Psychology Tutor: Mentor (PSI) Psycho-Social Incarnation

Part of my first assignment is due this week~ a demonstration of my teaching. This will be done online, so if it is possible for me to record it, and I have the permission of the participants to share it~ lucky reader you! Firstly, I will make some notes here of the criteria (this will [...]

Believe it or not, there was a time when eating required more than paying someone to drive it to your house, people didn’t sit still in front of computers for 10 hours a day “working”/thinking up something clever for their Facebook status and going somewhere actually involved more physical effort than moving the gas pedal [...]

Just a quick note to give a shout out for Sid Savara’s FREE pdf download and course newsletter, Personal Development 101. Sid has written as easy to read article, How to Create Your Personal Development Plan that is a boon for students like you to get or maintain direction with your studies. There is even [...]

Awesome! Dean over at Dean and Ying’s Blog shares his idea to turn the humble paperclip into an iPhone stand~ watch videos of lectures or tutorials etc whilst typing up your notes. A pdf template is available here Share your feedback on this idea after you give it a go…

Heading into Week 3 with my online GCTTL course, so my first assignments for each Subject are getting closer. I will spend my study time this week gathering material for them. I will upload the concept maps as soon as I do them ~:-) I now have my readings sorted within a mango bright A4 [...]

Just a quick post to let you know that another item has been added to the PSI Tutor:Mentor Store (see the page tab below the Header…?). Geographical Boundaries and Global Markets: Outline is an outline for a 1, 000 word assignment with APA formatting to answer these quesitons: Think about the impact that two (2) [...]

I am now moving onto Biggs’ (2001) level 3 teaching theory~ tho first to note my mood which I have been neglecting in a couple of the previous posts. Mood: Happy~ because it is raining and so not humid! Student-focused Teaching that leads to learning (teach to fish) What a student does = learning; not [...]

Returning to the Biggs (2001) reading, The reflective institution: Assuring and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, I will now reflect on my notes for Level 2 of his teaching theory: What the teacher does… Transmission model (mug-and-jug; “I’m the expert”) Teacher-focused Complex knoweldge structures Skillful teacher –> Outcomes Retrospective QA Teacher awards Means [...]

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The introduction in my course notes suggests that I create a concept map for my Teaching Event in Week 4. Stay tuned to see how mine turns out~to be sure there will be glitter! I am still reading the paper by Biggs (2002) and Quality Assurance within educational institutions. It is a Week 1 reading, [...]

One of the first topics covered in psychology is that it is a science~ enjoy the links below to discover how and why psychology is considered to be a science~ Is Psychology a Science? (video) Psychology as a Science (pdf; Fuchs & Milar, 2002) PSYCHSOC DEBATE- “Psychology: Science or Pseudoscience?”‏ P2 (video) Can Psychology Be [...]

The reading I am reflecting on for this post is, The Reflective Practitioner, by Dr Pak Yoong. Mood: Sneezing from hayfever; little tired and itchy throat. “Crisis of confidence in professional knowledge.and professional education” (Schon, 1987) Universities need to embrace more non-logical methods of thinking Reflective practices that value “spontaneous behavior..[to] reveal a kind of [...]

Yes~ almost all of us seek to put-off-till later something that really needs to be tackled right now. Even if it is just for 5-15 minutes. Here are some helpful links to get you motivated and to navigate that procrastination voice~ Sid Savara’s posts: 7 Common Procrastination Excuses I’ll Get Around To It Someday by [...]