PsychClips is a great new web site for psychology teachers to share video and audio clips that are hosted on youtube-type sites.
There are already almost 100 video clips on PsychClips and with other psychology teachers help this should grow considerably. Some of the videos are the better-known ones such as the Milgram and Zimbardo clips but there are already some lesser-known ones that psychology teachers may not have seen before embedded on the site.
The site is free although you do have to register. Teachers who have already registered for PsychExchange can use their existing user name and password to access PsychClips.
Possibly the best feature of PsychClips is the book-marking facility. Teachers can add clips to their own profile so that they have instant access to these psychology clips when they log on. This is so useful for teachers who have access to networked interactive white-boards in their classroom – like me.
For a list of youtube-type video sharing sites check out yube.co.uk
Insight Conferences have announced details of their forthcoming Exploring Crime Conference at the University of Leicester on 10 – 11 July 2008.
The aim of the conference is to give those students attending an insight into specialised areas within crime and help to enrich their studies and pursue future careers.
The cost for the conference is £95.00, which includes all conference presentations and materials, overnight accommodation, a full English breakfast and an evening meal. Refreshments will also be provided throughout the day for the students and teachers.
The conference should be an excellent opportunity for students to experience university life and explore areas within the world of crime relating to Psychology, Science, Sociology and Law along with meeting peers from across the country who share similar interests and aspirations.
Insight Conferences are now taking bookings and are able to hold provisional places for 10 working days for any students/schools interested in attending. They can be contacted via or email or phone (01509) 550832 to make your booking provisionally.
More details and their email address can be found on www.insightconferences.co.uk
Jamie is giving away a free copy of the newish Banyard and Grayson book to celebrate psychblog.co.uk being a year old. (I refuse to call it a Birthday though Jamie) To have a chance of winning this excellent book all you have to do is go over to his site and register.
For psychology, candidates currently working towards their AS exams in May, and A2 exams in July there will still be a number of opportunities for re-sits.
AS re-sits will be available in January 2009 and then the following May 2009. No more re-sits of the current AS psychology exams will be available after May 2009.
A2 re-sits will be available in January 2009, June 2009, January 2010 and June 2010.
Of course, only those units that are normally offered in January will be available in January.
For those psychology candidates studying the new specifications, the A2 units will not be available for examination until 2010, which means that candidates cannot complete the full A level in the first year of the new specifications.
Furthermore, the units from the current (legacy) specifications cannot be combined with units from the new specifications.
The draft 2009 psychology GCSE specifications from OCR and AQA have been published.
The drafts have to be submitted to the regulators in April 2008 and the specifications will be available from September 2008, with first teaching from September 2009.
Edexcel and WJEC have announced that they will offer GCSE psychology from 2009 but have not yet published their drafts.
The OCR GCSE draft psychology specifications are here
The AQA GCSE draft psychology specifications are here
Update – here is the link to Edexcel draft GCSE specifications
Update – here is the link to WJEC draft GCSE specifications
