Teaching Resources

UofC Library Resources

Handbook for Teachers in the College

Course Reserves Information

Organizational Resources

Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP) Online
"This is the major online initiative by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology to develop and disseminate materials of direct interest to teachers at all levels of instruction. The site includes a broad range of resources including Project Syllabus's more than 80 peer-reviewed syllabi, the annual Compendium of Introductory Psychology Textbooks, and many other items."

Resources for Teachers of Psychology
This is a compilation of information from the American Psychological Society (APS) and includes articles on teaching from past issues of the APS Observer.

Society for the Teaching of Psychology
The Society is Division 2 of the American Psychological Association and offers a portal webpage, teachpsych.org, that links to the Society homepage, the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP), and the homepage of the Society's journal, Teaching of Psychology. A major feature offered by the Society is teachpsyc.links which is "a directory of selected Internet resources which have a broad usefulness for teachers and students of psychology."

National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP)
This annual event is "for teachers of psychology at two- and four-year colleges, universities, and high schools, who wish to explore new ideas that will enhance and broaden their teaching skills." NITOP is supported by both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS).

Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS)
TOPSS is an organization created, sponsored, andsupported by the American Psychological Association. Its primary objectives are: promoting the scientific nature of the introductory and advanced high school psychology courses; meeting the curricular needs of high school psychology teachers; and providing opportunities for high school students to be recognized and rewarded for their academic excellence. The website offers information about the activities of TOPSS, lesson plans for psychological topics, standards for teaching high school psychology, resources for teachers, and links to related sites.

The TLT Group: Teaching, Learning, and Technology
This is a non-profit organization with a wide array of corporate sponsors and participating higher education institutions. "The TLT Group programs help institutions and individuals improve teaching and learning with the use of technology through customized coaching and consultation, workshops, online resources, and powerful tools. The TLT Group also has an extensive library of free print, video, and web resources which can be found in the resources section of this site."

Selected Publications

Teaching of Psychology
This is the official journal of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. The Regenstein Library has subscribed to the print edition of this title since 1996, vol. 23; current issues are received in the 4th floor reading room and the bound volumes locate in the Regenstein bookstacks with the call number BF77.T43. The electronic full-text of the journal is available, beginning with volume 12 (1985) via EbscoHost's Academic Search Premier. Note, however, that there is a 12-month embargo period meaning that only abstracts are available for the most recent year. One can access the full-text of the most recent issues on Catchword where the electronic full-text of this title begins with volume 27 (2000).

APA Task Force Report on Undergraduate Psychology Major Learning Goals and Outcomes
http://www.apa.org/ed/pcue/taskforcereport2.pdf

Handbook of demonstrations and activities in the teaching of psychology / edited by Mark E. Ware, David E. Johnson. Edition: 2nd ed. Imprint: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2000. 3 vols.
Regenstein Stacks BF77.H265 2000

Library and Information Resource Instruction for Psychology - Guidelines
This document is made available by the Educational and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and there is the following publication note: This article by Joyce Merriam, Ross T. LaBaugh, and Nancy E. Butterfield was originally published as "Library Instruction for Psychology Majors: Minimum Training Guidelines," Teaching of Psychology, v.19, no.1, February 1992, pp.34-36. It is published on the EBSS web site (in the slightly revised form in which it was published in the May 1995 EBSS Newsletter) with the permission of both the publisher and the authors.

Teaching introductory psychology / Roz Brody & Nicky Hayes. Hove : Lawrence Erlbaum, c1995.
Regenstein Stacks BF77.B76 1995