REVELARONSONS SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

PROBLEM:
students dont want to be there
students arent engaged with material
you need to show relevancy of psychology, but doesnt have
time to rework a lot of the course
QUESTION: Are there any other problems or concerns you would
like me to address? If yes, may you please describe them to me?
QUESTION: Have you ever used an online-based educational
program?
o If no, are you willing to learn about one?
o If yes, what about this program do you like most? Is there
anything you dislike about it?
SOLUTION:
REVEL for Social Psychology: Aronsons Social Psychology
o REVEL has been tested by 23,000 students and educators!
feedback has improved REVELs development and
features
o Everything you need located in one program
o Multiple different interactive ways to engage
students
o QUESTION: How many students are enrolled in your
course? How many students are enrolled in each section?
only $65 for a student access cardaffordable
price students will be willing to pay for a
required course
To access:
o www.pearsonhighered.com/revel
o click sign in on the right
o username: pearsonpsych
o password: efficacy4u
FEATURES
online assignments
o Do you use any online system to post assignments?
o post essay question, journal assignment, etc. with
assignment value, deadline
o deadline calendar
QUESTION: Where are assignment deadlines
available for students?
clear and concise, so students dont get confused

when students know what is expected of them,

it is easier for them to meet those expectations
and succeed
o easy to add assignment
click +Add Assignment in top right
determine assignment by chapter
browse quizzes and essay prompts
choose due date
publish!
track performance
o by assignment
how many students have completed an assignment,
class average score on the assignment
view this data in a chart for easy visualization
o by student
view individual student scores
analyze a students trend of increasing or decreasing
grade
allows you to pinpoint which students
may need additional help in the course
emphasize certain materials using highlights/notes
o outline course objectives
o view by chapter, or by color code
o provide additional notes for students to help explain the
text more thoroughly
o click on Table of Contents
choose a chapter/section ex. Chapter 3, Section 1
click, hold, and highlight selected text
choose a color
add a note
click share with students if you want them to
see it
click top right x to save
to modify or delete, click on highlight section
e-book
o QUESTION: Do your students currently use a hard copy of
this textbook, or the e-book?
o QUESTION: What do students like/dislike about the version
they use?
easy to read table of contents and navigation of book
o QUESTION: Do you have students with disabilities and/or
impairments?
ability to have text read aloud by REVEL

ability to increase or decrease font size to

accommodate different readers
ability to post additional resources for students
o QUESTION: What additional resources do students most
often request?
can post PowerPoints, practice tests/questions
ability to refer to additional resources for the instructor
o QUESTION: How long have you been teaching this course?
supplementary instructor manuals for activity guides,
handouts, assignments, et cetera
SOLUTION: allow you to make quick
changes to increase engagement without
changing the entire structure of your
course
provide additional websites, videos, and films for
reference

5 STEPS TO SUCCESS WITH REVEL

1. Identify which problems you would like to solve
2. Build your assessment plan
a. REVEL modules
i. up to the instructor which to use!
ii. includes quizzes/questions with images and videos to
increase engagement
iii. can adjust deadlines to before class in order to have
students more prepared for class
1. spend less time lecturing, and more time
making what theyve learned relevant
b. Summative and Formative assessments
i. example: quiz versus interactive learning experience
1. interactive example: video of Why is the
study of psychology important?
3. Position students for success
a. increase teacher-student communication
i. faster feedback
ii. use email templates to help support and encourage
students along their REVEL experience
4. Keep it simple!
a. QUESTION: Do you allow students to use technology in
class? If yes, what types of technology can they use?
b. QUESTION: Do you feel that the use of technology
increases students engagement with the course content?
i. REVEL can be used on computers, tablets,
mobile devices

1. students can be more flexible with where

and when they study
5. Track learning gains!
a. use data about student performance to make
important decisions about course changes,
implementing new products, and redesigning
lessons
b. use data to target struggling students
TECHNICAL HELP
QUESTION: How comfortable do you feel using technology? What
is your preferred learning style for learning about a new type of
technology?
implementation and training options
REVEL Help
Pearson Support Knowledge Base
o for FAQ
Pearson Technical Support
o live assistance for when REVEL Help or the Pearson
Support Knowledge Base cannot answer your question
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT:
QUESTION: What do you currently do to try to engage students
with the course content?
QUESTION: What are students response to this method/these
methods?
While reading the text, students can interact with the
text by personally thinking about the texts content
o example: in Chapter 1, the text discusses how different
values between parties can influence their social
relationshipstudents are able to insert their values into
the text to make it more personal to them
While reading the text, students can engage with it by
highlighting what they find to be important
o pink, yellow, or green
o can also insert their own notes corresponding to what they
highlighted
Students and instructors can engage in class discussion
via REVEL
o Shared Writing
o A student can view the assessments worth, the prompt,
and then answer by responding with the necessary
character count. Once they post their response to the
question, other students and instructors can view the

response, and then that student can participate in a class

discussion by responding to other posts.
Interact with vocabulary by clicking on a term and
viewing its definition
Easily find citations for references by clicking on the
citation in the text
o helpful for conducting research
Embedded videos within the text allow for a student to
take a break from reading and learn through a different
method
o these videos are brief and to the point so students stay
focused
Quizzes
o can allow a student to attempt a question three
times
decreases feeling of failure, and increases
encouragement of the student and their
learning
if a student gets the question wrong, the quiz
will provide a hint or learning objective for the
student to refer to in order to get the correct
answer
Interactive flash cards allow students to master terms
and concepts within REVEL
o if a student feels uncomfortable with a certain flashcard,
they have the ability to mark it as being one they need to
come back to, allowing for them to get the help and review
that they need

FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT REVEL WORKS

University of Dallas, General Psychology course (not Aronsons
Social Psychology)
assignment calendar encouraged students to read before coming
to class
performance dashboard helped instructor decide what material
to emphasize in lecture
with REVEL, students scored higher on exams
other case studies available!
CLOSING
What about REVEL appeals to you most?
What do you think students would like most about REVEL?
Recap benefits

o everything in one location: reading, assignments,

interaction, discussions, etc.
o engaging: videos, images, discussions, instant
feedback, active note taking, additional resources
o affordable for students
o proactive learning that allows you to make lecture
more engagingless time lecturing, more time
interacting
Is REVEL a product that you believe you may want to integrate
into your course? I would be more than happy to enroll you in a
trial preview course.
o If yes: Wonderful! I will go ahead to develop the course
access for you, and send you the paperwork.
o If no: Ok, I understand your hesitation and would love to
explain more details of REVEL at a later date. I will be sure
to inform you of new products or updates to current ones
that may meet your current needs.