Corrupting The Youth: Teaching of Psychology: Recent Episodes
Jacob Miranda and Cassie Whitt
Our names are Jacob Miranda and Cassie Whitt. We are two doctoral candidates at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. We are in the Experimental Psychology doctoral program, and we work together within our concentration of Social Psychology. Together, we are the hosts of Corrupting The Youth - a podcast about the teaching of psychology. If you like psychology, education, or both, then THIS is the podcast for you!
Hi, Corrupters!
*the following show notes were generated using GhatGPT***
Today, we're delving into a hot topic in education— the use of generative AI in college courses. As technology continues to advance, educators are faced with the decision of integrating artificial intelligence into their teaching methods. In this episode, we'll be discussing the pros and cons of using generative AI in higher education. We also broach the question - is there a middle ground? We explore how educators can strike a balance between leveraging generative AI and maintaining a human touch in education. We also discuss the importance of adequately training educators to navigate and maximize the benefits of AI integration.
-Cassie & Jacob
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Hi, corrupters! We know it is just the beginning of the fall semester, but we are already thinking about student evaluations! In this one we talk about what they are, the purpose they serve, where they could maybe use some improvement. Love them or hate them, student evaluations play an important role in the academic job. What are your thoughts on how to use them to improve your pedagogy?-Cassie Music: East Side Manhattan by Popoi |https://soundcloud.com/popoimusicMusic promoted byhttps://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
_____________________________________________________________________________Hello beautiful people! In this episode, Cassie and I acknowledge the passage of time (our pt. 2 episode was recorded months apart from pt. 1. As such, we are coming into the topic with fresh eyes. We reflect on our experiences being on the job market. August/September is usually the start of the job hunting season where jobs get posted. Cassie talks about the questions you should have and gives dating advice while Jacob wonders if we have any listeners who are jerks. We talk about how the first interview is a unique opportunity for you as an applicant as well as go over the “job talks” you give. We share resources that helped us tread the waters to stay on top of your applications. Lastly, we tell about our experiences for both the 1st interview as well our the 2nd, in-person interview. This journey is a tricky one and we hope we can shed some light onto it.-JacobResources mentioned: Job Application - Tracking Sheet from Dr. Cassie Whitt: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wrlLbMCMv8tnZSJy_YjjjmCT7sgeGqbo/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=103527985203401271150&rtpof=true&sd=truePsychology Jobs Wiki: http://psychjobsearch.wikidot.com/2021The Professor Is In [Blog Site]: https://theprofessorisin.com/Agency by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Hi, corrupters! It’s been a while, but we are back…hopefully with a more consistent posting schedule! Today’s episode was recorded a few months ago but involves some big personal updates from Jacob and me. If you couldn’t tell from our new intro…we both got new jobs! And thinking about jobs, that’s what we will be covering in the next 2 episodes! We will be covering job market prep, how to apply to an academic position, and even how to find academic jobs. Early career folks and grad students – this episode is for you! -Cassie Resources mentioned: King-Smith (2021): https://bmcproc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12919-021-00207-6CourseHero Teaching Grant: https://tinyurl.com/29pdjcu7SPSP Career Center: https://spsp.org/professional-development/career-centerThe Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/HigherEd Jobs: https://www.higheredjobs.com/Psychology Jobs Wiki: http://psychjobsearch.wikidot.com/2021Music: East Side Manhattan by Popoi |https://soundcloud.com/popoimusicMusic promoted byhttps://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Hi, corrupters!
We know, we know. It’s been a long time since you’ve really heard from us. This episode is a nice little chat between the two of us – full of updates on jobs, recent publications, and…our dental health (trigger warning: if you don’t like to talk about teeth…maybe skip the first five minutes!).
See y’all soon!
-Cassie
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Hi, corrupters!
We are so excited to publish this week’s episode in which we interview Dr. Summer Braun – an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama.
Dr. Braun’s program of research primarily focuses on understanding the associations between teachers’ occupational health and well-being and their students’ social, emotional, and behavioral development using a variety of methodological approaches. Her work bridges research and practice by studying interventions designed to support the well-being of teachers and students, such as mindfulness-based wellness programs. In this episode, we chat about teachers’ well-being, the effects of mindfulness practices, and even do a mindfulness body-scan activity!
This is probably our most interactive episode yet! Enjoy!
-Cassie
Resources mentioned:
Dr. Braun’s Email: ssbraun@ua.edu
Dr. Braun’s Twitter: @SummerBraun_PhD
WITY Lab Twitter: @WITY_Lab
WITY Lab webpage: https://witylab.ua.edu/
Braun et al. (2020): https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/effects-of-teachers-emotion-regulation-burnout-and-life-satisfact
Brofenbrenner (1992): https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1992-98662-005
Jennings & Greenberg (2009): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0034654308325693
Casel 5 Model for social and emotional competencies: https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/what-is-the-casel-framework/
Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook (Cullen & Pons, 2015): https://www.newharbinger.com/9781608828395/the-mindfulness-based-emotional-balance-workbook/
Cultivating Awareness and Resilence in Education (CARE) program led by Dr. Tish Jennings: https://csc.virginia.edu/content/improving-classroom-learning-environments-cultivating-awareness-and-resilience-education
Healthy Minds Program App: https://hminnovations.org/meditation-app
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Hello hello beautiful people,
Long time no listen! While the Fall semester heated up Cassie and I needed to cool down – but we’re back! In this episode, we interview one of Cassie’s mentors from her undergraduate days, Dr. Jon Gore. Dr. Gore is faculty at Eastern Kentucky University. Not only does he have a prolific lab that engages undergraduates in research, he is also an accomplished hip-hop artist and creative writer who is on his 24th book! In this episode, he shares his wisdom on leading a student-driven lab, discusses his research (on the self, goal motivation, and even dreams), critiques the traditional text-test format, and how to vet RAs and build a healthy personal life + lab culture. We hope you enjoy 😊
- Jacob
Note: There are some audio issues towards the 52-54 minute mark, so if you hear some odd noises, its not you, it’s us ~
Dr. Gore’s Faculty Page: https://psychology.eku.edu/people/gore#people-profile-bio
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Hello, hello, hello beautiful people,
Jacob here ~ Today we have a very special interview. Cassie and I were lucky enough to work with Quoc Hoang, Director of Experiential Learning at Culverhouse College of Business within the University of Alabama. His LinkedIn profile is: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/quochhoang/)
Quoc shares his unique path to his role as well as his experience mentoring people across disciplines to develop them as a leader. His approach to teaching comes from the “perspective of being an outsider”. In this episode, we talked about letting people run into walls and learning from mistakes; how to navigate your department when you lack higher-up support; how to keep your ‘inner fire’ alive; the “look-me-in-the-eye" test; and importantly, when is it time to quit?
Lastly, we proudly share Quoc’s work:
Quoc Hoang talks about his experiential learning work at The University of Alabama and shares what it means to receive the 2020 Judy Bonner Presidential Medallion Prize: https://youtu.be/rLc7UZokaw4
A “Spot” for First-gen Students
https://culverhouse.ua.edu/news/2021/11/new-first-gen-hub-fostering-community-within-culverhouse/
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As an aside, how do you pronounce pedagogy: peda-GO-Gee or peda- gah- gee. I’m curious, let us know through social media.
~Jacob
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Hi, corrupters!
We are so very excited to publish this week’s episode in which we interview Dr. Bill Chopik – an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. Dr. Chopik has been quite involved in the Open Science Movement, participating in large projects such as a replication report in Many Labs 5 and in organizations such as the Collaborative Replications and Education Project (CREP). He has also published work on how (and whether) to teach undergraduate students about the replication crisis. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as us!
-Cassie
Resources mentioned:
Dr. Chopik’s Twitter Account (@Chops310): https://twitter.com/Chops310
Chopik et al. (2018): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0098628318762900?casa_token=2H1hw91S6hkAAAAA%3A-ZUmT9o0cF69L6kfVvu36y6seCbK0G0dboAQr99V2CFWb-RBPOwEE3Na8GMSnBvnM5Mx1ch3ezYaNA
Replication lecture: https://osf.io/mh9pe/
Dr. Chopik’s faculty page: https://psychology.msu.edu/directory/chopik-bill.html
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Hiiiii, Corrupters!
In this episode we tackle the topic of learning objectives. Having just prepped syllabi for our fall courses, this one was fresh on our minds! We discuss backward design, Bloom’s taxonomy, and even mention ungrading a time or two…of course.
Hope you enjoy!
-Cassie
Resources mentioned:
Reading on Backward Design: https://teach.ucmerced.edu/pedagogy-guides/backwards-design
Reading on Bloom’s Taxonomy: https://teaching.charlotte.edu/services-programs/teaching-guides/course-design/blooms-educational-objectives
Reading on Why Rubrics are Bad: https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/trouble-rubrics/
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Have you ever heard someone say, “You have to go to graduate school to get a job with a psychology degree!”
…Yeah, we’ve heard that before, too. And it is NOT true! In this episode, Jacob and I talk about career advising for undergraduate students and discuss ways we can do better at preparing undergrads for the workforce.
-Cassie
Resources mentioned:
APA (2013): https://www.apa.org/ed/precollege/about/undergraduate-major
Course Hero Digital Learning grant winners: https://www.coursehero.com/faculty-club/best-lessons/teaching-grant-winners-2022/?fbclid=IwAR2F0rQ6ZxAd9XJ68KAKuHnw-Nf9yF-k_kjer5GYhg8RtmZm4llWv2MpDWM
Appleby (2018): http://www.teachpsych.org/Resources/Documents/otrp/resources/appleby15students.docx
Ciarocco (2018): https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-56823-007
Collisson & Eck (2022): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350824409_Oh_the_Places_You_Can_Go_Gen_Z_Psychology_Students%27_Perceived_Career_Options_and_Interests
Halonen & Dunn (2018): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321536229_Embedding_Career_Issues_in_Advanced_Psychology_Major_Courses
Prehar & Ignelzi (2012): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0098628312437695?journalCode=topa
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With a new academic year starting, so does the 2nd Season of this Podcast. After enjoying a (relatively busy) summer, Cassie and I are ready to take the podcasting world by storm. Sort of.
In this episode, we catch up with what's been going on in our lives. We also dedicate this episode to bell hooks and their philosophy of "Teaching to Transgress". We talk about revolting against the status quo and how to manage students who want to use the classroom as their personal therapy session. Notably, I am not entirely convinced by all of hooks' claims (i.e., using sexual/libido energy as part of education).
Hope you enjoy our discussion,
Jacob
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom by bell hooks
Free PDF offered by the University of TX:
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
Free PDF offered by UCSC:
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Hello hello hello, beautiful people!
Cassie and I have just finished interviewing two outstanding professors who switch off leading the Teaching of Psychology (ToP) course. Dr. Gilpin is a cognitive-developmental psychologist who studies imagination/pretend play and is the Director of Graduate Programs, Dr. Tullett is a well-known name in the open science community, a seasoned podcast host, and our mentor.
We discuss their teaching background, what ToP means to them, common challenges they face when teaching pedagogy to nascent instructors, and times they have made mistakes. In this episode, you'll find Y2K references, clowns, being pelleted by bouncy toy balls, and much more! Hope you enjoy it,
Jacob
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Alexa
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- https://www.alexatullett.com/
- https://www.fourbeers.com/
- https://www.theblackgoatpodcast.com/
Ansley
- https://atullos.people.ua.edu/
- https://cydi.ua.edu/
- https://atullos.people.ua.edu/kidlab.html
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Hello folks,
Jacob here! In this episode, we talk about Recent achievements, the importance of qualitative work, the motivation of podcast listeners, Oscar the Cat, how social psychology became the face of the crisis, and how we deal with that information in our own teaching.
Hope you enjoy it!
Miranda, J. F., Whitt, C. M. , & Tullett, A. (In Press). History of replication failures in
psychology. In S. Lilienfeld, A. Masudo, & W. O’Donohue (Eds.), Questionable
research practices in clinical psychology. Springer.
Co-Leading Authors, Equal Contribution., Whitt, C. M. *, & Tullett, A. (In Press).
Feeling the Future, Bem (2011): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21280961/
False-Positive Psychology, Simmons, Nelson, & Simonsohn (2011): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797611417632
Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science, Open Science Collaboration (2015): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aac4716
Why People Listen: Motivation and Outcomes of Podcast Listening, Tobin & Guadagno (2022):
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265806
Why Most Published Research Findings are False, Ioannidis (2005): https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020124
Voodoo Correlations; Puzzling High Correlations in fMRI Studies..., Vul et al., (2009): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01125.x
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Hey Corrupters,
Jacob and I have been chatting a lot about mental health recently, and we'd thought it'd make for a good podcast topic, too. Sometimes it's hard to know what to do as a teacher to best support your students as they struggle with mental health issues, and given the mental health crisis in higher education, we are sure this is something a lot of instructors think about. We hope these stories and pieces of advice help!
-Cassie
Resources mentioned:
Ayala et al. (2017): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678442/
Lee et al. (2021): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8062254/#:~:text=Results%20show%20that%20about%2088%25%20of%20students%20experienced,were%20more%20vulnerable%20to%20these%20mental%20health%20issues
Plumber et al. (2021): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216643/
Statistics on medical school students: https://www.abcactionnews.com/longform/medical-school-secrets-study-finds-alcohol-and-drug-abuse-in-med-school#:~:text=46.9%25%20of%20students%20surveyed%20admitted,might%20have%20a%20drinking%20problem.
The Alabama Model: https://sa.ua.edu/students/health-and-wellbeing/the-alabama-model/
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Hi, Corrupters!
Happy belated April Fool’s Day! In that spirit, in this week’s (hopefully) entertaining episode, Jacob and I discuss some of the times we looked like complete idiots in front of our students. Related to that, we also talk about some things not to do as a teacher.
Thanks for listening!
-Cassie
Resources Mentioned:
Worst Lecture Ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puiI7RD_fM
The Worm Experiment: https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.821.9840&rep=rep1&type=pdf#:~:text=Earthworms%2C%20however%2C%20readily%20associate%20a,to%20the%20scent%20of%20rose
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Hi again, Corrupters!
This week Jacob and I have a frank discussion about burnout in academia. One topic we touch on is compassionate teaching and how it's important but can be exhausting, especially considering the backdrop of our current world. If you are, or have ever felt, burnt out, this one's for you.
-Cassie
Resources Mentioned:
Bartlett et al. (2021): https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1009124&fbclid=IwAR2iiscbrmLOsINmV52mu68nUWHX8ITEHX3uW0vIuuTza-RwCyYA0NCtD8E
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Hey there, corrupters! (Is that, like, a cool name to call our listeners or is it cringe?? Please let me know.)
In this episode, Jacob and I discuss being queer and what it means for us as teachers and academics working in higher education. As some of you probably know, being LGBTQIA+ isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, and we talk about methods of cultivating safer, happier spaces for queer students. We also spend some time talking about the need for substantive, intersectional advocacy, and barriers we often face.
Whether you’re queer, an ally, or someone who is figuring things out, we hope this episode gives you some stuff to think about and reflect on.
See you in the next one!
-Cassie
Resources Mentioned:
The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Data Feminism: https://data-feminism.mitpress.mit.edu/
Clark & Hatfield (1989): http://www2.hawaii.edu/~elaineh/79.pdf
Conceptual replication of Clark & Hatfield (1989): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7489590_Clark_and_Hatfield%27s_Evidence_of_Women%27s_Low_Receptivity_to_Male_Strangers%27_Sexual_Offers_Revisited
Trolley problem website: https://www.moralmachine.net/
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Cassie here (finally)!
In this episode, Jacob and I chat about incentive structures in academia, and how it often feels like research is viewed as more important – and a more admirable skill – than teaching. We tackle questions like: What are some ways we can combat the current incentive structure that doesn’t always reward innovative pedagogy? And how do deal with our personal feelings about this?
Thanks for listening!
-Cassie
Resources mentioned:
1) Society for the Teaching of Psychology: https://teachpsych.org/
2) FORRT: https://forrt.org/
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Hello hello hello beautiful people,
Jacob here (once again!), Now I promise Cassie will take a few of the next couple of descriptions, but I couldn't help myself. This episode's topic is on a concept we realized we had referenced a bunch already, and thought we should tackle it early on: Ungrading.
What is it? What's wrong with grades (except they really don't do much of anything we want them to*)? What concrete tips do Cassie and I have above and beyond shaking our fists? And is it really an all-or-nothing idea, or can a newcomer take it slow?
There's also some questionable assessment history thrown in, so if there are any fact-checkers, I almost undoubtedly made some mistakes in my recollection.
Finally, I start playing around with a couple of sound effects in my young editing career. I apologize ahead of time,
Jacob
My book recommendation: Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning.
http://www.susanblum.com/blog/ungrading
Hello folks,
Jacob here again! This episode covers a lot of areas we can hopefully take a deeper dive in the future: from authentic teaching and new teachers' fears, a splash of philosophy, and ending with some concrete tips for 1st-time teachers we hope you enjoy! In addition, there is also me being the target of extortion by Cassie, discussions of students as the enemy, and us starting to share resources!
We also now have been officially added to Apple/I=tunes, Amazon Music/Audible, and Spotfiy! I guess we're official now?
Resources Mentioned This Episode:
https://nobaproject.com/textbooks/introduction-to-psychology-the-full-noba-collection
https://www.siop.org/Events-Education/Educators/I-O-Resources-for-Teachers
Hello folks,
Jacob here! Cassie and I think that having an introductory video to give a short lay of the land is what all the hip casters do. It's exciting to start this journey, and we don't know how well this will go is part of the fun!
Also, note: You might notice the edit hiccups, I now know that teaching is the call, not sound engineer! Hopefully the skills will grow and the episodes more crisp and clean :)
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