Episode 1: Connecting the Dots

This week we're learning about how we learn. Under the principles of constructivism, educational psychologists believe that we learn by making connections between new information and our past experiences. You'll hear some examples of people "connecting the dots" over the course of the last century, including: - Patricia Resick, creator of Cognitive Processing Therapy - Carl Sandburg, poet - The inventors of the electrostatic detection apparatus (ESDA) and those forensic professionals who use it in their work - Felix Gonzalez-Torres, artist Please be sure to get in touch with your own examples of connecting the dots! Write to ladycryptoid@gmail.com. Twitter Instagram REFERENCE LIST & FURTHER READING Curtis, K. (1996). “Double Murderer Executed in Electric Chair; Called Himself Son of God.” Associated Press. Retrieved from https://www.apnews.com/04ff253e076acd1275b48da94d6bb418. Davis, T. (1994). ESDA and the analysis of contested interview notes. Forensic Linguistics, 1, 71-89. Driscoll, M. (2014). Psychology of Learning for Instruction. Essex: Pearson. Eco, U. (1984). Semiotics and the Philosophy of Language. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. Gonzalez-Torres, F. (1993). Public and Private: Spheres of Influence. Art & Design, 9, 87-91. Jordan, M. (Director). (2003). Last Will [Television series episode]. In P. Bourdett, Forensic Files. Allentown, Pennsylvania: Medstar Television. Larry Gene Bell. (2017). Retrieved from http://murderpedia.org/male.B/b1/bell-larry-gene.htm. Moore, D. (2014). “Question the Queen City: The Disappearance of Denise Porch.” Creative Loafing Charlotte. Retrieved from https://clclt.com/theclog/archives/2014/08/15/question-the-queen-city-the-disappearance-of-denise-porch. “Officers scour counties for victims of convicted killer: Informant says murderer dumped women in well.” (1992). GoUpstate.com. Retrieved from https://www.goupstate.com/news/19920625/officers-scour-counties-for-victims-of-convicted-killer-informant-says-murderer-dumped-women-in-well. Resick, P., Monson, C., & Chard, K. (2017). Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD: A Comprehensive Manual. New York: Guilford. Sandburg, C. (1918). Cornhuskers. New York: Henry Holt & Company. CREDITS Intro music: Vladimir Hirsch, “Ultima” Other music: Chris Zabriskie, “Cylinder Nine” Beethoven’s “Sonata 15 in D Major,” performed by Karine Gilanyan National Parks Service/Gavia Immer, “Oregon Trail”