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The 24th Annual Midwest Institute for Students and Teachers of Psychology
Friday, March 3, 2017
College of DuPage
Jack H. Turner Conference Center
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
Jack H. Turner Conference Center
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
The 24th Midwest Institute for Teachers of Psychology is being held concurrently with the 17th Midwest Institute for Students of Psychology. Each year more than 200 teachers and students from high school through graduate school gather to share their knowledge and experience of the science of psychology. The program offers a variety of sessions presented by leaders in psychology education as well as ample time for informal sharing and networking among participants.
MISTOP has been approved for Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs) for Illinois high school teachers by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Poster Session
8 to 9:30 a.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
9 to 9:30 a.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
Introduction
9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
Psychologists Writing Textbooks: The Art and Science of Their Craft, Laura Berk, Illinois State University
9:45 to 11 a.m.
Lunch
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Health Science Center (HSC), Atrium
Concurrent Sessions
12:30 to 1:45 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000 A, B, F, and Health Science Center (HSC),
Room 2324
Gamification and Psychology: Leveling Up Student Motivation
Patrick O’Conner, College of DuPage
In Search of the Perfect Syllabus
Jeffrey Stowell, Eastern Illinois University
The Importance of Accepting Equine Assisted Therapy as a Legitimate Alternative Form of Therapy
Sandra Chavez, Governors State University
Keys to Success in the Undergraduate Statistics Course: Advice from Students Letters Written to Future Students
William Addison, Eastern Illinois University
Concurrent Sessions
2 to 3:15 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000 A, B, F, andHealth Science Center (HSC),
Room 2324
Psychology Contiguous Goals: Helping Students in “Learning-to-Learn” and “Learning-to-Care”
Rachel Schmale and Betsy Gray, North Park University
Preventing and Dealing with Academic Dishonesty (Cheating / Plagiarism) in Your Course
Nickolas G. Shizas and Lora Vasiliauskas, Moraine Valley Community College and Virginia Western Community College
Too Much Drama? (Or Not Enough?): Using Theater to Teach Psychology
Rich Beans, Greenville College
Making the Exception for Exceptional Students
AJ Marsden, Beacon College
Refreshments and Announcing Posters
3:15 to 3:30 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
Concurrent Sessions
3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000 A, B, F, and Health Science Center (HSC),
Room 2324
Rest in Peace: Students Create Obituaries as Assessment
Alandra Devall and students, Benedictine University
Preserving the Ego Strength: Changes in Dispositional Empathy and the Psychology of Prosocial Behavior
Amy Baus, University of Dubuque
Does Metacognitive Awareness Improve Student Learning?
Leslie Cameron and Kari Duffy, Carthage College
Student Verifies Truth by Carefully Checking It Against Opinion: Helping Students Evaluate Research in the Media
Ken Gray, Elizabeth Arnott-Hill, Or’Shaundra Benson-Meirick, and Daniel Blewett, College of DuPage
Dinner
5 to 6 p.m.
Health Science Center (HSC), Atrium
Putting Psychology to Work for You
6 to 7:15 p.m.
Misty Hull and Deborah Licht, Pikes Peak Community College
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
Friday Night Live
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Student Resource Center (SRC), Room 2000
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn IL, 60137
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