Author Archives: Catherine Rawn

About Catherine Rawn

Senior Instructor at UBC; teaches learners in Intro Psychology (Psyc 101 & 102), quantitative research methods and statistics (Psyc 217 & 218), and others; heads Psychology's TA Development; co-writes quantitative research methods textbook; shows up. From Guelph Ontario; enjoys balcony gardening, good food, good wine; half-marathoner and occasional sprint triathlete; car-free; vegetarian; happily married; nemeses: bell peppers, aphids.

Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 4: Psyc 218 Statistics and Conclusion

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Welcome to part four–the final installment!–of my reflections on student evaluations of teaching from 2011/2012. Please see my earlier posts for a general introduction and reflection on feedback from my Psyc 217 research methods, Psyc 100 intro course, and Psyc 208 Section 002 Special Topics Continue reading Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 4: Psyc 218 Statistics and Conclusion→

Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 3: Psyc 208 Special Topics

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Welcome to part three of my reflections on student evaluations of teaching from 2011/2012. Please see my earlier posts for a general introduction and reflection on feedback from my Psyc 217 research methods and Psyc 100 intro course. I have also Continue reading Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 3: Psyc 208 Special Topics→

Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 2: Psyc 100 Introductory Psychology

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Welcome to part two of my reflections on student evaluations of teaching from 2011/2012. Please see my earlier post for a general introduction and reflection on feedback from my Psyc 217 research methods course. I have also posted graphs that facilitate Continue reading Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 2: Psyc 100 Introductory Psychology→

Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 1: Psyc 217 Research Methods

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Thank you to each of my students who took the time to complete a student evaluation of teaching this year. I value hearing from each of you, and every year your feedback helps me to become a better teacher. Based Continue reading Responding to Student Evals 2011/2012 Part 1: Psyc 217 Research Methods→

Networking, Celebrating, and New Ideas

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This week has been a busy one, in a good way! Here are some highlights: Accomplished a Goal: the Instructor’s Manual On Monday I was relieved to finish the instructor’s manual to accompany my research methods textbook. Not every textbook Continue reading Networking, Celebrating, and New Ideas→