Message from the President, Ken Weaver
Should CTUP expand
its current mission of providing programming at the regional psychology
conventions? Should CTUP offer its members more benefits? What should they be?
How should they be funded? These important questions and others are being
discussed by the Long-Range Planning Committee whose status report prepared by
Mary Allen, chair, appears on the next page. To facilitate members’ input to
these deliberations, the committee requested and the Executive Board approved
funding a survey of the membership to occur during the fall of 1996. The survey
will be mailed to all members first-class to ensure forwarding. All of us know
the importance of response rate so please do your part in this important
endeavor and share your thoughts about CTUP’s future.
• Nominations for
CTUP President-elect are now being sought. Inquiries should be directed to Mary
Allen or myself.
• Executive Board has approved identifying a CTUP member
in each state to serve as a higher education contact for the state coordinators
of Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS). This initiative
capitalizes on CTUP’s strong grassroots efforts advancing the professional
development of teachers at all levels. If you are interested in being your
state’s CTUP contact, call your regional coordinator (see p. 7 for names and
phone numbers).
• Jill Reich, APA Executive Director of Education and
CTUP member, attended the annual business meeting in Toronto during the APA
convention. She also hosted in Toronto a meeting of the leaders of organizations
interested in teaching including CTUP, Division Two, Division 15, TOPSS, and the
Council of Undergraduate Psychology Programs. Jill is working arduously to forge
connections between the Education Directorate and organizations such as
CTUP.
• The Membership Drive and Professional Support Awards are being
discontinued. CTUP’s current work was regarded to be visible and important
enough to attract new members. CTUP membership is now 1,450.
• I am
requesting brief articles for the spring newsletter on defining, interpreting,
analyzing, and/or critiquing the shift from a teaching to a learning paradigm.
Is a shift occurring, what does it look like, what have been its antecedents,
where does the shift lead us? Length is one to two pages with due date of
February 1, 1997. Please contact me if you are interested.
• Thanks to
Sue Dutch (EPA), Dave Johnson (SWPA), and Steve Tacker (SEPA) for their years as
regional coordinator and welcome to Bob Johnson (WPA) and Bob Keefer
(EPA).
Long-Range Planning Committee Update
Members of the long-range Planning Committee (Mary Allen, Jay Brophy, Sue
Dutch, Eric Landrum, Pat Mattimore, Theresa Wozencraft, and Ken Weaver) have
been meeting electronically to fulfill the Committee’s charges of 9) reviewing
CTUP’s history, its incorporation bylaws, the recommendations of the St. Mary’s
conference, other teaching related organizations, and current trends to reflect
on/reconsider/redefine CTUP’s mission and vision, 2) developing a list of goals
for CTUP to advance its mission and realize its vision over the next 5 to 10
years, 3) reviewing CTUP’s finances and funding mechanisms to determine whether
they provide the foundation for achieving the goals and recommend necessary
changes/additions if not, and 4) determining whether a secretary and treasurer
for CTUP should be elected by the directors, and if so, reviewing and revising
all officers’ responsibilities. The Committee’s major goal is to chart CTUP’s
future and to determine how we can meet our objectives.
We have agreed
that our strength is at the regional conventions. We are a grass-roots
organization that serves teaching faculty who may not attend national
conferences, and we provide programs responsive to regional needs. We change
leadership frequently and provide less-experienced faculty opportunities to
contribute. We provide thought-provoking, useful information at the regional
conventions, through our newsletter, and through cooperative efforts with other
organizations. We welcome the active participation of high school, community
college, and four-year college faculty. We have natural ties to TOPSS, Division
Two, APA’s Education Directorate, Psi Chi, and Psi Beta, and many members
participate in these organizations and the programs they sponsor or co-sponsor
with us.
We have been brainstorming ideas about new initiatives or the
expansion of ongoing efforts. We could increase joint efforts with TOPSS to
better serve high school faculty and with Division Two for expanded regional or
national programming. We could move to electronic publication of our newsletter,
perhaps publishing more frequently, rather than just twice a year. We could
expand CTUP’s web site to include a data base of members with e-mail addresses
and teaching interests, and we could facilitate discussion by hosting
member-initiated chat groups on specific issues. We could organize a virtual
teaching conference, with reviewed papers posted for all to see. We could
organize stand-alone local/state/regional/national teaching
conferences.
One problem is the expense of mailing the newsletter.
Volunteers have donated these services for several years, but, as the membership
grows, this solution becomes more unwieldy. If CTUP’s scope is further expanded,
new sources of income will need to be identified since we currently have a $10
lifetime membership fee. Possible ideas included charging a mailing fee to those
who elect not to receive the newsletters electronically, creating annual
memberships for departments, distributing newsletters at regional conventions,
or publishing the newsletter more frequently.
To solicit the input of
members about the future direction of CTUP, a national survey will be conducted
during the fall of 1996. Members are encouraged to return the survey as soon as
possible. Survey results will be published in the spring newsletter. We welcome
members’ advice and would much appreciate members’ insights and
ideas.
CTUP’s Annual Fiscal Reports (July 1, 1995 to June 30, 1996)
Beginning Balance: $2921.47
Income (107 memberships, interest):
$1138.01
Expenses (1995 contest prizes, convention expenses, tax-exempt fees,
bank fees): $804.25
Encumbered Expenses (1996 contest
prizes):$500.00
Ending Balance: $2755.47
CTUP Goals for 1995—1997
1. Continue thoughtful, useful, and eventful programming at the regional
conventions.
2. Continue selection of dynamic, responsible, committed
regional coordinators.
3. Define, suggest, and communicate outreach
opportunities between high school and undergraduate teachers of
psychology.
4. Convene a subcommittee of the Executive Council to review
CTUP’s mission and develop objectives and priorities for the next five to ten
years.
5. Explore additional opportunities to work collaboratively with
Division 2.
6. Increase membership.
7. Create opportunities to
increase CTUP’s visibility among all teachers of psychology.
8. Mail the
fall newsletter by September 10.
9. Use the fall newsletter for
communicating the organization’s business and the spring letter to develop a
theme.
10. Mail one issue of the newsletter first class to determine the
incorrect addresses.
11. Stabilize the funding for mailing the
newsletter.
Membership Drive and Professional Support Awards
The winners of the second CTUP Membership Drive and Professional Support
Awards have been announced Each new member of CTUP and each CTUP member who
recruited a new member had their names entered for a drawing. The random
selection produced the following winners: Patrick Mattimore from South
San Francisco High School won $300, Judy Farrell from Moorpark Community
College won $125, and Jeanne Stahl from Morris Brown College won $75.
These three winners are a high school, community, and college teacher of
psychology, respectively.
Upcoming Teaching Conferences
THE 19TH ANNUAL INSTITUTE ON THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY, co-sponsored by
the Departments of Psychology at the University of Illinois and the University
of South Florida and the American Psychological Society, will be held January
2-5, 997 at the Trade-Winds Hotel, in St. Petersburg Beach, FL. Early
registration before September 15 is recommended. Poster proposals need to be
submitted by September 30. Featured speakers include Karen Huffman and Robert
Johnson, CTUP-WPA Coordinators—nice going you two. Six preconference workshops
are scheduled for Thursday, January 2. For more information write Doug Bernstein
at the Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, 603 East Daniel Street,
Champaign, IL 61820, or contact the conference coordinator, Joanne Fetzner, at
(217) 398-6969.
THE 6TH ANNUAL SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR
TEACHERS OF PSYCHOLOGY will be November 8-9, 1996 at Texas Wesleyan
University, Fort Worth, TX. Sessions will include career advising, mentoring,
classroom demonstrations for the intro course, service learning, distance
learning, graduate teaching assistants, teaching and technology, course
evaluations, and teaching research methods/history of psychology/social
psychology. For more information, call John Hall, (817) 531-4956 or (817)
531-4974.
THE 9TH ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF
PSYCHOLOGY will be held at Kennesaw State College, Marietta, GA. For more
information, contact William Hill, Department of Psychology, Kennesaw State
College, Marietta, GA 30061, (404) 423-6225.
THE 11TH ANNUAL
CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY: IDEAS AND INNOVATIONS
will be March 19-21, 1997 at the Nevele Hotel, Ellenville, NY. This year’s theme
will be Maintaining and Enhancing Excellence in a Climate of Restricted or
Declining Resources. For more information, Contact Gene Indenbaum,
Department of Psychology, SUNY College of Technology, Farmingdale, NY 11735,
(516) 42-2725.
Regional Conventions’ Calls for Papers for CTUP
Programs
EASTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
April 10-13, 1997,
Washington, DC
The traditional CTUP Program at EPA includes a panel discussion on a topic of
interest to its members, an activities exchange, a conversation with a prominent
teacher, a social affair, and a business meeting. If you would like to
contribute to the program this spring, please write, call, or e-mail Bill
Cheney, Department of Psychology, Community College of Rhode Island, 400 East
Ave., Warwick, RI 02886; (401) 825-2258; or Bob Keefer, Department of
Psychology, Mt. Saint Mary’s College, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, (413), 572-5346,
KEEFER@MSMARY.EDU, respectively. Please respond by November 7,
1996.
MIDWESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Date not set as of
this writing, Chicago, IL
CTUP-MPA Region invites you to submit a proposal for THE CREATIVE
CLASSROOM, a CTUP sponsored poster and demonstration session. THE
CREATIVE CLASSROOM is an opportunity for teaching psychologists to learn and
to demonstrate successful teaching techniques and methods that enhance teaching
and learning in college psychology courses. To propose a technique for THE
CREATIVE CLASSROOM, submit the information listed below no later than
October 16, 1996 to Kathleen R. Stetter, Department of Psychology,
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI 54901, (414) 424-7174, (414)
424-7317 (fax), Stetter@vaxa.cis.uwos.edu: Title of technique or method; author,
affiliation, address, phone, and e-mail address; 100 to 200 word description of
technique’s purpose and use; type of course and intended audience for which you
use the technique; evidence (quantitative or qualitative) of the technique’s
effectiveness; constraints on using the technique (e.g., class size, materials,
time); constraints on doing a demonstration at the convention (e.g., space,
projectors); and availability of handouts that describe your
technique.
For the CTUP program listing, please include on a separate
sheet your title, author(s) and affiliation, and a 50-word summary. Also include
two stamped, self-addressed postcards with the paper title typed on them for
reply. Demonstrations will be selected from poster application. Space allocation
may limit the number of proposals that can be accepted for presentation. Direct
any general inquiries about CTUP programming to Eric Landrum, Department of
Psychology, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725,
(208) 385-1993, Elandru@sspafac.idbus.edu.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
April 17-20,
Reno, NV
The CTUP Program will include four events: 1) a juried poster session on all
aspects of teaching including classroom projects, student assessment, student
and peer teaching evaluations, curricular/program issues, student advising and
mentoring. 2) Teaching Take-out forum demonstrating successful teaching
techniques, 3) a G. Stanley Hall lecture co-sponsored with APA Division Two, and
4) a business meeting. Submissions for the poster session and Teaching Take-out
forum are welcome and should be sent to the RMPA Program chairs (Rick Miller and
Bill Wozniak, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney,
NE 68849) by December 5. Please submit proposals for either even using
the Proposal Submission Form and include the following: 1) title of technique,
method, or demonstration, 2) author, affiliation, address, phone, and
fax/e-mail, and 3) summary of 400 words or less. For additional CTUP
information, contact Rick Miller, Department of Psychology, University of
Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849, (308) 234-8235,
Miller@platte.unk.edu.
SOUTHEASTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
April 3-6, 1997,
Norfolk, VA
The CTUP Program will feature both program ideas and teaching demonstrations.
Members are encouraged to submit program suggestions or demonstrations or other
creative ideas by October 15 to Jay Brophy, Department of Psychology, University
of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2557,
Brophy@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu.
SOUTHWESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
April 17-19, 1997,
Fort Worth, TX
CTUP is sponsoring a poster session to provide a forum in which teachers of
psychology may share teaching innovations with each other. What can be
presented? Any teaching innovation: classroom projects, demonstrations,
assessment of student learning and skills, student evaluations, teaching of
psychology in non-college settings, advising, and mentoring. What information
should be included in my poster? Regardless of the innovation, each poster
should contain an abstract, project description, discussion of implementation or
procedures, description of resources and materials, and an outcome statement.
Submission Procedures: Individual submissions for the session must follow
the regular poster submission procedures of SWPA. These are described in the
SWPA Call for Papers. Be sure to check “poster” on the format information line
and list the topics as “teaching”. Mail your cover sheets and summaries of 500
words or less, postmarked no later than November 1, 1996, to Theresa Wozencraft,
Department of Psychology, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
76308.
WESTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
April 24-27, 1997,
Seattle, WA
CTUP will be active, as usual, at the 1997 WPA Convention. In addition to our usual planning breakfast on Sunday, April 27, and the social hour, we will have one invited speaker, a last lecture symposium, a symposium, a wealth of teaching take-out presentations, and a poster session. Poster session submissions are made to the WPA office in response to their regular call for proposals. Karen Huffman and Bob Johnson are working with volunteers from the 1996 planning breakfast to coordinate the invited program, and plans should be firm by mid-fall. If you are interested in presenting at the teaching take-out sessions, please contact Karen as soon as possible at (619) 744-1150.