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Alternative Teaching and Learning Strategies: Lessons from an Introductory
Psychology Course
John
A. Boeglin, Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Canada
Katy Campbell, Faculty
of Extension, University of Alberta, Canada
Janice Picard, Faculty
of Extension, University of Alberta, Canada
John
Boeglin is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Alberta.
He obtained a M.A. from the Université de Paris and a Ph.D. from
the Université de Montréal. His research interests are in
the areas of human neuropsychology and visual information processing.
He is also interested in various topics relating to teaching and learning
effectiveness. He is currently developing and evaluating a number of undergraduate
psychology courses that include a Web-based component.
Katy
Campbell is the Associate Director of Academic Technologies for Learning
at the University of Alberta. After obtaining a Ph.D. in Instructional
Studies at the University of Alberta, she joined the faculty of SUNY at
Geneseo, followed by a short stint as a distance educator in Northern
Manitoba. She currently works with faculty at the University of Alberta
to redevelop courses and programs for distributed delivery. Her research
interests include gender implications of using learning technologies,
and the sociocultural aspects of the instructional design process.
Janice
Picard is Coordinator, Distance Education at the University of Alberta.
She holds a B.A. in Communications and a M.A. in Educational Technology
from Concordia University in Montreal. She has specialized in synchronous
conferencing technologies since the early 1980's and videoconferencing
in particular since 1988. Her background is in media production, instructional
design, and distance education.