Teaching

Ideas for Pedagogy

Greening the Introductory Course
Robert Sommer talks about his pedagogy lecture for the 2007 NITOP Convention. His challenge is describe ways to green psychology curriculum, by encouraging faculty to include environmental examples and applications in traditional introductory units.

Teaching Psychology for Sustainability
Britain Scott and Susan Koger created this online manual to help instructors integrate psychology and environmental issues into their courses. The site includes: general and instructor resources, sample syllabi, and a comprehensive bibliography.

Using Film to Demonstrate Environment and Behaviour
Michael Dudley discusses his use of film to demonstrate the relationships between envrionment and behavior. The exercise involves a group viewing a film in the context of a pre-selected reading.