prof_chuck’s psychology blog

9 As

12 Bs

11 Cs

5 other

Good work… way to keep working, the final really helped a lot of you. Remember that as you keep on working at the university, distributed practice and testing help. If it’s not set-up for you, create it yourself using online quizzes and self-testing.

Who:    Dr. Jonathan Gulledge
Faculty Candidate in the Department of Psychology & Sociology
When:    Monday, April 13th at 2:30PM
Where:    NOC Room 106

Monkeys Count, What’s Next?

Over the past few years the topic of nonhuman primate cognition has been the focus of some of the most interesting and contentious debates in cognitive psychology.  The variety of exceptional cognitive abilities displayed by nonhuman primates has intrigued many of the most active and influential researchers in our discipline.  With the application of computer technology to the nonhuman primate research arena numerous new abilities, capacities, and applications have been discovered.  Computer-based studies of nonhuman primate short-term memory, long-term memory, visuospatial working memory, attention, and numerical cognition will be discussed.  Additionally, studies of the negative impact of long term exposure to microgravity (e.g., spaceflight) on nonhuman primate cognition will be discussed.     

If you are interested in being a part of psych club for the fall and spring of 2009-2010 please reply by commenting on this post. This is especially important if you can’t make it to the meeting today.

Feel free to introduce yourself and tell us what you want to do after graduation.

Best, prof_chuck

…if you haven’t looked lately take one.

Hey Ya’ll

If you have any kinda chance go to hear the speaker for Darwin Day. Word around is its gonna be great:

 Dr. Craig Nelson will be speaking Wednesday evening, February 25th, at 7 p.m. in the HNS Auditorium on Evolution, Creation, or Both? This event is open to the public!

Dr. Craig Nelson is Professor Emeritus at Indiana University.  An evolutionary ecologist, Craig is an expert on evolution, integrating science and religion, and “creation science.” He also researches teaching, especially the teaching of critical thinking. His biological research (60+ publications) has been on evolution and ecology. His articles on teaching (20+) address critical thinking and mature valuing, diversity, active learning, teaching evolution, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He has presented invited workshops at national meetings and institutions in 37 states and 8 countries. He co-directed a series of national institutes for high school biology teachers on “Evolution and the Nature of Science” and was founding Director of IU’s Environmental Program. In addition, he was the founding president of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. He received the highest award bestowed by Indiana University, as well as the President’s awards from both Vanderbilt, and Northwestern Universities. In 2000, he was named the “Outstanding Research and Doctoral University Professor Of The Year by the Carnegie Foundation”.

I’m hoping this creationism nod in the title is a ploy to get folks into the auditorium… me and the FSM will be there.
Best, prof_chuck

Scholars,

Nice job on the independent tests. I hope you went back and reviewed the material afterwards. Always give your hippocampus a fighting chance.
Today I will be putting you into groups of three at 8a.m…. when our class/test starts. Work together and learn from each other. This is a closed book / closed note exam, but you will have three brains. By my calculations that’s about 2 and 1/2 brains to many for this task.

I have not released your independent tests yet becasue I want everyone to be equals during this collaborative process. The most poorly prepared participant may be able to explain a concept or two to the best prepared participants.

On Monday I’ll pass these exams back and I encourage you to get back together with your group and find the solutions to answers that evaded all of you. Remember we still have a final exam coming up.

My very favorite module is coming up. I believe we’ll have a lot of fun looking at memory. We’ll be doing lots of phenomenological work so come prepared to participate.

Hello Scholars,

Looks like we are ready for our first online exam on Tuesday. It will take place in Vista. If you are enrolled in the class you should see something that says, “Learning and Cognition - Spring 2009 PSYC-3310-A“.

Once inside you should make sure your system works before the morning test time by taking the practice quiz. At 8 a.m. the invisible test will appear and allow you to begin. It must be completed by the time our regularly scheduled class is over at 9:25.

The test is open book and note. Closed other students. Take the test the traditional way, then use any remaining time to learn the material you were unable to answer.

If anyone is caught trying to cheat in this pro-learning environment I will Fail you and ask the Vice President for Academic Affairs to expel you from the university.

Spend some more time studying before Thursday. Be there at 8 for our collaborative exam. I’ll be placing you into groups. The collaborative exam will be closed book and notes, but you will most likely have three brains… that should be more than enough power to plow through the material.

I’ll be in my office during our online testing time to calm any emergencies you might create for yourself.

Best, prof_chuck

Dear Students of Sociology/Psychology,
    It is on behalf of Alpha Kappa Delta that this letter is being written. We invite those students with an interest in Sociology, no matter how great or small, to join our Honor Society provided they meet the requirements of initiation. These requirements include that the student:

• Must be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest in sociology within an official program of the host institution.
• Must be at least a junior by standards of the host institution.
• Must have accumulated the equivalent of an overall GPA of 3.0 and rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship
• Must have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation.
• Must have completed at least four regular courses in sociology prior to initiation.

    If you are interested please contact our faculty advisor, Dr. Franziska Bieri, no later than March 10th. Thank you in advance for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Cassi Gerjets
Lambda of Georgia Chapter President

I will place everyone into groups of about 3 and you will take a second exam over the material. This will be closed book and closed note, but you will have three brains… that should be more than enough.

Remember that our goal is to learn the material. Take your time and learn from each other. You should also pay attention to test taking skills, notice how your peers frame questions and tackle the distractors to pick out the best answer.

Before class I will post our groups on the Intro Psych blog. Check it and remember your number.

All you need to bring with you will be a pencil.

Do you plan to graduate from NGCSU in May 2009? If so, please read on. (If not,
please disregard this email.)

1) Application for Graduation - due January 21
These forms are available in the Registrar’s office or online here:
http://www.ngcsu.edu/enrollment/registrar/AppForGradSpr09.pdf
* Note: A plan of study must be on file in the Registrar’s office before this
application will be accepted. If you submit your application after the deadline,
you must pay a $100 late fee.

2) Pay your graduation fee - due January 21
The NGCSU Business office (located in the Downtown office building (BB&T), room
203) will collect your $20 graduation fee. They can be reached by phone at 706-864-1409,
if you have questions.  If you submit your fee after the deadline, you must pay
a $100 late fee.

3) Check the candidates list
Once we have your plan of study and application on file, your name will appear
on the candidates list that’s published on the following site. This spelling
of your name will be used for your diploma and in the graduation program.
https://eagle2.ngcsu.edu:2001/pls/prod/GRD_F01_PKG.grad_list

4) Order your cap & gown by March 13
This order will be placed with the NGCSU bookstore (located in the Student Center).
A link to their site is below. Check the Graduation link on the left side of
the page.
http://www.ngcsu.edu/Resource/ngcsubk/homepage.htm

5) All candidates must be present their School’s graduation ceremony in May (for
Education, Arts & Letters, Science & Health Professions, or Business). If you
do not plan to participate in your ceremony, please indicate so on the application
for graduation or contact the Registrar’s Office (in writing) no later than April
15th.  You must pay a $5 diploma mailing fee (also by April 15th) in the Business
office.  If you are not excused from the ceremony in advance, you will be charged
$10 to receive your diploma.

Please continue to check your NGCSU email for other updates regarding your graduation.
Ceremony information will be sent out via email 1-2 months prior to graduation
or check the NGCSU home page for ‘Graduation Information’.

If you have questions, please contact the Registrar’s office at 706-864-1760.
Our office is in Price Memorial Hall, room 221. Our fax number is 706-867-2749.