Episode 84: How To Make Learning Fun Again Part 1 – Piaget
Can we make learning as fun as it was when you were a child? We can. Listen to Dr. Eugene Geist as he explains the cognitive development theories of Jean Piaget and you'll understand why we are all...
View ArticleEpisode 85: How to Make Learning Fun Again – Constructivism and Democratic...
What the heck is constructivism anyway? In this episode I explore that topic with Dr. Eugene Geist. We also explore what some would consider a radical concept in education: democratic schools. What...
View ArticleEpisode 86 (video): Educational Games
Can games really be educational? They are certainly addictive and engaging. Can we harness this aspect of games and use it to learn? In this video I show you why I believe the answer is yes. Let's talk...
View ArticleEpisode 90: The Learning Styles Myth: An Interview with Daniel Willingham
Guess what? There's no such thing as learning style (the theory that each of us has a preferred way to learn new ideas. There are many supposed kinds of learning styles, such as a visual learning...
View ArticleEpisode 102: How to Create an Online Experiment
Want to create an online experiment? Here’s how to do it. I’ll show you can create an experiment using two tools: Wix.com and Google Forms. Using these two tools, you’ll be able to get creative...
View ArticleEpisode 121: Top 10 Psychology Apps for the iPad, iPhone, & iPod
In this video episode I show you 10 of what I consider to be the best psychology apps in the app store. There are a lot of apps out there and many are not so good, but in this episode I pick out what I...
View ArticleParts of the Neuron Explained with ThingLink
Have you checked out ThingLink yet? Pretty cool tool. Check out what I did with it by putting tabs onto a neuron image. Each tab pops open a YouTube video: The post Parts of the Neuron Explained with...
View ArticleEp 173: An Interactive Neuron and Map Using ThingLink
Every once in a while a really cool tool comes along and I like to show everyone the fun I had with it. In this video episode I show how I easily made an interactive image of a neuron and an...
View ArticleEp 184: Critical Thinking (Part 2) – Important? Yes. But Can We Teach It?
In episode 183 I talked about what critical thinking is and why it’s important. Now we talk about why it’s so darn hard to teach and to use critical thinking in our everyday lives. In this episode I’ll...
View ArticleEp 187: I’d Like to Have an Argument Please (critical thinking part 3)
How would you like to have an argument? Turns out that learning how to have a good argument might just be the best way to learn to think critically. In this episode I discuss a neat piece of research...
View ArticleEp 191: What Was B. F. Skinner Really Like?
Would you be surprised to learn that B.F. Skinner was a very likable guy and that you may actually be very much in agreement with his ideas? Many people who study psychology have a negative...
View ArticleEp 198: What’s it Like to Work in Psychology?
A lot of people find psychology interesting. But what is it really like to work in psychology? A tough question to answer because the field is so broad. In this episode of The Psych Files podcast I’ll...
View ArticleEp 213: Leveraging Our Natural Curiosity for Learning (and for Blog and Video...
How do we motivate you to click online? Well, we don’t necessarily have to pay you to get you to do things (extrinsic motivation) because you’re already a curious person. We also don’t necessarily have...
View ArticleEp 250: How I Use Snapchat In My Class
Snapchat got a pretty bad rap over the past few years, but did you know that you actually can use this video messaging app in ways that really do help students see the applications of what their...
View ArticleEp 265: How To Make Study Groups Effective
In a previous episode I talked about the kinds of dynamics that can occur in groups (social loafing, diffusion of responsibility) that can make them ineffective learning experiences as well as just not...
View ArticleEp 279: The United Airlines “Involuntary Deboarding” Incident: from Shock...
The involuntary removal of a passenger on a United Airlines flight has justifiably garnered a lot of attention. And as teachers we certainly want to capture students’ attention. But how do we create a...
View ArticleEp 309: College Teaching Needs To Change
College teaching needs to change. This doesn’t mean using a new fad technique. It doesn’t mean dumbing anything down to get “today’s students”. It does mean that professors need to adopt more of the...
View ArticleEp 318: What is Academic Shame?
Recently we’ve learned that many students learn best not when things are well explained to them, but rather when they’re just a little bit confused. Professor Jeremiah Sullins (interviewed in episode...
View ArticleEp 320: Cannabis and Mental Health – Whose Advice Can You Trust?
Only a little while ago cannabis (marijuana) was approved for medical purposes. Now “recreational use” of the plant is legal in many states in the US. It is being prescribed to treat PTSD,...
View ArticleBranching Scenarios: How To Create One Using ThingLink
There are many great tools that can give content a little “life” and make them a bit more immersive. ThingLink is a company that makes a great tool with many features for doing just this. In this video...
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