The SIOP Exchange

Discussion Boards: Win-Win for Instructors and Students?

By Jennifer Bunk, SIOP Blogger

Part 3:  Disadvantages

In my last 2 posts here and here, I introduced how discussion boards can be used in the classroom and reviewed some of their advantages.  Now, let’s move on to their disadvantages.

Disadvantage #1:  It’s not REALLY a discussion

Here are some sample responses from a discussion board where I asked students to define “job success” (click for full image):

Guest Blogger: Thank You, Anna Clark!

The SIOP Exchange crew would like to thank the blog's recent guest blogger and LEading Edge Consortium speaker, Anna Clark, for her time Thursday, August 30. Clark answered questions and comments from several SIOP members on the topic of environmental sustainability in the workplace as part of the SIOP Electronic Communications Committee's "Guest Blogger" series.

If you would like to read the questions and answers, view Clark's post here. If you would like to learn more about environmental sustainability at work, including a full presentation by Anna Clark, register for the SIOP Leading Edge Consortium. You can get a full agenda, list of speakers and presentations, and other information on the LEC homepage.

The committee plans to invite more live blogging guests in the coming months to be available for questions and comments from readers on various topics important to the I-O community. Stay tuned for more guest posts!

Thinking like Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently

By Manisha Bajaj, SIOP Blogger

What makes Apple, one of the market leaders in terms of innovation today?

In this blog, I examine five guiding principles that seem to increase our capacity for innovation, as exemplified by innovators such as Steve Jobs.

I also debate how these principles can be applied as we conduct research on innovation using I-O Psychology approaches, for developing theory and practice. I invite you to think through these factors with me and provide your comments.

Emotionally Extraordinary

By Karin Soweid, SIOP Blogger 

I attended a seminar recently that vowed to ‘wow’ in terms of its unique approach to reframing, if not transforming, the time management discussion. The facilitator challenged all participants to consider the consequences of just being simply average. Would there be a Great Wall of China, the pyramids of Egypt, or bold female figures such as Joan of Arc or Amelia Earhart? These landmarks and famed individuals essentially serve as benchmarks for being better than average, even extraordinary.

Re-Experience SIOP 2012

2012 Conference DVDs Now Available

Re-experience some of the most popular sessions from the 2012 SIOP conference—order a conference DVD!

DVD recordings are now available for purchase here. The 2012 SIOP Conference Recordings DVD-ROM includes:

• 20 select presentations available (see list below)
• Audio synchronized with the speaker’s slide presentations
• MP3 audio files for your MP3 player to listen on the go!
• Files that are Mac and PC compatible

The presentations available on the DVD are: