Membership APS has approximately 20,000 members and includes the leading psychological scientists and academics, clinicians, researchers, teachers, and administrators.

		The Whole Brain Atlas

		This is an amazing resource for neurology and neuroanatomy: http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

		APA's PsycLink--The Practice Wiki

		This is a pilot project of the American Psychological Association’s 2010 Presidential Task Force on Advancing Practice. The mission of the task force is to prioritize and advance the development and dissemination of resources that will advance the practice of psychology. This wiki is the place to share resources, professional experiences, useful links and any other information you think colleagues would find helpful in their work.

		http://psyclink.apa.org/display/ITS/PsycLINK+-+The+Practice+Wiki

		Science And Pseudoscience In Psychology

		Wikipedia defines pseudoscience as "a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or that is made to appear to be scientific, but which does not adhere to an appropriate scientific methodology, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status." Read the full article with tips on recognizing pseudoscience at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience

		Is Psychology a Science? Before you dismiss the question with the quick response "Of course it is!," you might want to read this article: http://www.arachnoid.com/psychology/index.html

		Science-Based Medicine http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=6736

		Quackwatch. org: A reliable online source about quackery, health fraud, and unsupported products, services and theories: www.quackwatch.org. Specialty QuackWatch sites include: www.mentalhealthwatch.org and www.autism-watch.org

		Skeptic's Dictionary: A review of the evidence base of numerous topics in junk science and pseudoscience, the Skeptic’sDictionary is an invaluable source. http://www.skepdic.com/

		Research Autism. Many psychology students are interested in autism. Unfortunately, the web is often not a reliable source of information about this disorder. One source that is reliable is Research Autism at http://www.researchautism.net/pages/welcome/home.ikml.

		A Field Guide to Critical Thinking, James Lett: http://www.csicop.org/si/show/field_guide_to_critical_thinking/

		The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry promotes science and scientific inquiry, critical thinking, science education, and the use of reason in examining important issues. It encourages the critical investigation of controversial or extraordinary claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community, the media, and the public. The organization publishes The Skeptical Inquirer. http://www.csicop.org/

		Becoming A Critical Reader Of Psychology Articles.

		Critical Reading and Thinking Skills: http://www.freeminds.org/psychology/other/critical-reading-and-thinking-skills.html

		Practical Tips for Reading Academic Prose: http://gsi.berkeley.edu/resources/discussion/read_crti.html

		Mission Critical, an interactive tutorial for critical thinking: http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/

		How To Prepare An Oral Presentation For A Psychology Class

		Online tutorial, Preparing an Oral Presentation by Jeff Radel, University of Kansas: http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Preparing_talks/TalkStrt.html

		Dr. McKemy's Oral Presentation Rubric.pdf-

		How to Create a Captivating Presentation; a quick summary by Mark McGuinness http://99u.com/tips/7039/How-to-Create-a-Captivating-Presentation

		The Use And Misuse Of PowerPoint For Oral Presentations

		Apparently the business world has come to the realization that Microsoft PowerPoint is often overused and misused. This may result in participants’ eyes glazing over and their actually learning less! A reaction has set in with many. Just do a quick web seach with the phrase “Death by PowerPoint.” You’ll find many articles including the following selected links. (BTW, academia is just beginning to realize much of this.)

		Eight minute video Eradicating Death by PowerPoint by Gavin Meikle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRg7GmOI8AU

		Spoof of PowerPoint misuse: The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation

		Brief critique of typical ppt presentations with recommendations for more effective use: Friends Don’t Let Friends Abuse PowerPoint by Ethan Ax: http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/contributors.asp?id=793

		5 Steps to Prevent Death by Powerpoint (also has links to other helpful information about presentations): http://tinyurl.com/ylrb8fy

		Preventing “Death by PowerPoint” http://www.acidlabs.org/2007/02/01/preventing-death-by-powerpoint/

		Death by PowerPoint or Twelve Steps to Better E-Presentations by Matthew A. Christian http://tinyurl.com/ygvl429

		PowerPoint Presentations: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly http://www.shkaminski.com/Classes/Handouts/powerpoint.htm

		Resources For Undergraduate Research

		Links to undergraduate publication outlets

		Office of Undergraduate Research “supports a student-centered learning environment that fosters student research, scholarship, and creative activities. The Initiative encourages students and faculty mentors to collaborate in the design and implementation of projects and the dissemination of results.”: http://www2.winthrop.edu/artscience/undergradresearch/

		Sponsored Programs and Research (SPAR) serves the faculty, students and staff in seeking and administering external funding for research, instruction and outreach programs: http://www2.winthrop.edu/spar/

		Institutional Review Board: http://www2.winthrop.edu/spar/Human%20Subjects.htm

		IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee http://www2.winthrop.edu/spar/IACUC.htm

		Dacus Library has many resources: http://www2.winthrop.edu/dacus/default.htm

		Student Research Travel Support: http://www2.winthrop.edu/spar/Student%20Travel%20Support.htm

		Winthrop University subscribes to the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) maintained at the University of Miami for provision of required training for all individuals conducting research or advising on research involving human subjects. CITI Home Page

		Resources for Personal Productivity, Wellness, and Effectiveness

		Winthrop's Health and Counseling Services http://www2.winthrop.edu/hcs/

		Email etiquette: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/636/01/

		APA Help Center: http://helping.apa.org/

		Getting Things Done (GTD). Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity is a book by David Allen which presents a well-regarded approach to time and task management that’s very popular in the business world but very appropriate for college students. For more information, see the Amazon descriptions and reviews at: http://tinyurl.com/ykjjano

		Psi Chi International Honor Society: http://www.psichi.org/Pubs/

		APA Task Force Help for College Students: Enhancing the College Experience http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/Sommerb/taskforce/

		Academic Honesty And Ethical Behavior In Psychology

		The Correct Use of Borrowed Information will help you avoid plagiarism: http://www2.winthrop.edu/wcenter/handoutsandlinks/plagiar.htm

		Internships, Volunteerism and Service Learning

		PSYC 340 A, B, C, Field Placement in Psychology, allows psychology majors and minors to receive psychology elective credit for paid employment or volunteer experience relevant to psychology. Field experience may take place in a human or social service, health or mental health, educational, business, or related agency or organization. For details: PSYC 340 Overview0.doc

		PSYC 461, 462, Academic Internships in Psychology. These 1- or 2- credit internships are similar to PSYC 463 but do not fulfill the capstone requirement.

		PSYC 463, Academic Internships in Psychology: This is a three-credit course which fulfills the psychology major capstone experience requirement. It consists of a weekly seminar meeting of 1-1.5 hours and student participation in practical experiences at a pre-assigned internship site for 8-12 hours per week for 14 weeks. The primary objectives of this course are to give junior and senior psychology students the following:

		practical experience in a human services setting in which psychological principles are applied,

		realistic knowledge about their career interests and available career opportunities,

		greater insight into their abilities and fitness as candidates for careers or graduate school,

		understanding of the attitudes, behavior, and skills that are typically demanded in post-graduation environments, and

		an understanding of the ethical principles in professional psychology and human services.

		Syllabus: http://www2.winthrop.edu/psychology/syllabi/Fall09/Modaresi463f09.pdf

		List of typical internship sites:

		Children's Attention Home: Abused and neglected children up to age 17 are housed, schooled, and protected until they can be paced in foster homes. Hospice Community Care: Intern works with a number of counselors and psychologists in individual, family, or group activities aimed at helping survivors and caretakers of terminally ill patients. Safe Passage (Formerly, Sexual Assault Center): Adult female and children outpatient, emergency, and in-patient temporary housing and counseling for sexually abused/ domestic violence victims. York Catawba Mental Health, Adult Center: Intern works with counselors and social workers on various skills learning activities, including social interactions, communication, Activities of Daily Living. Patients in this site typically present with serious clinical and mental disorders. York County Board of Disability: Work with youth and adults with mental retardation or other forms of disability under the supervision of a school psychologist or a related professional. Carolina Pediatric Therapy: Work with children with various disabilities under the supervision of occupational and speech therapists; Lancaster Mental Health, Adult: Intern works under supervision of a counselor with adult clients with severe mental disorders in skills training activities and projects; Intern may also do individual research projects. Lancaster Mental Health, Child: Intern works with a counselor supervisor in outpatient facility or in schools with troubled children, their family and their teachers. New Hope Carolina: Work with behaviorally, emotionally, and intellectually disadvantaged adolescents. Some of what an intern may be asked to do includes assisting in group therapy and activities of different kinds, in individual therapy, training students one on one, carry out programmed behavior management practices, and be a liaison in inter -institutional interactions. Springs Recovery Place: Intern works with professional counselors to help outpatient and inpatient clients recover from alcohol and substance dependency. SC Department of Parole, Pardon, and Probation: Intern functions as a SC State law enforcement staff in assisting the Department officers and law enforcers perform their duties ensuring that the convicted clients have stayed within their legal limitations. York Country Department of Juvenile Justice: Helping a psychologist and legal staff in interviewing legally troubled juveniles and their families to determine their suitability for psychological rehabilitation alternatives to incarceration.

		Winthrop’s Service Learning Program. Service learning is an opportunity for students to participate in organized community service that addresses local needs while developing their academic skills, sense of civic responsibility, and commitment to the community. More info at: http://www2.winthrop.edu/cce/servicelearning/

		Winthrop Internship Opportunities. The Internship Program through the Career and Civic Engagement office is an academic program which provides students with pre-professional work experience in a field related to their major or career interest. Students can earn academic credit in their major which is reflected on their transcript, or have the option to participate in a non-credit internship. http://www2.winthrop.edu/cce/servicelearning/Student/nonprofitcoops.htm

		Advising, Course Selection, Registration

		The College of Arts and Sciences Office of Student Services publishes information about advising, registration, forms, planning for graduation, etc. at: http://www2.winthrop.edu/artscience/studentservices/what.htm

		Psychology Department Advising Information:

		Winthrop Course Catalogues by Year of Entry: http://www.winthrop.edu/recandreg/default.aspx?id=7380

		Registration Time Assignments: http://www.winthrop.edu/recandreg/default.aspx?id=7539

		Careers In Psychology and Human Services

		General Information

		Life Beyond the Bachelor’s Degree: A Primer for Psychology Majors, by Mikki Jeschke, D.W. Rajecki, and Kathy Johnson, Department of Psychology, Indiana University. A most definitive article: http://www.psynt.iupui.edu/Users/kjohnson/bulletin/primer.htm

		Marky Lloyd’s Careers in Psychology Page: This page includes entry-level jobs as well as Masters and Doctoral careers in psychology and related areas: http://www.psychwww.com/careers/index.htm

		University of Waterloo Career Development eManual http://www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca/index2.asp

		Online Psychology Career Center, a one-stop resource for psychology students looking for jobs or interested in graduate school. http://www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm

		Psychology Careers and Job Search Guide http://www.careerprofiles.info/psychology-careers.html

		U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition webpage provides extensive information about psychologists’ training, employment, job outlook, earnings, etc.: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos056.htm

		American Psychological Association’s webpage for students provides information about careers at http://www.apa.org/students/

		Careers with a Graduate Degree http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/undergraduate/psyc_major/careers_with_grad_degree.html

		Psychology Career Center. This noncommercial website is intended to help aspiring psychologists, psychology students and job seekers make better, more informed career choices by providing them with relevant, reliable and up-to-date career development, job search and employment information. http://www.psychologycareercenter.org/

		What You Can Do With an Undergraduate Psychology Degree:

		Careers in Human Development, by Dr. Cheryl Fortner-Wood http://faculty.winthrop.edu/fortnerc/Careers.htm

		Indiana University Southeast page: http://www.ius.edu/Psychology/Career.cfm

		What is your Area of Interest? By James Madison University Department of Psychology http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/undergraduate/psyc_major/interest_area.html

		What Can I do with a Degree in Psychology by University of Georgia Career Center http://www.career.uga.edu/multimedia/majors_handouts/Psychology.pdf

		Child Life Specialist

		What You Can Do With a Graduate Degree:

		Clinical Psychology. The practice of clinical psychology is regulated by state psychology boards and requires a masters or doctoral degree. This web page provides information for students about licensure requirements in every state: http://www.asppb.net/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3343

		School Psychology.

		Counseling

		Social Work (usually requires a two-year masters degree program)

		Marriage and Family Therapy

		APA's Applied Career Options with a Graduate Degree:

		Careers in Social Psychology: http://www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm

		Alternative Human Service Careers

		Nursing http://nursingdegreeguide.com/psych/

		Americorps http://www.americorps.gov/

		Teach for America http://www.teachforamerica.org/

		Behavior Analyst Certification Programs BACB

		How to Research Career Options

		Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/OCO/

		America’s Career Info Net http://www.acinet.org/

		Marketing Yourself to Employers

		Winthrop's Career Development Center: http://www2.winthrop.edu/careers/career_development/

		Job Search Sites

		Resumes, Cover Letters, Applications

		Sell Yourself Into a New Job, by Dorothy Leeds http://www.dorothyleeds.com/articles/sellyourself.html

		Skills to Emphasize when Applying for Jobs http://www.psyc.jmu.edu/undergraduate/psyc_major/getbachelorsjob.html

		How to Network: The University of Georgia Career Center http://www.career.uga.edu/STUDENTS/networking.html

		123s of Networking Networking 123s0.pdf

		How to Conduct an Informational Interview http://www.career.uga.edu/STUDENTS/informationalinterviews.html

		Graduate School

		Selecting Graduate Schools

		Graduate Study in Psychology and Related Fields. This book lists relevant graduate schools in North America and information about programs offered at each school. Additional details such as GRE scores of recent admittees and number of students receiving financial assistance are included. In conjunction with your preferences for geographical location, school reputations, and financial circumstances, this book will help generate a list of possible schools. This publication may be checked out from the Department of Psychology office.

		Where Should I Apply to Graduate School? by Jeffrey L. Helms and Mary E. Schnorf http://www.psichi.org/Pubs/Articles/Article_773.aspx

		Online Psychology Career Center, a one-stop resource for psychology students looking for jobs or interested in graduate school. It has multiple listings of different types of graduate programs http://www.socialpsychology.org/career.htm

		Dr. Walsh's Pages on Graduate Programs http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda2.html

		Department of Psychology Recommendations Regarding School and Clinical Psychology

		Online Listings of Graduate Programs

		Taking the Graduate Record Exam

		The Educational Testing Services’ Graduate Record Examination (GRE) page is located at: http://www.ets.org/gre

		Winthrop University Testing Services (information on the free practice GRE, MCAT, etc): http://www2.winthrop.edu/hcs/testingservices-home.htm

		Applying to Graduate Schools

		Graduate Admissions in Psychology: I. The Application Process, by John C. Norcross: http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_537.aspx

		Graduate Admissions in Psychology: II. Acceptance Rates and Financial Considerations, by John C. Norcross: http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_549.aspx

		Getting into Graduate School: Tips and Timelines, Dr. Tracy Griggs Getting Into Grad School-Presentation0.pdf

		Scholarship Information http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/

		Recommendation Letters

		General Information

		Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, publishes a great newsletter which regularly features articles about searching for, applying to, and getting accepted by graduate schools. Their web site is: http://www.psichi.org/Pubs/

		Dr. Linda Walsh's Psychology Pages http://www.uni.edu/walsh/linda1.html

		APA Students page on Graduate School http://www.apa.org/students/student3.html

		GradSchools.com: http://www.gradschools.com/

		Blogs for Psychology Majors

		Psychology Today: http://ow.ly/15XdS8

		PsychCentral: http://psychcentral.com/

		American Psychological Society http://www.psychologicalscience.org/

		Kevin McGrew's IQ Corner: http://www.iqscorner.com/

		Beautiful Minds: http://ow.ly/15XdS8

		Child Psychology Research Blog: http://www.child-psych.org/

		Disability News: http://www.patriciaebauer.com/

		World of Psychology: http://psychcentral.com/blog/

		Cognitive Daily: http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/

		BrainBlog: http://neuropsychological.blogspot.com/

		Psychology and Crime News: http://crimepsychblog.com/

		Brain Blogger: http://brainblogger.com/

		The Splintered Mind: http://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/index.html

		HealthPsych: http://www.health-psych.blogspot.com/

		Laura's Psychology Blog: http://laurafreberg.com/blog/

		Science Digest: http://www.sciencedaily.com/

		TechPsych: http://techpsych.blogspot.com/

		Arachnoid: http://www.arachnoid.com/index.html

		List of 101 Fascinating "Brain Blogs": http://oedb.org/library/features/101_fascinating_brain_blogs

		Resources for the Teaching of Psychology

		PowerPoint in the Classroom: Is it Really Necessary? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/pmc/articles/PMC520839/

		Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s web page, TeachPsych.org. Includes Project Syllabus, a collection of exemplary syllabi for psychology courses: http://teachpsych.org/resources/index.php

		Successful Academic: http://www.successfulacademic.com/

		Teaching Professor Blog: http://www.teachingprofessor.com/blog

		Guidelines for writing recommendation letters: https://career.berkeley.edu/Letter/LetterGuidelines.stm

		Guided Notes: Guided notes are instructor-prepared handouts that provide all students with background information and standard cues with specific spaces to write key facts, concepts, and/or relationships during the lecture.

		Preparing guided notes

		http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/Guided-Notes-Fact-Sheet.pdf

		Guided Notes: Increasing Student Engagement During Lecture and Assigned Readings \| Intervention Central

		http://www.interventioncentral.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/pdfs_interventions/guided_notes_example.pdf

		Authors' Notes

		This page was developed and is maintained Dr. Leigh Armistead, Dept of Psychology, Winthrop University.

		To suggest additional resources or report broken links, contact Dr. Armistead at armisteadl@winthrop.edu

		Note: There's a web page similar to this one with resources for graduate students in the School Psychology Program. Undergraduates may find it useful as well.

		Updated: 8/30/11