In W. Buskist, V. Hevern, B. K. Saville, & T. Zinn, (Eds.). Essays from e-xcellence in teaching, 2003 (p. v). Retrieved [insert date] from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site: http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/eit2003/eit03-Intro.html

Introduction to Volumes I Through III

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) launched its Internet electronic discussion list, PsychTeacher, in the fall of 1998. In the spring of 2000, a monthly column called E-xcellence in Teaching, was added to the listserv. The column features monthly essays devoted to high school, community college, and university teaching in general and on the teaching of psychology in particular. The essays take the form of lessons learned, advice and hints on particular aspects of teaching, lore regarding teaching, book reviews, and reflections on our roles as teachers of psychology. In general, though, the primary focus of the column is to provide a form for the discussion and promotion of effective teaching.

This compilation of essays forms Volume III of the E-xcellence in Teaching essays. The first volume was posted to STP's home page in 2002 and contains the first 20
E-xcellence in Teaching essays posted to the listserv in 2000-2001. Volume II contains the 13 essays posted to the listserv in 2002. Volume III contains the 12 essays posted in 2003. We thank the authors of each of these 45 essays for the insightful contributions they made to the literature on the teaching of psychology and the scholarship of teaching. We also thank the STP leadership for their continued support of the e-column.

We dedicated Volume I to Jane Halonen (University of West Florida) for the role she played in helping establish E-xcellence in Teaching. We dedicated Volume II to Randy Smith (Kennesaw State University), for his consistent and unwavering championing of the scholarship of teaching in his role as editor of STP's journal, Teaching of Psychology. As the outgoing editor of E-xcellence in Teaching, Bill Buskist wishes to dedicate Volume III to Bill Hill and Vinny Hevern, both of whom have played and continue to play pivotal roles in the creation, development, and continued success of E-xcellence in Teaching.

Bill Buskist Auburn University Auburn, AL buskiwf@auburn.edu	Vincent W. Hevern Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY hevern@lemoyne.edu
Bryan K. Saville * Tracy Zinn Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX bsaville@sfasu.edu tzinn@sfasu.edu	Bill Hill Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA bhill@kennesaw.edu
* As of the Fall, 2004, Bryan K. Saville is at James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA savillbk@jmu.edu