PURPOSE
& HISTORY
Introductory psychology acts as the "spokesperson" for psychology to millions of undergraduates every year. It recruits talented students to the field and provides the first, and sometimes only, point of contact that students have with the discipline's broadly applicable skills and knowledge. The significance of this course, combined with its overwhelming breadth of content, hefty enrollment, and diverse student body, also make it daunting for any instructor.
Given the significance of introductory psychology, Stanford University initiated a conference in 2012 devoted exclusively to teaching this course. The first Stanford Psychology One Conference was organized to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Stanford’s Psychology One Program, a program devoted to the teaching of introductory psychology. Due to its positive reception, the conference became an annual tradition, supported over the years by grants from the APS Teaching Fund, and the APA’s Board of Educational Affairs.
Seven years later, the Psychology One Conference moved to Duke University with its founder and organizer, Bridgette Martin Hard, an associate professor of the practice in the department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke. Beginning in 2019, the conference came under the sponsorship of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Given the significance of introductory psychology, Stanford University initiated a conference in 2012 devoted exclusively to teaching this course. The first Stanford Psychology One Conference was organized to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Stanford’s Psychology One Program, a program devoted to the teaching of introductory psychology. Due to its positive reception, the conference became an annual tradition, supported over the years by grants from the APS Teaching Fund, and the APA’s Board of Educational Affairs.
Seven years later, the Psychology One Conference moved to Duke University with its founder and organizer, Bridgette Martin Hard, an associate professor of the practice in the department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke. Beginning in 2019, the conference came under the sponsorship of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.