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The ND Annual Conference--Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations was held on March 7-8, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains, New York. The conference was sponsored by the Psychology Department of Farmingdale State College. The conference featured Dr. Douglas Bernstein from the University of South Florida, Tampa as the keynote speaker. Participants also had a number of presentations from which to choose, publishers' displays to visit, and many colleagues with whom to network. Thirty abstracts and nine complete papers are included in these proceedings. Presenters covered topics such as teaching psychology through storytelling, using visual displays of data, the benefits of using Excel-based homework assignments, and incorporating multiculturalism in the psychology curriculum. The following complete papers are included in the proceedings: (1) Use of Electronic Discussion Boards to Enhance Classroom Learning (Richard J. DioGuardi); (2) Innovations in Mentoring: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Joseph Maiorca, Daniel Benkendorf, Praveen Chaudhry, Ernest Poole, and Christine Pomeranz); (3) Child's Play: Creating Observational Research Experiences for 21st Century Undergraduates (Joan F. Kuchner); (4) A Student Perspective on Traditional, Hybrid, and Distance Learning Courses (Patricia A. Oswald and Katherine Zaromatidis); (5) Teach Them What They Need to Know for Life (Gretchen Wehrle); (6) The Perils of PowerPoint: Students' Perceptions of Classroom Technology (Judith Krauss, Lori Murphy, and Marybeth Ruscica); (7) The Values and Habits of the 21st Century College Student (Mary Streit); (8) Technology in the Classroom: Three Useful Interventions (James Regan and Daniel Lackaye); and (9) A 21st Century Statistics Course for the 21st Century Student (Karen Y. Holmes and Darlene G. Colson). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC Guidelines. For the 2007 proceedings, see ED499916.]

The 21st Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology was held on March 28-30, 2007 at Hudson Valley Resort and Day Spa in Kerhonkson, New York. The conference was sponsored by the Psychology Department of Farmingdale State College. The conference included twenty five presentations and ten of these are included in these proceedings. Presentation topics included among others course management systems, the benefits of revisions to student learning, distance learning courses, and the use of sitcoms to enhance student learning. Papers include: (1) Counselors as Teachers, Teachers as Counselors: The Process of Parallels (John A. Malacos); (2) Course Management Systems, Past, Present and Future (James Regan, Hugh Knickerbocker, and Jodi Allen); (3) The Hybrid Course: Comparison to Traditional and Distance Learning Courses (Katherine Zaromatidis and Patricia Oswald); (4) The Specifics of Group Discussions within On-line Psychology Classes (Anna Toom); (5) The Integration of A Tangential Reading Into Psychology Courses (Edward J. Murray and Carol A. Puthoff Murray); (6) Do Revisions Help Student Learning? (Brandi Scruggs and Emily Soltano); (7) SITCOMS: TRASH OR TREASURE? Using Situation Comedies to Enhance Learning (Dean M. Amadio and Supriya Poonati); (8) Student Excuses & Motivation (Grant Leitma); (9) Horney Goes Hollywood: Using Films to Teach Personality Theory (Dante Mancini and Herman Huber); and (10) Testing Elaboration Learning in Varied Contexts (Robert A. Dushay). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]

This document includes proceedings, abstracts, and papers of the 20th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology, which was held on March 29-31, 2006 in Monticello, NY. The conference, which dealt with ideas and innovations in the teaching of psychology, was sponsored by the Psychology Department of the Farmingdale State University. The conference featured paper presentations on various topics related to teaching psychology at the undergraduate level. Some topics include: using electronic portfolio systems in program evaluation, teaching deep process studying, and using mnemonics to teach general psychology. Twenty-eight abstracts and ten complete papers are included herein. Individual papers contain references. The following works are included in this document: (1) Teaching Child Cognitive Development through Chekhov's Story Grisha (Anna Toom); (2) Jeopardy in the Classroom: "I'll Take Archetypes for 300, Alex" (Dante Mancini and Herman Huber); (3) Teaching and Confronting the "ISMS": A Hands-On Workshop (Charles L. Richman); (4) Using an Electronic Portfolio System in Program Evaluation (Patricia A. Oswald and Katherine Zaromatidis); (5) Attitude Change after Seminar on Homelessness: Causes and Consequences (Elizabeth B. Gardner, Kate M. Cota, Jocelyn E. Collen, Talia R. Pettini, and Nicole A. Williams); (6) Going Deep: First Observations on Teaching Deep Process Studying (Robert A. Dushay); (7) Teaching Psychology with Vision Loss: A World of Challenge, Innovation, and Skill (Christine M. Szostak); (8) It's Better to Be a Guide on the Side than a Sage on the Stage (Charles A. LaJeunesse); (9) Learning by Doing: Teaching General Psychology (Caroline Olko); and (10) It Takes a Village: Mnemonics and General Psychology (Jonathan Springer). [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines.]

The 19th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology was held on April 6-8, 2005 at Kutsher's Country Club in Monticello, New York. The conference was sponsored by the Psychology Department of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. The conference featured two keynote speakers--Dr. James Naire, sponsored by Wadsworth Publishing Company, and Dr. Michael Epstein, sponsored by Rider University. Participants also had 30 presentations from which to choose, an array of publishers' displays to visit, and many colleagues, old and new, with whom to network. Ten of these presentations are included in these proceedings. Topics ranged from the teaching of introductory psychology to teaching upper level courses such as abnormal and the capstone course. In addition, topics such as distance learning courses and including diversity in teaching were presented. Papers in this proceedings include: (1) A Qualitative Analysis of Student Evaluations of Courses & Instructors (Joseph J. Maiorca); (2) Diversity Integrated into Human Service and Psychology Courses (Edward J. Murray and Carol A. Puthoff Murray); (3) Short Essays and Deep Processing: An Empirical Test (Robert A. Dushay); (4) Analysis of Personality Variables Associated with Team Testing: Is It Right for Everyone? (Ilyse O'Desky and Kathleen Torsney); (5) Personal Storytelling in the Teaching of Introductory Psychology (Herman Huber); (6) Teaching the Missing Chapter in Abnormal Psychology (Rhea Parsons); (7) Distance Learning in Psychology (Katherine Zaromatidis and Patricia A. Oswald); (8) What's on Your Mind? (Elizabeth B. Gardner, Kathleen E. May, and Glenn T. Newman); (9) Bringing Closure to the Major in Psychology: The Capstone Course for Seniors (Peter J. Behrens); and (10) Videoanalysis (Jonathan D. Springer). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the year 2004 proceedings, see ED490667.]

This document includes the proceedings and papers of the 18th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology, which was held on March 24-26, 2004 in Monticello, NY. The conference, which dealt with ideas and innovations in the teaching of psychology, was sponsored by the Psychology Department of the Farmingdale State University. The conference featured paper presentations on various topics related to teaching psychology at the undergraduate level. Some topics include: using technology in the classroom, dealing with textbook plagiarism in introductory psychology, sending students into the world wide web, and developing learning goals and performance outcomes in the psychology curriculum. Sixteen papers are included herein. (Individual papers contain references. For the year 2000 proceedings, see ED450632.)