2009 PT@CC Electronic Project Contest

The APA Committee of Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges (PT@CC) invites your students to participate in the seventh annual APA PT@CC Electronic Project Contest! Supported through funding by the APA Education Directorate and Allyn & Bacon Publishing Company, the Electronic Project recognizes innovative and high quality electronic presentations.

The Electronic Project Contest aims to promote active learning by means of electronic presentations developed by psychology students in either of the following categories:

• Presentations designed as demonstrations or teaching modules that illustrate and explain a psychological concept, theory, or research discovery.

• Presentations that illustrate and explain a service-learning experience or other application of psychology in the community.

Entries should be developed primarily by students and designed to explain the concept, research, or application to a 2-year college student audience. It may be helpful to think of these presentations as computerized teaching/learning modules or electronic “poster” presentations. Nearly any class project that can be put into a PowerPoint or similar electronic format will be acceptable.

The competition is open to students currently enrolled at a community college or other two-year school. Students are eligible for the contest if they are community college students who have not previously completed a bachelor’s degree. Faculty sponsors must be members of the APA Psychology Teachers at Community Colleges (PT@CC). If you have students who might be interested in entering, tell them about this opportunity and urge them to begin work on their presentations right away. The entry deadline is May 31, 2009.

The first place winner will be awarded $500; second and third place winners will receive $300 and $200, respectively. Certificates for all winners and their faculty sponsors will be presented at the APA annual convention.

Look for the contest entry form and guidelines about the 2009 Electronic Project Contest on the Web at www.apa.org/ed/pcue/ptatcchome.html. For more information about this competition or PT@CC, please contact Jewel Beamon.