This first learning pathway asks learners to create a learning journal blog and introduce themselves to other learners. Please work through the following activities in order:
- Review the Learning journal blog section to learn how to create your learning journal
- Create and customize your course learning journal
- Read through the In this Learning Pathway
- Review the content and activities in the multimedia Orientation Learning Pathway Presentation
- Complete the Reflect & Engage Activity #IPSY101 #AllowMetoIntroduceMyself
- Don’t forget to assign your blog URL for the feed scanner (this is needed so that your posts tagged with the course code will be “fetched” and linked from the course feed).
- Complete the prior knowledge Quiz
- Complete the The Learning Challenge: Create and post an organizational graphic that illustrates the different learning pathway components in relation to each other #IPSY101 #MappingPathways
Session 0
Orientation
This first learning pathway asks learners to create a learning journal blog and introduce themselves to other learners. Please work through the following activities in order:
Session 1
History
This pathway reviews the historical context for the development of psychology as a science and reviews some of the schools of thought. Please work through the following activities in order:
Session 2
Contemporary Psychology
This pathway reviews the subdisciplines, careers, and educational pathways in psychology. Please work through the following activities in order:
Session 3
Scientific Thinking and Research Methods
In this learning pathway you will be introduced to the foundations of scientific thinking and its application to psychological research. Please work through the following activities in order:
Session 4
Correlational and Experimental Research
This learning pathway reviews the characteristics of correlational and experimental research, touching on ethics and basic statistical analysis. Please work through the following activities in order:
Session 5
The Nervous System
In this learning pathway we will examine the different divisions of the nervous system and how they work together to allow us to experience the world. Please work through the following activities in order:
Session 6
The Brain
In this learning pathway we will examine the functional anatomy of the brain. Please work through the following activities in order: