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The theme of the conference is: "Global Psychology Education: Promise for the Future".
The conference will feature (a) research on the application of psychological principles to enhancing student learning in the university setting, (b) developments in education and training in psychology across the world, and (c) sharing of world best practice in psychology education. The conference includes symposia, individual papers, poster and practice sessions, as well as plenary sessions with international keynote speakers. The conference is being organised through the School of Psychology, the University of New South Wales, and is being supported by the Australian Psychology Educators Network (APEN; an interest group of the Australian Psychological Society) and the International Teaching of Psychology Network (InterTOP).
First round of submissions open July 1, 2009 and close Nov 1, 2009. Second round submissions open Nov 2, 2009 and close Feb 15, 2010. Registration and Submission now OPEN.
May 11, 2009
Contact: Steve Charlton
The conference covers a wide variety of issues related to the teaching of psychology. It is designed to appeal to instructors at universities, colleges and high schools who are interested in the exchange of ideas and exploration of new teaching methods, demonstrations, recent advances in specialized areas of clinical and experimental psychology, and issues of assessment.
December 1, 2008
Teaching psychology program at 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Norway, 7-10 July, 2009 The strand focusing on the teaching of psychology at the 11th European Congress of Psychology is an acknowledgement of changing educational structures and increasing student diversity within European psychology education.
The program is designed to encourage an evidence-informed approach to changing the way we teach and to provide opportunities for sharing practice on a wide-range issues including teaching methodologies, teaching enhancement mechanisms, student employability, e-learning, student diversity and teacher education.
You are warmly invited to contribute to this. Submit abstracts for oral or poster session through the congress' abstract submission system, or propose a symposium directly to program coordinator: per.straumsheim@psykologforeningen.no
Deadline for abstract submission is 31 December 2008.
November 22, 2008
Launch of the Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology, November 22nd, 2008, at Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland
September 6, 2008
Internationalizing Psychology Education, The Mayflower Hotel – Washington, DC
On September 6-9, 2008, approximately 150 psychologists representing more than 20 psychology organizations external to the American Psychological Association (APA), as well as 25 divisions and 14 governance groups of the APA, gathered in Washington, DC for the 7th annual Education Leadership Conference (ELC) sponsored by the APA Education Directorate and Board of Educational Affairs (BEA).
Participants representing perspectives of scientists, educators, practitioners, and public policy specialists in psychology focused their attention this year on the theme "Internationalizing Psychology Education".
Participants representing perspectives of scientists, educators, practitioners, and public policy specialists in psychology focused their attention this year on the theme "Internationalizing Psychology Education".
September 1, 2008
The conference was designed for teachers of psychology in all educational settings, including high schools, undergraduate colleges, and graduate programs. About 120 participants from 24 countries took part in the meeting. They shared innovative teaching techniques and course content updates from the international perspective. Participants of ICTP-2008 explored new ideas to enhance and broaden their teaching skills. The Conference has provided an atmosphere that supports individual involvement and group interaction. Presentation formats were diverse and provided many opportunities for informal exchange, networking, and professional development. At the website you can find the materials of the conference: Program, abstracts and Powerpoint presentations, as well as photos from the conference.