NITOP Workshops and Presentations

• 2019: What are we Doing and is it Enough? Instructor Preparation for General Psychology. (PIE presented by W. S. Altman & M. Beers)

• 2018: Investigating Student Preparedness and Academic Success in General Psychology
  (Altman, W. S., Pena-Shaff, J., & Spiegelman, J.)

• 2017: Bringing psychology to our communities with STP.

• 2017: The impact of students' reading comprehension on academic achievement in general psychology (Altman, W. S., Pena-Shaff, J. B., & Domingo, C. L.)

• 2017: Starting and succeeding with a great career at a teaching-focused institution (PIE presented by J. L. Michaels, A. Christopher, & W. S. Altman)

• 2016: Concept mapping and "V" Mapping: Tools to promote students' understanding

• 2015: Designing Rubrics to Improve Students’ Writing and Make Grading Easier (with Kathleen P. Greenberg)

• 2015: Demo Demo: Creating Your Own Cult

• 2013: The NITOP Technology Workshops (with D. Berg & D. Miller)

• 2012: Create engaging PowerPoint presentations that facilitate great teaching--Really!

• 2011: Teaching research methods and reporting through scaffolded hands-on student research in introductory psychology

• 2010: Enhancing the scholarship of teaching and learning as a journal reviewer. (with A. Christopher & P. Marek)

• 2009: Tips and tricks for community college teachers

• 2008: Taking it to the streets: How to give psychology away and become a local media hero (with J. Shultz, K. Bordens, & R. Farberman)

• 2007: In-class writing as a teaching tool: An evaluation

• 2006: Advance organizers and diagnostics using in-class writing techniques

• 2005: The selection of a departmental textbook for general psychology: An objective process (with K. A. Ericksen & J. Pena-Shaff)