Current research on the evolution and development of cognition and affect, including intuitive physics, biology, and psychology, language, emotions, sexuality, and social relations.
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Students will be exposed to all aspects of a cutting-edge technique in modern electrophysiology, in a highly structured, team oriented environment. The research projects will probe the neural mechanisms of learning and memory through tetrode array recordings coupled with patterned microstimulation. Due to the broad nature of tasks to be completed, coupled with the team oriented approach we will be employing, we are interested in students with a wide variety of laboratory experience and skill levels.
Anthropology is the study of humanity, in all its biological and cultural aspects, past and present. It is a four-field discipline comprised of biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, and linguistic anthropology. The focus of this book is biological anthropology, which explores who we are from biological, evolutionary, and adaptive perspectives.
Experimental Psychology is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of the basics of experimental research in the psychological sciences.
Experimental Psychology by Jackie Anson is modified version of Research Methods in Psychology which was adapted by Michael G. Dudley and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.
Experimental Psychology is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of the basics of experimental research in the psychological sciences.
Experimental Psychology by Jackie Anson is modified version of Research Methods in Psychology which was adapted by Michael G. Dudley and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.
Experimental Psychology is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of the basics of experimental research in the psychological sciences.
Experimental Psychology by Jackie Anson is modified version of Research Methods in Psychology which was adapted by Michael G. Dudley and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial.
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This text was envisioned as an essentials text, providing coverage of the main areas of study reviewed in most introduction to sociology classes. With that said, we understand faculty may wish to tailor this text to meet their teaching objectives and the needs of their students, so please feel free to revise, remix and redistribute this text at will. We hope that this text provides faculty and students with a quality resource which aids students in achieving their academic goals.
The fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Examination of the nature and function of culture, development of individual and group cultural identity, definitions and implications of diversity, and the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy. This course has a required field experience component.
Designed to be relevant to a range of introductory sociology classes, this eBook weaves together ‘the canon’ of sociology with contemporary content, and material specifically relevant to learners in Australia and New Zealand. This gives students the necessary foundations to understand how sociology has emerged and developed in different contexts over time. The eBook ensures that readers are aware that this canon is the product of a number of factors and does not represent the limits of what sociology was and can be. Through an approach that recognises both the European classics and those not talked about enough, which includes sociology outside of the European and American scenes, the authors highlight classical and contemporary thinkers from a range of backgrounds.
This peer reviewed eBook includes interactive and multimedia resources to engage learners and demonstrate the dynamic, non-linear, and still-active nature of sociological theory. Even those sociological approaches which have long histories are still relevant and constantly adapting. This eBook includes up to date resources, such as statistics and other forms of data, to ensure the eBook is empirically grounded as well as theoretically developed.
A Curriculum for Social Service Workers
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This open textbook is designed for post-secondary learners who want to improve their knowledge about substance use in Canada. Using a constructivist approach, with a critical eye on the intersectionality of the social determinants of health and substance use, learners will have the opportunity to critically explore their own beliefs and improve their understanding of a complex topic. Reflecting current trends in Canada as well as evidence based policies, this text offers learners reflective activities, classroom discussions and individuals assignments.
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ISBN: 978-1-990641-48-0
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Edited by Marja Bakermans, Mickaela Gunnison, and William San Martin
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Extinction Stories was co-authored by undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute while exploring issues of extinction and conservation of biodiversity. The book highlights key interests and insights of current students in their quest to create a better world. Cover image: Elph painting on May Lane, JAM Project, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Extinction Stories was co-authored by undergraduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute while exploring issues of extinction and conservation of biodiversity. The book highlights key interests and insights of current students in their quest to create a better world.
Cover image: Elph painting on May Lane, JAM Project, CC BY-SA 2.0
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The five key elements of a data citation are author, title, distributor, date, and persistent identifier. In this interactive lesson, students learn about creating good data citations.
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Continued outcome disparities for historically underserved student populations point to the urgent need for educators to critically examine structural inequities in higher education and shift current practices for greater equity in learning environments. This resource provides a structure for faculty to self-evaluate their teaching, identify evidence-based practices that can bring greater equity to their classrooms, and develop an Action Plan for implementing and evaluating those practices. By focusing on "just one thing," educators can develop a personalized, discipline-specific approach to continual improvement in enhancing equity for students.
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The need for greater equity in higher education learning environments is abundantly clear, both nationally and in the state of Minnesota.[1] Yet many educators find themselves daunted by the enormity of the challenge. How exactly do we “do equity” in our classrooms, whether in person or online? While Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) trainings abound, it can be difficult to translate broad concepts into concrete applications and practices within our respective disciplines.
In this Faculty Learning Community, we bring together a community of peers within your discipline to help you develop “just one thing” you can bring into your teaching practices to enhance equity for your students. Research around culturally responsive teaching—one of many terms used to indicate equitable teaching practices—boils down to three key areas. There are many different frameworks that have been used to describe those areas (see Transactional Distance Theory,[2] Community of Inquiry,[3] and the Rigor/Relevance Framework,[4] among others), but for our community, we will use these terms: Relationships: creating trust and community, in a manner that ensures all students know they and their cultures are valued assets to a collaborative and safe learning environment Relevance: establishing the connection between the learning content and students’ daily lives, cultural practices, and aspirations Rigor: well-designed, disciplinarily-current, and learning-science-informed courses, instruction, and assessment
Starting from this framework, you will develop an Action Plan. Progressing alongside your colleagues and benefitting from their insights, you will move from identifying a goal, to choosing “just one thing” that you can do toward achieving that goal, to planning incremental and time-bound steps for implementation, to determining how you’ll evaluate the plan’s effectiveness. While achieving “just one thing” can make a significant difference for students, our hope is that this initial practice will also offer you insights into what works best—not just for your students, but also for you as you continue to bring future equitable teaching practices into your learning environments.
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Fear is a physiological, behavioral, and emotional reaction to stimuli that an animal encounters (Horwitz, 2013). In many species across the animal kingdom, the physiological reaction results in an increase in heart rate, increased respiratory rate (panting), sweating, trembling, pacing, and possibly urination and defecation. Fear is an appropriate response to environments and stimuli that are potentially harmful to the animal, which could utilize a creature’s fight or flight response and preserve its life. In this resource, fear of human and nonhuman animals, along with potential treatments for fear disorders, is explored and reviewed.
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The purpose of this seminar is to provide a context for understanding the challenges of urban food provisioning from a perspective of sustainability and social inclusion in cities of the global South. The seminar will be specifically geared towards preparing students for direct participation in urban markets and food policy project intervention in Cartagena, Colombia.
This course is a seminar on creativity in art, science, and technology. We discuss how these pursuits are jointly dependent on affective as well as cognitive elements in human nature. We study feeling and imagination in relation to principles of idealization, consummation, and the aesthetic values that give meaning to science and technology as well as literature and the other arts. Readings in philosophy, psychology, and literature are part of the course.
This course investigates theories and practices of feminist inquiry across a range of disciplines. Feminist research involves rethinking disciplinary assumptions and methodologies, developing new understandings of what counts as knowledge, seeking alternative ways of understanding the origins of problems/issues, formulating new ways of asking questions and redefining the relationship between subjects and objects of study.
What makes research distinctively feminist lies in the complex connections between epistemologies, methodologies and research methods. This course explores how these connections are formed in the traditional disciplines and raise questions about why they are inadequate and/or problematic for feminist inquiry and what, specifically, are the feminist critiques of these intersections.
This course is part of the Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies at MIT.