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Ways to educate the the public about psychological scienceTRANSCRIPT
APA Convention 2007Pauline Wallin, Ph.D.
Independent [email protected]
Find new Audiences: Use Internet Technologies for Disseminating
Psychological Information to the Public
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• Too much information online – Reduce overload• You can help filter the best nuggets from psychological research• Your audience knows you, likes you trusts you
What the Public NeedsFrom Psychologists
While educating the public you become recognized as an expert
1. Websites2. Blogs - blogger.com, wordpress.com3. Article banks4. Online groups and forums5. Podcasts, videocasts, slidecasts6. Teleseminars
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Internet Tools to Educate the Public About Psychological Research
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Groups.google.com
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Yahoo groups
Click here to subscribe to this group.8
• Easy to set up and distribute e.g., via feedburner.com
• Syndicated - content can be viewed without visiting the website where it’s posted.
• People can subscribe, e.g, via iTunes
• People can stream your content through their websites and blogs
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Podcasts, Videocasts, Slidecasts
• Educational conference calls
• Convenient, inexpensive
• Reach people outside your geographic area
• Record the call and offer the replay later - e.g., via audioacrobat
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Teleseminars
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Teleseminar 1
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Post-teleseminar replay access
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Teleseminar 2
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Spread the word about psychology!Build professional name recognition in the process. Want to learn more on how to do this?
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Pauline Wallin, Ph.D. [email protected]