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Friday, August 21, 2009 from 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM (PT)
We are honored to invite all teachers of psychology - high school, community college, university - to this very special one-day conference!!!
Keynote speaker – Dr. Diane Halpern 10:45 to 11:45 am – Performing Arts Center
Title: Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking: How to Make Critical Thinking a Learning Outcome
Diane F. Halpern is Professor of Psychology at Claremont McKenna College. She has won many awards for her teaching and research, including the Outstanding Professor Award from the Western Psychological Association, the American Psychological Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Distinguished Career Award for Contributions to Education given by the American Psychological Association, and the California State University’s State-Wide Outstanding Professor Award. Diane was president of the American Psychological Association in 2004 and is a past president of the Society for Teaching of Psychology. Her recent books include Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking, Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities, and Women at the Top: Powerful Leaders Tell Us How to Combine Work and Family. She joined Mike Gazzaniga and Todd Heatherton as the third author of the third edition of the introduction to psychology textbook Psychological Science.
Professor Gary Rybold – 12:30 to 1:25 pm – Performing Arts Center
Title: Bringing Critical Thinking into Every Classroom – Adapting the Paul-Elder Model to Engagement Pedagogy
This presentation will introduce the Paul-Elder Model of Critical Thinking. Elements and standards are described as a system to allow students to analyze and evaluate their own work and the work of others. Professor Gary Rybold has coached debate and taught at Irvine Valley College since 1993. Since 2000, his debate teams have been the community college national champions seven times (National Parliamentary Debate Association). He was the Coach of the Year in 1998 for the Pacific Southwest Forensics Association and was the President’s Award winner in 2005 for the California Community College Forensics Association.
NOTES:
1. Registration fee includes morning refreshments and lunch.
2. CALL-FOR-PRESENTATIONS LINK - Share one of your favorite teaching strategies or activities. These are 10-15 minutes teaching sharing sessions. Here are some of the topics submitted so far:
1. Kicking the first day off with a cola taste to get students involved and to teach some
basic principles of scientific research in psychology.
2. Overcoming Procrastination: How to Get Started on an (Un)pleasant Task.
3. Teaching With YouTube: Pedagogical and Technological Considerations.
4. Streaming Videos: keep them short and accessible.
5. Using immediate exam performance feedback to foster ongoing involvement in a
traditional lecture format.
This event is sponsored sponsored by the Psychology Departments of Irvine Valley College, the University of San Diego, and supported by a grant from the Bureau of Educational Affairs of the American Psychological Association.
Welcome to Irvine Valley College (IVC), an institution that is dedicated to student success and to a tradition of providing high quality, accessible, and affordable education for all. Since 1985, Irvine Valley College has been improving the quality of life for residents of southern Orange County. More than 13,000 students are enrolled in IVC’s day, evening, and online programs. IVC’s transfer rate is #1 in Orange County and #3 among all California Community Colleges.
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