syllabus
course outline
Chapter 1
Slides: Cognitive Dialectic
Slides: What is Cognition
video: what is connectionism
video: highlevel podcast with Jay McClelland.
Chapter 2
Slides: Perception
video: how neural networks identify objects
video: Single Cell Recordings
video: Capgras
video: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
video: Prosopagnosia
website: Change Blindness (Hoffman), (youtube demo), (youtube demo classic)
website: Illusions, Necker Cube, lots of Gestalt
website: 154 illusions
Chapter 3
Slides: Attention
website: Mondegreens
Video: Inattention Blindness and a real world example of change blindness
Website: Backmasking / Songs / Satan :-)
Memory Chapters
Imagery and Thinking Chapters
Websites: Metal Rotation
Review Presentation Info:
Teaching Difficult Concepts (Cognition)
Group Members: __________________________________________
Chapter: ______________________
Date: ______________________
Your group will teach 4–5 of the most difficult concepts from the chapter.
Your goal is to:
Explain them in a clear, accurate, and thoughtful way
Present them differently than the textbook (Galotti) and lecture
Use multiple learning tools (visuals, diagrams, examples, demos, etc.)
Make the material engaging and useful for studying
13–15 = Challenging, meaningful concepts; thoughtfully selected
10–12 = Mostly strong choices
7–9 = Mixed difficulty
0–6 = Too basic or poorly chosen
Score: ______ / 15
18–20 = Deep, accurate, insightful understanding
14–17 = Mostly accurate; some depth
10–13 = Surface-level explanation
0–9 = Confusing or incorrect
Score: ______ / 20
13–15 = Clearly new approach; creative and original
10–12 = Some new elements
7–9 = Mostly repeats existing material
0–6 = No meaningful difference
Score: ______ / 15
13–15 = Very clear; helps concepts “click”
10–12 = Generally clear
7–9 = Some confusion
0–6 = Hard to follow
Score: ______ / 15
(Examples: visuals, diagrams, tables, demos, games, short videos)
13–15 = Multiple high-quality formats used well
10–12 = Some variety
7–9 = Limited variety
0–6 = Minimal or ineffective
Score: ______ / 15
9–10 = Actively engages the class (questions, demo, activity)
7–8 = Some interaction
5–6 = Minimal engagement
0–4 = Passive presentation
Score: ______ / 10
(Can everyone see/read it? Is it clean and well-designed?)
9–10 = Excellent readability; clear and usable
7–8 = Mostly readable
5–6 = Some issues
0–4 = Hard to read or cluttered
Score: ______ / 10
Exceptional creativity, innovation, or especially effective teaching method
Bonus: ______ / +5
Rate each category from 1 (low) to 5 (high):
Concepts chosen: _____
Understanding / explanation: _____
New approach (not lecture/text): _____
Clarity: _____
Media/tools: _____
Engagement: _____
Usability: _____
One thing this group did well:
One suggestion for improvement: