Nancy Zingrone's and Carlos Alvarado's free course, "Parapsychology Research & Education: Psychology and Parapsychology" (ParaMOOC2020) (Discuss)

When:

The 11 weeks over the period 15 January to 31 March 2020 (Eastern Time).

Where:

Online

How much:

Free.

What:

[From the organisers]

If you are interested in the scientific study of psychic phenomena and want to hear some of the best and brightest international researchers in the field talk about their own research, as well as have access to discussions with a wide group of participants from students to new researchers to experiencers, then this is the course for you.

Following on the extraordinary success of the first five courses in the WizIQ-based ParaMOOC series, this year's ParaMOOC will include eleven guest lecturers, a lecture by Dr. Alvarado, and an opening and closing session (discussion forums will be set up during the opening session). Also included will a dozen or more downloadable PowerPoint presentations, and additional materials such as YouTube tutorials, recommended videos on YouTube, previously recorded relevant presentations from past ParaMOOCs, and from previous AZIRE and PF events, as well as recommended books and articles.

Anyone who has an interest in the intersection of psychology and parapsychology, the psychological aspects of near-death experiences, the poltergeist phenomena, and the after-effects of after-death communications will find something to interest to them here. Clinical psychology and parapsychology, the psychology of mediumship, and historical looks at psychoanalysis and the occult and James and Wundt and psychical research are also planned. No prerequisites or qualifications are required for the course, just your interest in and enthusiasm for the topic. A certificate of completion will be issued by the Parapsychology Foundation to those who have attended at least 50% of the lectures. A certificate of distinction will be issued for those who have attended at least 80% of the lectures.

Who:

[From the organisers]

ParaMOOC course organizers Dr. Nancy L. Zingrone and her husband, teaching, writing and research partner, Dr. Carlos S. Alvarado both have PhDs in psychology from the University of Edinburgh where they were active in the Koestler Parapsychology Unit under the first Koestler Professor, Dr. Robert L. Morris. They are currently Research Fellows of the Parapsychology Foundation and co-directors of The Alvarado Zingrone Institute for Research and Education which is an online teaching project of their consulting firm Alvarado, Zingrone & Associates that includes The AZIRE Online Academy on WizIQ, the new AZIRE Academic on the WizIQ next platform, the Parapsychology Online blog, the Parapsychology: History, News and Research blog, and the Parapsychology Online YouTube Channel. Zingrone and Alvarado are also co-designers of The AZIRE Library and Learning Center in the virtual world,Second Life. ParaMOOC lectures that have been converted to YouTube appear both on the Parapsychology Online YouTube Channel mentioned above and on the Parapsychology Foundation YouTube Channel.