Mike Mana, from the Psychology Department, spent a summer working with Kyle Nelson, an undergraduate student, to fine tune the assessment tools that he uses in his Topics in Physiological Psychology course. Beginning with developing learning objectives and learning outcomes, then moving through the design of assessment tools that could be used to improve the course, they dramatically changed the way the course was taught.

Select the link to the Portfolio to read about his teaching strategies in his own words. To see how he infuses critical thinking into his course, select the link to Institutional Goals. Select Multimedia Showcase to watch movies featuring Mike Mana reflecting upon his teaching approach. The multimedia showcase pages require Version 9 of the Windows Media Player program if you are using Internet Explorer on a Windows-based computer, and Version 6.5 of the Quicktime plugin if you are using the Netscape web browser or are on a Mac.