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Start today! Trust me, a year from now... you will be glad you started today. And tomorrow is the day we start this new book! Mindful Reading, Reflective Writing, and Creative Commenting... are the three main ingredients of this class!!!

My students have started their own blog this semester and as their professor I wanted to guide them through this process of becoming bloggers. The more I am exploring this realm, the more I have been reminded of how distinct blogging is from academic writing. I’m writing this post to support my students, as well as other educators venturing into blogging. The fact is, making a blog is simple but, in the era of knowledge abundance, enticing people to read your posts is not so easy. Our mobile era places each of us in an endless stream of digital resources. We make choices, often very quickly, about what to read and what to disregard. A study by Buffer found that 55% of people read online articles for 15 seconds before moving on. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, a digital innovation mentor provides a list of 9 things you can do improve the number of people who read your posts. Be meaningful. The most important thing for you to do in your blog posts is to write about th...

Here is something you would have seen in Canvas. Make sure to take time to watch these introductory videos- (click on the links to open YouTube video) 1. Brief introduction - mine and the course 2. Course overview - structure and expectations Make sure to leave a comment so I know you watched it or if you have any questions, drop them there. Also, in this blog, click "follow" on the bottom of the page and "subscribe" with email on the right side of the page. I have already received emails from a few students who have started working on blogs and have also reached out to me through email. Great job! I appreciate that. Others, start early and get going. Email me with your blog link- don't forget that! Looking forward to hearing from y'all. -Dr.Pris

Getting ready for Spring 2018 Greetings, everybody , and I hope you are having a wonderful winter break! I'm in the process of updating the Introduction to Psychology course to be ready for the Spring 2018 semester. This time around, my goal is to make them available  one week early  for anyone who wants to get a head start. So, if all goes well, I should have both classes ready to go on  Tuesday, January 9 , one week before classes officially start on Tuesday, January 16. About the class.  You can find out more by taking a look at the course syllabus in the course Canvas page. If you have questions not answered there, contact me anytime by email: priscilla.selvaraj@hsutx.edu Readings: There are no books to purchase for this class. Readings are online in Course Canvas page under each Modules. Class announcements . Once the semester begins on January 16, there will be new announcements here every day, and you will also see the announcements displayed i...

Dr.Priscilla Rose Selvaraj Pris Selvaraj is an assistant professor in the department of Psychology and Counseling at the Hardin-Simmons University. She joined HSU during the 2016-17 academic year after spending a year as a faculty member at the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in the Trinity International University at Illinois. Pris obtained PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. She holds double master’s degree in Psychology and Business Administration from India. She is national certified counselor (NCC) and Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Ohio. She has served in the Counseling center at Trinity International University, University Medical Associates in Ohio University, and in Recovery Council at Waverly Ohio. In India, she worked in the Institute of Mental Health (Govt. Psychiatric Hospital) as a clinical psychology intern. Thus, she has a wide range of multicultural experience in clinical mental health counseling...