Educational Resources for College Instructors
The Center for the History of Psychology is an excellent and useful learning resource for post-secondary
instructors. There are a variety of ways for instructors to make use of the CHP’s offerings with their students.
Book a class tour
Students get up-close-and-personal with the history of
psychology by touring the Center. Students make their
way through the self-guided gallery, which features
artifacts from the history of psychology, including
Stanley Milgram’s simulated shock generator, items
from the Stanford Prison Experiment, and a display on
psychology and civil rights. Students are also taken on a
tour of the CHP, including the collections storage areas,
which contain the Center’s vast holdings of
manuscripts, media, and artifacts.
►To book a group tour, contact Dorothy Gruich by
email ([email protected]) or telephone (330-9727284). Instructors should allot approximately 2 hours
for the gallery and tour.
Attend a colloquium with your class
From September to April, the CHP offers monthly
informal colloquia or seminars on different topics in
the history of psychology. Scholars from across the
globe come to speak on their own area of expertise,
followed by a Q&A session. The content is studentfriendly and other instructors have incorporated it
into their coursework by asking students to write
reaction papers on the seminar after attending.
These seminars are free of charge and students are
highly encouraged to attend.
►To find out the seminar schedule, go to
(www.uakron.edu/chp/education/colloquium) or
friend us on facebook.
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Assign an archival research project
The CHP is happy to work with instructors to coordinate
archival research and writing projects. Students can make
use of the vast archival holdings of the CHP to write a term
paper or complete a research project on some aspect of the
history of psychology. Possible topics include a biographical
portrait of a psychologist, a history of a particular
instrument or apparatus in the history of psychology, a
history of a given psychological test or scale, or a historical
examination of some school or approach such as clinical,
industrial, or child psychology.
►To get started, instructors should read the Instructor’s
Guide for Creating Archival Projects , available on our
website at www.uakron.edu/chp/education/). The CHP is
happy to provide workshops on archival research methods
at the CHP or the instructor’s institution.
Have an idea? Need some help planning a class activity? We’d love to help!
Center for the History of Psychology
The University of Akron
73 College Street
Akron, OH 44325-4302
phone: 330-972-7285
email [email protected]
fax 330-972-2093
http://www.uakron.edu/chp
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