Head of the Class

How to teach psychology well.

Dana S. Dunn, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology at Moravian College, a liberal arts college in Bethlehem, PA. See full bio

November 16, 2009

Talking Turkey without a Side of Too Many Questions

My goal in this blog is primarily to discuss teaching issues in psychology, but sometimes I will take a detour by using the space to comment on issues facing college faculty members and students. Read More

October 27, 2009

Scary Thoughts

It's not the cough that carries you off/ it's the coffin they carry you off in . . .

It's the time of year when we focus on things that go bump in the night. Halloween (or as it was once known, Hallowe'en) is just a few days away, so to get in the spirit, I considered writing about superstitions. Read More

October 14, 2009

Curriculum, Not Canon

Psychology is different form other disciplines. Unlike teachers in English literature, for example, psychologists don't usually argue about what to include in the canon. By "canon", of course, I am referring to what writings are sanctioned as great, essential, or otherwise defining of the subject area. Read More

September 21, 2009

Thinking About Psychological Literacy

My wife and I belong to a book club. We gather with a small group of friends every month or so for a bit of cabernet and culture. Read More

September 8, 2009

Back to Pencils, Back to Books . . . Back to Campus

Labor Day has come and gone, and most college students have returned to campus. Quite a few of them are first-year students. Instead of focusing on teaching psychology in this piece, I want to focus on helping students adjust to academic life (which is teaching psychology in another form). Read More

August 30, 2009

Educational Films?

Everyone likes movies. My 13-year old daughter spends so much time watching movies that I've been encouraging her to consider a career as a film critic (she's partial to musicals and romantic comedies but carries a torch for the vampires in Twilight, too). DVDs, Netflix, and the hundreds of channels on almost any TV make movies easily accessible all the time. As mind-candy, a vehicle for art, or a way to escape life's duller moments, that's fine. And many movies are educational or so some people believe-but how educational? Where's the proof? There's the rub. Read More

Books by Dana S. Dunn, Ph.D.

Short Guide to Writing about Psychology (2nd Edition)

Research Methods for Social Psychology

The Practical Researcher: A Student Guide to Conducting Psychological Research

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