Taking a psychology class? Confused about Research Methods? Let me know what you think of a new tool I built which I call the "MAPPR". That stands for "Make A Personal Psych Review" (best name I could come up with). Here’s what it does: I’ve selected a typical topic from an Intro Psych course: the scientific method (might be referred to as Research Methods in your textbook) and I chose what I think are the bold terms that most students of psychology would have to learn from the chapter on this topic. I put these terms into a concept map and then recorded my own explanations for what these terms mean. Then (not done yet) I put the concept map and the audio files into a small online application which allows you to choose only those terms you find difficult or which you want to review. So: on the map you click the terms you want to review and then click the "Play" button and hear my explanation of those terms. It’s probably best to check it out yourself.

Let me know what you think!

Click here to go to the MAPPR

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In case you want to download the map itself, click on the image below and then print out or download the jpg image on the next screen.

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if you’re interested in how to set up a blog, how to post audio files to the web to create a podcast, and how to use RSS and iTunes to let students know about new audio you’ve uploaded (the technology behind podcasting), I created a video walkthrough which shows how all this is done. Maybe you’ll find this helpful.

Some of this information on how and why to create educational blogs and podcasts can be found in this article I wrote for the PsychTeacher discussion list. A PowerPoint presentation of some of these ideas can also be found on that page.

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I decided that it was time to look at the biology behind the changes that occur in our lives as we grow. As I put my ideas together to do this, I employed a very neat program called Timeliner. It is so cool in fact that I decided to do an episode solely on how to use Timeliner, especially the tool called “merge”. If you are an educator I think you’ll find this episode interesting. It shows how to use Timeliner to compare timelines that focus on different aspects of life - in this case I merge Erikson’s stages with significant events in my life and then with some of the significant the physical changes that occur in everyone’s life as we age. In part 2 I’ll talk more about these changes, but in this episode I just wanted to share how great a program Timeliner is. This is an uncompensated endorsement of this great program. I wanted to share how this program could be an example of what Jonnassen calls a “mindtool”. Hope you find this interesting.

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Resources for this podcast

• Go to the Tom Snyder Productions website where you can purchase Timeliner and explore development across the lifespan.
• I mention Jonassen in the podcast. Here is a link to his text on mindtools.

Related Episodes

Other information on Erikson can be found in these podcasts:

• Interviews with individuals in the different stages of Erikson’s model can be found in episode 21.

• Part 2 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 24.

• Part 3 of this series on Erikson’s stages can be found in episode 25.

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