The A&P Professor
Explore human anatomy and physiology (A&P) teaching and learning with host Kevin Patton. An experienced professor, textbook author, and mentor, Kevin is a recognized leader in A&P teaching. The A&P Professor updates science content and provides practical teaching advice. Want some ideas to supercharge your A&P course? How about some support from a fellow A&P professor? This is the podcast for you!
Tue, April 08, 2025
153 Pulse Check: A Year in Review & What’s Next for A&P Teaching
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future," said Yogi Berra, but that's never stopped me before! In this annual episode, we'll revisit last year's educational forecasts, explore what's popped (and what's fizzled), and check the tea leaves (and little gray cells) once again. With help from colleague Jerry Anzalone—and some cheeky assistance from AI—we'll bravely map out what's next for anatomy and physiology education, all seasoned with empathy, wit, and a cautionary look at history’s lessons. Buckle up: predicting the future is a bumpy—but fascinating—ride! 0:00 | Introduction 0:42 | Season 7 Debrief 7:32 | Virtual Library of TAPP Episodes* 10:15 | How Did We Do Last Year? 27:29 | Manuel the AI Assistant* 33:45 | Jerry Calls in to the Podcast Hotline 34:55 | Jerry's Look at the Coming Year 42:05 | Badges and LinkedIn* 44:31 | Kevin's Look at the Coming Year 52:39 | Staying Connected *Breaks ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-153.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-153.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. ( Yogi Berra ) Season 7 Debrief 7 minutes Looking back at Season 7, I'm amazed (and slightly relieved) how each carefully spaced episode became a hidden gem—proving quality really does beat quantity. Time to unpack what we learned before moving forward. Virtual Library of TAPP Episodes 2.5 minutes Brain break time—stretch those muscles, maybe shake out your fascia, and me
Tue, February 25, 2025
152 Fascinating Fascia: Kate Oland Galligan Unravels the Ties That Bind
Episode 152 centers on a lively conversation between Kevin and Dr. Kate Oland Galligan as they trace her path from a curious undergrad to a passionate fascia educator and clinician. The duo challenges old perceptions of fascia, recounting stories from early lab experiences where fascia was simply “ripped out,” and contrasting them with new insights on its dynamic, interconnected nature. They reveal how subtle fascial restrictions can cause significant clinical symptoms—linking pelvic imbalances to jaw pain—and explore the emerging field of mind-body connections in fascial therapy. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:55 | Introducing Kate Introducing Fascia 0:17:06 | Fascia Mini Lesson * 0:20:00 | Rip That Fascia Out! 0:37:14 | Get Ready for Annual Debriefing 0:39:00 | The Hip Bone is Connected to the Jaw Bone 1:03:08 | We’re on Substack! * 1:06:13 | Mind-Body Connections 1:21:45 | Staying Connected * Breaks ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-152.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-152.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Understanding fascia requires abandoning the traditional anatomical view of separate structures and embracing a model of interconnected, living tissues. ( Jean-Claude Guimberteau ) Introducing Kate Introducing Fascia 16 minutes In this segment, Kevin reconnects with Dr. Kate Oland Galligan, a former student who has since become a passionate fascia educator and clinician. They reminisce about their time studying physiology together, sharing a nostalgic moment about the infamous Krebs cycle. Kate shares her professional journey fr
Wed, December 04, 2024
151 Muscling Through Barriers: The A&P Student Accommodations Handbook Unveiled
In Episode 151 of The A&P Professor podcast, host Kevin Patton is joined by Jennifer Stokes, Rachel Hopp, and Abbey Breckling to discuss the Anatomy and Physiology Student Accommodations Handbook. This handbook released by the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), provides instructors with evidence-based suggestions and best practices for making A&P labs and classrooms more inclusive and accessible for all students. Developed by a HAPS subcommittee, the handbook offers guidance on accommodating students with a wide range of needs, from physical limitations to visual or hearing impairments. The goal is to help instructors identify meaningful alternatives to standard lab protocols that promote student success. The handbook is organized by common accommodation requests and includes sections on universal design principles, making accommodations for temporary conditions, and incorporating tactile and visual aids. The HAPS committee plans to regularly update the handbook as new strategies and technologies emerge. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:48 | How It Started 0:19:33 | Blue Sky's From Now On * 0:20:38 | You Don't Know You Need It Until You Do 0:32:57 | Brain Break * 0:35:36 | Opportunities for Learning 0:47:33 | Show Business * 0:51:03 | Exploring the Handbook 1:02:44 | Staying Connected * Breaks ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-151.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-151.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists, it is making a new space, a better space for everyone. ( Rachel Olivero ) How It Started 18.5 minutes Discover how the Human Anatomy & Physiolog
Thu, October 03, 2024
150 Textbooks to Slides: IP Attorney Brenda Ulrich on Legal Image Use in Anatomy & Physiology
In Episode 150 of The A&P Professor podcast, host Kevin Patton speaks with intellectual property attorney Brenda Ulrich about copyright law and image use in education. They discuss how educators often mistakenly assume they have rights to use textbook images and the complexities of permissions that expire. Brenda highlights the differences in legal standards for physical versus online teaching and emphasizes the importance of understanding licensing agreements and fair use. By the end, listeners gain valuable insights into legally and ethically incorporating multimedia into their anatomy & physiology courses. 0:00:21 | Host: Kevin Patton 0:00:47 | Introducing Brenda 0:03:49 | You Need a License 0:26:12 | Staying Up To Date 0:27:15 | Put Yourself in Their Shoes 0:41:55 | Do You Write? 0:43:54 | I need a handout 1:00:19 | Finding Media 1:02:00 | Can I Put My PowerPoint on YouTube? 1:12:43 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-150.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-150.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. ( Alan K. Simpson ) Introducing Brenda 3 minutes Host Kevin Patton introduces guest Brenda Ulrich. You Need a License 22.5 minutes In this discussion, Kevin and Brenda address common questions about using textbook images in teaching, focusing on the legalities and fair use of copyrighted materials. Brenda explains that when using images from textbooks, the license agreement with the p
Sun, June 30, 2024
149 Examining the Anatomy & Physiology Exam: Chatting with Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins
In episode 149 of The A&P Professor podcast, host Kevin Patton chats with Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins about their work with exams in the anatomy and physiology (A&P) course. They discuss the importance of exams in assessing student learning and the need for exams to be more connected to course objectives. They also mention the challenges of designing exams that are fair and inclusive for all students. Crowther and Wiggins are conducting a survey on A&P exams and encourage listeners to participate to contribute to the understanding of exam practices in the A&P community. The survey can be accessed at tinyurl.com/stemexamsurvey. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:48 | Introducing Ben & Greg 0:04:17 | The Most Important Thing 0:22:32 | Murray Jensen, HAPS Hero 0:23:46 | Our Motto: Be Prepared 0:41:18 | What's on TAPP at The Corner Pub 0:42:45 | The Next Big Leap: What Is It? 1:00:50 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-149.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-149.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The more we study the more we discover our ignorance. ( Percy Bysshe Shelley ) Introducing Ben & Greg 3 minutes Host Kevin Patton introduces guests Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins. The Most Important Thing in a Course 18 minutes In this segment, Kevin Patton chats with Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins, two educators passionate about improving exam practices in higher education. They explain their goal of making exams more equitable and less stressful for students and instructors. Kevin notes
Thu, May 16, 2024
148 Blueprints for Learning: Justin Shaffer on Structured A&P Course Design
In Episode 148, Justin Shaffer joins host Kevin Patton to discuss high structure course design. Justin shares his success in building a scaffold for learning by using a variety of course structures to improve student engagement and success, such as pre-class and post-class activities, micro-case studies and clicker questions, brief active learning practices, and much more. 00:00 | Introduction 00:46 | Introducing Justin Shaffer 02:49 | High Structure and Low Structure 20:47 | Badge Break 21:43 | Transparency, Expectations, & Flexibility 34:06 | Secret Code: TAA Conference in Nashville 36:04 | Baby Steps or Go All In? 50:16 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-148.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-148.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time. ( Leonard Bernstein ) Introducing Justin Shaffer 2 minutes Host Kevin Patton briefly introduced our guest, Dr. Justin Shaffer. Justin is an experienced educator who provides professional development and advice on pedagogy for educators in anatomy and physiology and other disciplines. He is particularly well known for his advice on how to implement high structure course design. ★ Recombinant Education (Justin's website) recombinanteducation.com/ ★ Justin Shaffer (Justin's LinkedIn profile) linkedin.com/in/justin-shaffer ★ How to Use High Structure Course Design to Heighten Learning (Justin's conversation with host Bonni Stachowiak on the Teaching in Highe
Fri, April 12, 2024
147 Pulse of Progress: Looking Back, Moving Forward
In Episode 147, host Kevin Patton reviews the highlights and events of the previous year in the world of The A&P Professor. He then turns to last year's predictions for teaching human anatomy and physiology to see if he was on the right track. Finally, predictions for the coming year are revealed. And lots of other stuff—this episode is two hours long, after all! 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:50 | Debrief: Topics, Stats, Reflections 0:21:28 | A Long, Long, Long Episode 0:23:05 | Debrief: More Reviewing & Reflecting 0:38:59 | Did I Get My Predictions Right? 0:50:22 | Textbook & Academic Authors Association 0:57:47 | Looking Ahead with New (Old) Predictions 1:10:49 | Brain Break 1:12:58 | A Couple More Predictions 1:24:50 | What's on TAPP? 1:26:20 | More New Predictions 1:44:47 | Let's Share 1:45:41 | Even More New Predictions 1:58:20 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-147.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-147.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Reflection is an essential part of learning. Debriefing after any experience is key to personal and professional growth. ( Sharon Salzberg )) Debrief: Topics, Stats, Reflections 20.5 minutes This segment begins our debriefing process by reflecting on the audience size (which a nearly impossible to measure), and quickly reviewing who we talked to and what we talked about over the last season. It turns out that many important and useful topics came up this season, including two episodes that sort of summarize all I've learned about teaching A&P over my decades-long career. And then there's that one we
Tue, January 16, 2024
146 Anatomy of Trust: Promoting Integrity in A&P Education | Winter Shorts
Episode 146 of The A&P Professor podcast is one of our winter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, we discuss the importance of academic integrity in the Anatomy & Physiology course. We emphasize the need to incorporate discussions about integrity in the syllabus and course materials and share real-life examples of violations in the healthcare field. We highlight how dishonesty can have serious consequences and discuss strategies for prevention, such as using multiple test versions and unique topics for papers/projects. Providing examples of acceptable practices and discouraging unethical behavior foster a culture of integrity. We invite listeners to contribute their own strategies for promoting academic integrity. 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Academic Integrity in Anatomy & Physiology 29:39 | Modeling Professional Integrity 38:34 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-146.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-146.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Guess what? this is one of our winter shorts! Yep, that's right, it's a shorter-than-usual episode in which I present one or two, or maybe three or four, classic, evergreen segments from previous episodes that are remastered, reconstituted, and recycled for your listening and learning pleasure. But mainly it's to give me a break for self-care over the holiday season. We'll be back to our regular programming in late January. Academic Integrity in Anatomy & Physiology 28.5 minutes One way to approach “the cheating issue” in our courses is to promote a culture of academic honesty from the start. But how do we do that? Kevin shares some practical tips you can us
Tue, January 02, 2024
145 A Tongue Twister's Guide to Mastering Anatomy Pronunciation | Winter Shorts
Episode 145 of The A&P Professor podcast is one of our winter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, you'll hear about the trials and tribulations of teaching and learning pronunciations of anatomy and physiology terminology. Including why the instructor is ALWAYS correct! 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Variations in Anatomy & Physiology Pronunciations 10:24 | Say Anatomy & Physiology Terms Out Loud 20:30 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-145.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-145.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Guess what? this is one of our winter shorts! Yep, that's right, it's a shorter-than-usual episode in which I present one or two, or maybe three or four, classic, evergreen segments from previous episodes that are remastered, reconstituted, and recycled for your listening and learning pleasure. But mainly it's to give me a break for self-care over the holiday season. We'll be back to our regular programming in late January. Variations in Anatomy & Physiology Pronunciations 9.5 minutes Pronunciations in any language differ for a variety of reasons. This happens in A&P terminology, too. This segment was first heard in Episode 16. ★ How Do YOU Pronounce It? | Episode 16 (the original broadcast of this episode) ★ How do you pronounce it? (Kevin’s blog post on this topic) AandP.info/g1a ★ Dorland’s Medical Dictionary (a respected standard) geni.us/HO3H ★ 4 ways
Thu, December 14, 2023
144 Dissecting the Kenhub Atlas: Insights from Editor Mike Pascoe
Mike Pascoe joins host Kevin Patton in Episode 144 to chat about Mike's experience in editing the new Kenhub Atlas of Human Anatomy. We go behind the scenes to see how this new kind of anatomy atlas was developed. Let's see how those decisions get made and how the learning perspective gets incorporated into anatomy manuals. And we explore diverse representation in anatomy images and why we won't find any eponyms in this atlas. We also have a brief remembrance of our friend David Allard. 00:00 | Introduction 00:45 | Remembering David Allard 04:25 | Introducing Mike Pascoe 06:12 | A New Take on the Human Atlas 19:00 | Debriefing and Predictions Ahead 19:55 | Creating Books 34:25 | Your New Thing 35:44 | More Features of the New Atlas 47:27 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-144.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-144.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The light of the heart is hidden in a drop of blood. ( Rumi ) Remembering David Allard 3.5 minutes In this segment, Kevin reflects on the recent passing of a friend and colleague, David Allard of Texas A&M University-Texarkana, who was an exceptional educator and human being. Kevin finds inspiration from David's generosity and commitment to his students and peers. ★ Muscle: A Gripping Story by Roy Meals | TAPP 142 (mentioned in this segment) ★ The One Teaching Strategy That Will Fix Your Anatomy & Physiology Course | TAPP 143
Thu, November 02, 2023
143 The One Teaching Strategy That Will Fix Your Anatomy & Physiology Course
In episode 143 of The A&P Professor podcast for anatomy and physiology faculty, host Kevin Patton uncovers the super-secret, single, ultimate teaching strategy you need to keep your course tuned up and effective. He also revisits the "out there" transducer model of the brain and suggests a connection with a recent discovery supporting quantum wave activity in brain cell microtubules. Yes, quantum waves in the microtubules. Kevin also clarifies and expands on those wacky "extra" courses he described in Episodes 140 and 141. 00:00 | Introduction 00:51 | Clarifying Kevin's Wacky Supplemental Courses 15:50 | Quantum Activity in Brain Microtubules? 28:15 | Could There Be More Than One Strategy? 34:29 | The TAPP Hotline 35:11 | There Really Is Only One Strategy 48:00 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-143.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-143.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Substack , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Clarifying Kevin's Wacky Supplemental Courses 15 minutes In this segment, Kevin clarifies nuances from Episodes 140 & 141. He dives into the evolution of his "wacky grading" approach and reflects on the significance of end-of-semester debriefings—then explores the impact of badges within a courses. Kevin also uncovers the value of persistence, confidence-building, and teacher generosity. ★ A Pre-A&P Course Improves Student Success in Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 140 ★ Study Courses Supercharge Anatomy & Physiology Success | TAPP 141 ★ Ungrad
Tue, September 19, 2023
142 Muscle: A Gripping Story by Roy Meals
Get pumped up for Episode 142, where we have the honor of hosting Dr. Roy Meals, the musculoskeletal maestro! 💪 We're gonna flex our curiosity muscles and explore every nook and cranny of his latest masterpiece, Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement . This episode's so dynamic, you might need a protein shake afterward! 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:01:13 | Re-Introducing Dr. Roy Meals 0:04:08 | Muscle Strain & Why We Train 0:13:53 | What Sword Swallowing Teaches Us About Muscle 0:24:49 | Muscle Stories: Learning Should Be Fun 0:38:48 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-142.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-142.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Muscles are in a most intimate and peculiar sense the organs of the will. They have built all the roads, cities and machines in the world, written all the books, spoken all the words, and, in fact done everything that man has accomplished with matter. Character might be in a sense defined as a plexus of motor habits. ( G. Stanley Hall ) Re-Introducing Dr. Roy Meals 3 minutes This segment reacquaints us with Dr. Roy Meals, who previously joined us for a chat about his book about bones back in Episode 82. An orthopedic surgeon and clinical educator, has been turning his talents to creating interesting books about the skeletomuscular aspects of human anatomy and physiology. ★ Roy A. Meals (biography) my-ap.us/2UyHrpy ★ Bones: Inside and Out—A Chat with Dr. Roy Meals | T
Thu, August 17, 2023
141 Study Courses Supercharge Anatomy & Physiology Success
Get ready for a mind-bending 😲 rendezvous with Kevin Patton in Episode 141, where he continues to spill the beans on his top-secret recipe for student triumph. 🏆 Brace yourself for this next adventure on his whirlwind tour of revolutionizing A&P 1 education, as we dissect the art of identifying student pain points, personalizing preparation, and serving up the kind of mentorship they've been yearning for! 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:45 | One of Two Success Courses 0:09:48 | Setting Up the Supplement Course 0:18:44 | Structure of Class Sessions 0:40:17 | Grading 0:42:45 | Does an A&P Supplement Work? 0:54:21 | Parting Wisdom 1:14:46 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-141.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-141.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours. ( Les Brown ) One of Two Success Courses 9 minutes As we begin to unlock student success strategies with Kevin Patton in episode 141, he unveils his A&P One Supplement course, dedicated to honing essential learning skills. Delve into his reasoning behind offering a separate course, distinct from the Pre-A&P course discussed in episode 140, and distinct from the popular Supplemental Instruction (SI) , model, and gain insights into his innovative approach to enhancing A&P student performance. ★ A Pre-A&P Course Improves Student Success in Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 140 (part one of this two-part series, explains the purpose of the two courses and give details about Pre-A&P)<
Tue, July 18, 2023
140 Pre-A&P: A Refresher for Student Success in Anatomy & Physiology
In episode 140, we introduce the development of the pre-A&P course and the A&P1 Supplement course. These courses address the challenges faced by A&P students and improve their readiness and comprehension. In this first of two episodes, we focus on the pre-A&P course. It focuses on filling subject knowledge gaps with 10 modules and cumulative tests. Student surveys and studies show its effectiveness in achieving higher grades in the A&P 1 course. Implementing these nontraditional courses requires collaboration and support from advisors and faculty members. Together, we aim to bridge the gap in subject preparation and learning skills for student success. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:49 | Pre-A&P 0:22:37 | Course Design 0:39:51 | More About Module Tests 0:52:38 | Other Course Features 1:09:51 | Wrapping Up 1:21:10 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-140.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-140.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. ( Arthur Ashe ) Pre-A&P 21.5 minutes We delve into the reasons behind developing the Pre-A&P and A&P 1 Supplement courses. We identify two major challenges faced by incoming A&P students: lack of subject preparation and insufficient learning skills. To combat these obstacles, the Pre-A&P course was created as a self-paced online refresher. It covers fundamental science topics like cell biology, metabolism, genetics, and body organization—thus helping students fill knowledge gaps. The A&P1 Supplement course, focused on developing more effective l
Wed, June 28, 2023
139 Thinking New Thoughts about the Human Brain
In Episode 139, we explore a new discovery in nerve signaling in the brain called a dendritic action potential (dCaAP), we look at a whacky proposed model of brain function, and we share some ideas about how we can help our students understand the core concepts of chemical signaling and signal transduction in different contexts. Put on your thinking caps and jump into this fresh episode now. 00:00 | Introduction 00:50 | Dendritic Action Potentials 12:16 | Transducer Model of the Brain 21:43 | Chemical Signals & Signal Transduction 35:09 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-139.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-139.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The adage that fact is stranger than fiction seems to be especially true for the workings of the brain. ( V.S. Ramachandran ) Dendritic Action Potentials 11.5 minutes In this segment, the focus is on a fascinating discovery about nerve signaling related to dendritic action potentials (dCaAPs). These unique potentials occur in layers two and three of the human cerebral cortex and play a role in complex brain functions. Unlike typical action potentials, dendritic action potentials are graded and produced by the influx of calcium ions. They enable processing and decision-making at a more complex level, expanding our understanding of the human brain's uniqueness. ★ Scientists Uncover a Never-Before-Seen Type of Signal Occurring in The Human Brain (plain English summary of the new discovery from Science Alert ) AandP.info/p08 ★ Dendritic action po
Fri, June 09, 2023
138 Dancing Organelles, AI Resources, Distracting Animations, Timed Tests & Micro-credentials
In Episode 138 of The A&P Professor podcast for anatomy & physiology faculty, host Kevin Patton discusses some new thinking about organelle function, why decorative animations are not a good idea in our teaching slides, news about Wendy Riggs and the 2023 HAPS President's Medal, why I don't like timed tests, resources for AI in the curriculum, and why micro-credentials are our friends. With all that, how is that we left out any mention of carbaminohemoglobin? 00:00 | Introduction 00:50 | Wendy Riggs Wins Big 04:173 | Curricular Resources for AI 08:55 | Timed Online Tests 24:12 | Micro-credentials for Professional Development 31:53 | Dancing Organelles 40:13 | Distracting Animations 43:44 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-138.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-138.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought. ( Albert Szent-Györgyi ) Wendy Riggs Wins Big 3.5 minutes At the 2023 HAPS Conference, Wendy Riggs, a College of the Redwoods educator, presented a workshop on alternative grading (mentioning 106 on ungrading 😊). Wendy was awarded the prestigious HAPS President's Medal 🏅 for her contributions to anatomy and physiology education. Check out her YouTube videos for A&P and biology topics. ★ 2023 President's Medal Was Presented By President Eric Sun to... (Wendy's award announcement) AandP.info/c2p Ungrading With Standards-Ba
Tue, May 23, 2023
137 Our Teaching Persona in Anatomy & Physiology Class
In Episode 137, host Kevin Patton explores the significance of playfulness, transparency, and authenticity in the teaching persona. Drawing from personal experiences training animals, Kevin explains how play is integral to learning, highlighting the importance of incorporating a sense of fun and embracing failures in the classroom. He also emphasizes the value of transparency by sharing our own mistakes and weaknesses, asserting that being open about flaws fosters authenticity and builds trust with students. By acknowledging vulnerabilities and demonstrating a genuine willingness to learn, educators can create a supportive and engaging learning environment. This thought-provoking discussion reminds us of the power of play and authenticity in effective teaching. 00:00 | Introduction 00:47 | Our Teaching Persona 14:23 | Taking Responsibility 22:03 | Gestures Impart Meaning 32:34 | Playing Around 42:54 | Authenticity 47:46 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-137.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-137.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates To be playful and serious at the same time is possible, and it defines the ideal mental condition. ( John Dewey ) Our Teaching Persona 13.5 minutes Kevin Patton discusses the concept of the teaching persona, emphasizing the importance of authenticity and genuine connection with students. He highlights the significance of being true to oneself while adapting and enhancing certain aspects of personality to create an engaging and effective teaching persona. ★ Storytelling is the
Tue, May 09, 2023
136 Deep Elaboration & Other Stories of Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 136
In Episode 136, host Kevin Patton looks at the effects of tattoos on sweat glands, we discuss aural diversity and how we can accommodate it, and we explore how to use the process of deep elaboration in our course to help challenged learners develop stronger and more useful memories. 00:00 | Introduction 00:47 | Tattoos May Impair Sweating 05:37 | Sponsored by AAA 06:41 | Aural Diversity. It's a Thing. 22:36 | Sponsored by HAPI 24:03 | Deep Elaboration 34:22 | Sponsored by HAPS 35:29 | Deeper Elaboration 47:53 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-136.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-136.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Author and lecturer Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, once stated, "Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people. ( Helen Keller ) Tattoos May Impair Sweating 5 minutes It's interesting to see how tattoos can have an impact on our skin and sweat glands. Tattoos involve mechanical stress and potential damage to the skin, and new research suggests that they may negatively affect the sweat glands, impairing sweating in the area of the tattoo. This reduction in sweating is called anhidrosis, which can impact our ability to maintain body temperature and potentially lead to severe conditions such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke. While this is still a preliminary study and more research needs to be done, it's a great example of how discussing real-life applications of anatomy and physiology concepts, such as tattoos, can engage students and make the information more relatable and interesting. <p style="padding-left:
Wed, April 12, 2023
135 The Uncertainty Effect with Michelle Lazarus
Dr. Michelle Lazarus, author of the new book, The Uncertainty Effect: How to Survive and Thrive through the Unexpected, joins host Kevin Patton for a lively discussion of of uncertainty in science, medicine, and academia. 00:00 | Introduction 00:50 | Dr. Michelle Lazarus 04:57 | Sponsored by AAA 05:31 | Why Is Uncertainty Important? 17:05 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:49 | The Uncertainty of Teaching A&P 27:07 | Sponsored by HAPS 28:05 | Uncertainty and Inclusion 36:38 | Uncertainty and Risk 38:48 | Book: The Uncertainty Effect 39:51 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-135.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-135.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the once-or-twice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong. ( Richard Feynman ) Dr. Michelle Lazarus 4 minutes Before we meet our guest, I explain why this episode is later than expected—and why everything these days is coming from me later than expected. Then I introduce our guest, Dr. Michelle Lazarus. ★ Michelle Lazarus (bio from Monash University) AandP.info/uet ★ The Uncertainty Effect: How to Survive and Thrive Through the Unexpected (book by Michelle Lazarus) geni.us/mUYvgyU Some related columns by Michelle Lazarus ★ The inescapable truth of uncertainty (from Monash Lens) AandP.info/g5m ★ Automation, uncertainty, and the Robodebt scheme (fro
Thu, March 09, 2023
134 Anatomical Sciences Education with Jason Organ
In Episode 134, Jason Organ, the new Editor-in-Chief of Anatomical Sciences Education (ASE). joins us for a chat about his vision for this popular journal for anatomy and physiology faculty. Ranging from specific goals to general—and insightful—observations about teaching A&P, you'll want to listen in to this thought-provoking discussion. 00:00 | Introduction 00:54 | Introducing Jason Organ & ASE 03:31 | Sponsored by AAA 03:56 | A New Vision for ASE 16:46 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:24 | Humanity in Teaching Human A&P 28:28 | Sponsored by HAPS 28:58 | Who Reads ASE? 35:42 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-134.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-134.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The education of young people in science is at least as important, maybe more so, than the research itself. ( Glenn T. Seaborg ) Introducing Jason Organ & ASE 2.5 minutes Let's meet our guest. Even if you know Jason Organ already, you may not know all of this about him! ★ New Editor-in-Chief Selected for Anatomical Sciences Education (announcement in Anatomy Now) AandP.info/pbl ★ Anatomical Sciences Education (ASE) AandP.info/wrz ★ Jason Organ, PhD - Indiana University School of Medicine (faculty page) AandP.info/88m ★ PLOS SciComm (Jason's blog at the Public Library of Science) AandP.info/5zj ★ Science Night podcast (Episode 3 with Jason Organ) AandP.info/9nd Please rate
Fri, February 24, 2023
133 Mindi Fried on Teaching & Learning with Aphantasia
In Episode 133, Dr. Mindi Fried joins us to discuss her experience of aphantasia, the inability to picture thoughts and memories in the mind's eye, and how that affects how she teaches and learns anatomy and physiology. This is a chat that will increase our awareness of the huge and sometimes invisible diversity that exists among our students. 00:00 | Introduction 01:01 | What is Aphantasia? 05:45 | Sponsored by AAA 07:07 | Introducing Mindi Fried 09:03 | Sponsored by HAPI 09:48 | Mindi Fried on Aphantasia 29:25 | Sponsored by HAPS 30:20 | More with Mindi Fried 46:19 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-133.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-133.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Lev Vygotsky, the great Russian psychologist, used to speak of “thinking in pure meanings.” I cannot decide whether this is nonsense or profound truth—it is the sort of reef I end up on when I think about thinking. ( Oliver Sacks ) What is Aphantasia? 4.5 minutes We play a brief clip from a previous episode to refresh ourselves on the meaning of terms such as phantasia, aphantasia, hyperphantasia, and the mind's eye. ★ Minding the Mind's Eye in Slides | Feedback on Abortion Misconceptions | TAPP 119 Please rate & review The A&P Professor —it helps others decide whether to give us a try! 😁 ★ RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ep-133-wi
Tue, February 07, 2023
132 Review a Year. Preview a Year. | Debriefing & Predictions
Episode 132 is the annual debriefing episode, which features a review of the last year and a look ahead to the coming year. And yes, I make my traditional psychic predictions for the new year, as well as review last year's predictions. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:46 | The A&P Professor is Back! 0:04:02 | Looking Back at 2022 0:14:46 | More Looking Back at 2022 0:26:30 | What About Those Sponsor Messages? 0:30:31 | Last Year's Predictions: How Did We Do? 0:38:57 | Looking Ahead to 2023 1:05:01 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-132.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-132.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. ( Ralph Waldo Emerson ) The A&P Professor is Back! 3 minutes It's the second episode of the sixth year of The A&P Professor podcast and, after a special episode on ChatGPT and AI in teaching and learning, we're now ready for our usual debrief of last year's episodes, reviewing our predictions of last year, and making new predictions for the coming year. ★ Directions in A&P Teaching | Where We've Been & Where We Are Going | Future Trends | TAPP 107 (last year's debriefing and predictions) ★ End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track | Episode 17 (how debriefing works in my courses) ★ Is AI the Beginning or End o
Thu, January 19, 2023
131 Is AI the Beginning or End of Learning?
In Episode 131, Kevin Patton discusses the use of ChatGPT and other chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. We learn what's going on, what to be concerned about, and what to look forward to. And how to keep breathing. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:53 | What's a Chatbot and Why Should I Care? 0:08:44 | Sponsored by AAA 0:09:51 | Kevin Asks ChatGPT Some Questions 0:21:25 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:22:01 | Is ChatGPT Amazing? Is It Accurate? 0:37:23 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:38:11 | Arms Race or Tool Box? 0:46:55 | Calculators, Typewriters, and Grammarly 0:58:36 | Cool Tools and Alternative Assessments 1:06:20 | Worry? 1:13:47 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-131html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-131.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks. ( Stephen Hawking ) What's a Chatbot and Why Should I Care? 8 minutes ChatGPT is a very hot topic of conversation among anatomy and physiology faculty. It's a chatbot. But was IS a chatbot? The use of chatbots by students can be concerning regarding learning and academic integrity. Why is that? Are we in an arms race? ★ The Human Microbial System | Episode 47 (with segment: Teachers vs robots in the age of AI ) ★ What is a chatbot? (IBM's definition) AandP.info/xxs ★ ChatGPT (what everyone's talking about) <a href= "https://aandp.info
Tue, January 03, 2023
130 Winter Short: Storytelling, Featuring the Actin-Myosin Love Story
Host Kevin Patton revisits some classic segments from past episodes. In the first segment, he explains why he thinks storytelling is the heart of effective teaching. Then. he tells a brief version of his actin-myosin love story—a playful analogy to help students learn about muscle contraction. 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Storytelling: The Heart of Teaching 15:36| Sponsored by AAA, HAPI, and HAPS 17:10 | Actin-Myosin Love Story 27:58 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-130.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-130.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Guess what? This is another one of our winter shorts! Yep, that's right, it's a shorter-than-usual episode in which I present one or two, or maybe three or four, classic, evergreen segments from previous episodes that are remastered, reconstituted, and recycled for your listening and learning pleasure. But mainly it's to give me a break for self-care over the holiday season. We'll be back to our regular programming in late January. Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching 14.5 minutes Kevin explains why he thinks storytelling is the heart of effective teaching, especially in the A&P course. He outlines the "storytelling persona"; making sure there is a beginning, middle, and end to our stories, applying storytelling to both lectures and the entire course, using drama, conflict and resolution, and other techniques. ★ This segment was first heard in Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&;P | Episode 12 and The Storytelling Special | Episode 48 ★ <a href="https://my-ap.us
Wed, December 21, 2022
129 Winter Short: Students Perform Best with a Pre-Test
In yet another of our Winter Shorts episodes, Kevin Patton discusses his experience with Pre-Tests as a learning tool—not simply an assessment tool. Surprisingly, the use of Pre-Tests improved student scores on the regular tests. 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | What is a Pre-Test? 07:52 | Sponsored by AAA, HAPI, and HAPS 09:25 | More Strategies for Learning the Skeleton 15:13 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-129.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-129.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Guess what? This is another one of our winter shorts! Yep, that's right, it's a shorter-than-usual episode in which I present one or two, or maybe three or four, classic, evergreen segments from previous episodes that are remastered, reconstituted, and recycled for your listening and learning pleasure. But mainly it's to give me a break for self-care over the holiday season. We'll be back to our regular programming in late January. What is a Pre-Test? 7 minutes Pre-Testing isn't just for measuring prior competence before new learning starts. By itself, regardless of its use in course assessment, it's a powerful learning tool. Listen to Kevin's experience with pre-testing in his A&P courses. ★ The first of two classic segments from Pre-Testing for a Powerful Learning Boost | Episode 3 ★ Other episodes & seminars related to the pre-testing concept or practice: ★ ★ Online Testing Effectiveness Data | Turning My Gray Hair Brown | TAPP 102 ★ ★ <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-ep
Thu, December 08, 2022
128 Winter Short: Nine (or Ten) Strategies for Learning the Skeleton
In another of our Winter Shorts episodes, Kevin Patton discusses nine (or is it ten?) simple strategies for improving student learning of the human skeleton in the anatomy and physiology course. 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Strategies for Learning the Skeleton 10:10 | Sponsored by AAA, HAPI, and HAPS 11:43 | More Strategies for Learning the Skeleton 20:30 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-128.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-128.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Guess what? This is another one of our winter shorts! Yep, that's right, it's a shorter-than-usual episode in which I present one or two, or maybe three or four, classic, evergreen segments from previous episodes that are remastered, reconstituted, and recycled for your listening and learning pleasure. But mainly it's to give me a break for self-care over the holiday season. We'll be back to our regular programming in late January. Strategies for Learning the Skeleton 9 minutes Learning the bones and bone markings of the skeleton can be an early, scary experience for A&P students. How can we prepare and support our students to learn the skeleton effectively—and learn skills to help them in their continuing studies of human anatomy? This is the first half of a popular segment from a classic episode. ★ This segment was first heard in Nine Super Strategies for Teaching the Skeleton | Episode 10 ★ Bone Names (Kevin's tip page for A&P students; located in the <a href="https://lionden.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopene
Fri, November 18, 2022
127 Winter Short: Mitochondria, Platelets, Golgi, & Green Pens
Episode 127 is one of our winter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, you'll hear about the role of platelets in immunity, how the Golgi apparatus gets its weird shape, exactly how hot mitochondria get, and why we may want to consider marking assignments and tests with a green pen, rather than a red one. 00:00 | Introduction 01:07 | Mitochondria 02:29 | Platelets 07:15 | Sponsored by AAA, HAPI, and HAPS 08:49 | Golgi Apparatus 13:51 | Green Pens 16:20 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-127.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-127.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Guess what? this is one of our winter shorts! Yep, that's right, it's a shorter-than-usual episode in which I present one or two, or maybe three or four, classic, evergreen segments from previous episodes that are remastered, reconstituted, and recycled for your listening and learning pleasure. But mainly it's to give me a break for self-care over the holiday season. We'll be back to our regular programming in late January. Mitochondria 1.5 minute Mitochondria run about 10 °C hotter than the other components of the cell. This number may be helpful when discussing thermoregulation, metabolism, cell biology, and more. Hot mitochondria? (an article in PLOS Biology ) AandP.info/hw7 This segment first aired in Teaching For Long Term Learning | Episo
Wed, November 02, 2022
126 Ten Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells | A Forest in My Office
We list ten things that we often forget to tell—or remind—our students about cells. We learn how to create a peaceful forest-like retreat in our office using soundscapes, I get my winter shorts ready (seriously), and Margaret Reece comments about teaching urinary concepts. That last topic spurs a rant from Kevin on diversity of course sections. 00:00 | Introduction 00:56 | Pee Again 07:46 | A Forest in My Office 13:54 | Sponsored by AAA 14:27 | Getting Out My Winter Shorts 17:31 | Sponsored by HAPI 18:02 | Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells 33:45 | Sponsored by HAPS 34:20 | More Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells 50:02 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-126.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-126.html/#badge ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please rate & review this podcast so that others can decide whether to give it a try: RateThisPodcast.com/theAPprofessor ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates It is the cells which create and maintain in us, during the span of our lives, our will to live and survive, to search and experiment, and to struggle. ( Albert Claude ) Pee Again 7 minutes Reacting to The Pee Episode (TAPP 125), Dr. Margaret Reece explains why she thinks the urinary system could be covered far earlier in the anatomy and physiology course than is typical. Kevin then takes off on that idea, suggesting that we should encourage differences among sections of the same course taught at the same time in a single institution. ★ The Proper Order of Topics in A&P | Leaderboards | Student Frustration | TAPP 88 ★ The Pee Episode | Teaching Urinary & Renal Concepts | TAPP 125 <
Fri, October 21, 2022
125 The Pee Episode | Teaching Urinary & Renal Concepts
Teaching renal anatomy & physiology is tricky and sometimes difficult. In The Pee Episode I'll tell you how I know that for sure. Plus, I'll share some possible strategies for providing the clarity needed to avoid confusion and that unhelpful kind of frustration that sometimes accompanies the renal module in our course. And there's a song from Greg Crowther! 00:00 | Introduction 00:47 | Adventures With Tarzan 06:51 | Making Heads or Tails or Loops 20:32 | Sponsored by AAA 21:31 | Big Picture of Renal A&P 32:27 | Pee Values With Greg Crowther 34:34 | Sponsored by HAPI 35:39 | Scared? 41:39 | Sponsored by HAPS 42:33 | Urinalysis 50:17 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-125.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-125.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates You’re the reason I get up in the morning. That, and I need to pee. ( Darynda Jones ) Adventures With Tarzan 6 minutes This segment introduces The Pee Episode with a story about an ape. It's about pee, but also about the role of an empathetic teacher. ★ The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health | TAPP 121 ★ Fonts, Syllabi, and Poop | TAPP 123 ★ Are You a Warm Demander? | TAPP 115 ★ The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 2 | 8 More Tips to Include All | TAPP 109 Making Heads or Tails or Loops 13.5 minutes Kevin "proves" that renal A&P is hard to understand, learn, and teach. Us
Wed, October 05, 2022
124 Anatomy & Physiology: Combo or Split? | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski
Dr. Krista Rompolski joins us for a Journal Club episode discussing a study regarding whether it's best to have a separate anatomy course followed by a physiology course, or to combine anatomy & physiology into an integrated two-semester sequence. We've all considered this question, haven't we? Now we have some data to discuss! 00:00 | Introduction 00:45 | Journal Club 02:46 | Summary of Article 07:23 | Long-Term Retention Sucks Either Way 19:39 | Sponsored by AAA 20:35 | Cover Everything? 33:33 | Sponsored by HAPI 34:44 | Detailing the Level of Detail 50:00 | Sponsored by HAPS 50:48 | What's Best? 54:27 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-124.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-124.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears. ( Nelson Mandela ) Journal Club 2 minutes It's time for another Journal Club with Dr. Krista Rompolski! TAPP Journal Club Summary of the Article 4.5 minutes Krista briefly summarizes the key elements of the study that serves as the jumping-off point for this episode's discussion. All the facts, with no filler. ★ Student preference for course approach to pedagogically different methodologies in anatomy and physiology (article from Advances in Physiology Education) AandP.info/fgm Long-Term Retention Sucks Either Way 12.5 minutes Which is better? Anatomy, then Physiology—or combined Anatomy & Physiology?> Let's face it, as Krista points out in this segment, long-term retention sucks either way. In this segment, we go beyond that rather flip gut re
Tue, September 20, 2022
123 Fonts, Syllabi, and Poop
Host Kevin Patton revisits the concept of using the syllabus and other course documents to build a positive and productive course culture. Poop—it's everywhere! Does the font or typeface we use affect students—especially regarding learning and memory? We look for answers in this episode! 00:00 | Introduction 00:52 | Revisiting the Syllabus 16:28 | Poop. Poop. Poop. 19:00 | Sponsored by AAA 19:59 | Fonts Are Important in Teaching & Learning 30:54 | Sponsored by HAPI 31:57 | Desirably Difficult Reading? 42:00 | Sponsored by HAPS 43:00 | Fluent & Dysfluent Fonts 56:12 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-123.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-123.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Typography must often draw attention to itself before it will be read. Yet in order to be read, it must relinquish the attention it has drawn. ( Robert Bringhurst ) Revisiting the Syllabus 15.5 minutes Creating and nurturing a course culture can be influenced by our syllabus and other course materials. We revisit this idea with a few more tips and tweaks. ★ Anatomy &; Physiology Syllabus: It's an Art | TAPP 120 ★ Are We Answering Student Questions? | Science Updates | TAPP 92 ★ Wendy Riggs has a huge collection of anatomy, physiology, and general bio, instructional videos she uses in her flipped classes youtube.com/user/wendogg1 ★ Natalie Wade has engaging short videos about A&P content and study tips at The Anatomy Gal youtube.com/c/TheAnatomyGal ★ Jamie Chapman has a collection ( Chapman Histology )
Thu, September 08, 2022
122 Teaching Human Reproduction | A Chat with Margaret Reece
Veteran A&P educator and reproduction researcher Dr. Margaret Reece joins host Kevin Patton to talk about challenges of teaching human reproduction and development. Reece also briefly discusses her online resources (MedicalScienceNavigator.com) and her experiences in helping overwhelmed A&P students succeed in their studies. 00:00 | Introduction 00:43 | Reproductive Biology 08:13 | Sponsored by AAA 08:58 | Ultrasound & Reproductive Biology 20:25 | Sponsored by HAPI 21:13 | Basic Science 35:27 | Sponsored by HAPS 36:33 | Medical Science Navigator 50:19 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-122.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-122.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane. ( Mohandas Gandhi ) Reproductive Biology 8 minutes We meet Dr. Margaret Reece, former zoo biology researcher (primate/human reproduction) and veteran anatomy & physiology faculty. ★ About Margaret Reece (from her website) MedicalScienceNavigator.com/media-kit/ ★ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977 (Guillemin, Schally, Yalow—laureates mentioned in this segment) AandP.info/p9m ★ Human Pregnancy: Zygote to Embryo to Fetus (blog post mentioned in this segment) AandP.info/tl9 Sponsored by AAA 42 seconds A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . <p style="paddi
Thu, August 25, 2022
121 The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health
In The Poop Episode, host Kevin Patton applies stories from his experience monitoring digestive health in zoo and circus animals to human anatomy and physiology. We explore the frequency of defecation, and how to read poop for common health issues. This is the episode that tells you how to get an elephant to poop on command! 00:00 | Introduction 01:08 | Getting Our 5#!+ in Order 07:42 | Zookeepers Know Their 5#!+ 23:13 | Sponsored by AAA 24:18 | No Poop July 30:58 | Sponsored by HAPI 32:07 | Poop Reading 42:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 42:58 | We All Need to Know Our 5#!+ 46:24 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-121.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-121.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Left foot, right foot, left foot, right. Feet in the morning, feet at night. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right. Wet foot, dry foot, high foot, low foot. Front feet, back feet, red feet, black feet. Left foot, right foot. Feet, feet, feet, how many feet you meet. ( Dr. Seuss ) Getting our 5#!+ in Order 6.5 minutes If you are offended by the use of the term poop and its vulgar synonyms, this is not the episode for you. But then, isn't vulgar language "of the common people?"—exactly the folks we teach and to whom our students will be providing care. ★ The Foot Book (Bright & Early children's book by Dr. Seuss; can be read as The Poop Book) geni.us/afvGc Zookeepers Know Their 5#!+ 15.5 minutes Zookeepers and other animal caregivers generally keep detailed poop journals that record defecation patterns and changes in stool from day to day. These journals can give insights on health over time and can spot potential problems befo
Fri, August 05, 2022
120 Anatomy & Physiology Syllabus: It's an Art
Host Kevin Patton discusses the importance of the course syllabus in setting the tone for a course and helping to create a positive course culture. He includes a list of practical steps we can take as we review and update our anatomy and physiology course syllabus. 00:00 | Introduction 02:02 | What, If Anything, Is a Course Syllabus? 13:03 | Sponsored by AAA 14:16 | Sparking a Course Culture 23:58 | Sponsored by HAPI 25:07 | Odds & Ends: Part 1 36:13 | Sponsored by HAPS 37:28| Odds & Ends: Part 2 47:15 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-120.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-120.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates A typical syllabus is a boring list of mostly unrelated rules, regulations, and procedures. Wouldn't it work better if our syllabus was instead an engaging, illustrated story? (Kevin Patton) What, If Anything, Is a Syllabus? 11 minutes Getting the plural form of syllabus straightened out, we explore what sorts of syllabus exist and which one we'll focus on in this episode. Below are some other episodes related to the anatomy and physiology course syllabus: ★ The Syllabus Special | TAPP 75 ★ Warnings & Safety Tips in the A&P Syllabus | Episode 57 ★ The Syllabus Episode | Bonus | Episode 24 ★ Are You a Warm Demander? | TAPP 115 ★ The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 1 | TAPP 108 ★ The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 2 | 8 More Tips to Include All |
Wed, July 20, 2022
119 Minding the Mind's Eye in Slides | Feedback on Abortion Misconceptions
Phantasia, forming mental images in our mind's eye, can be enhanced by making effective visually oriented slides. Facts about biology misconceptions can stir things up when they relate to pregnancy and abortion. 00:00 | Introduction 00:41 | Offensive, strongly disagree or disapprove 08:45 | Sponsored by AAA 09:55 | Pregnant People 16:27 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:18 | MInd's Eye: Phantasia 25:42 | Sponsored by HAPS 27:13| Mental Imagery in Slides 40:50| Digital Micro-Credentials 42:33| Single Field of View 49:27 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-119.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-119.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. ( Will Rogers ) Offensive, strongly disagree or disapprove 8 minutes For the first time in nearly a decade and a half, I got a blog unsubcribe notice that selected "Offensive, strongly disagree or disapprove" as the reason. It's like some of those negative responses we get in student evaluations, isn't it? ★ theAPprofessor.blogspot.com ( The A&P Professor blog) ★ Subscribe to The A&P Professor blog (the Feedblitz service) AandP.info/ji6 ★ Pregnancy & Abortion Misconceptions We can Fix in A&P | TAPP 118 ★ Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | TAPP 84 ★ Student Evaluations of Teaching II: Proactive, Active,
Tue, July 05, 2022
118 Pregnancy & Abortion Misconceptions We can Fix in A&P
Host Kevin Patton uses a recent article from Science News as a basis for discussing the biological processes involved in pregnancy, birth, and abortion care to clarify misconceptions and support productive public conversation. 00:00 | Introduction 00:56 | Why Address These Concepts 14:53 | Sponsored by AAA 16:15 | Strategies 21:44 | Sponsored by HAPI 22:44 | Concepts & Misconceptions 32:15 | Sponsored by HAPS 34:44| More Concepts & Misconceptions 43:31 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-118.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-118.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Like most aspects of biology, early human development involves many complex processes. Despite the rhetoric around these issues, clear lines — between having a heart and not having a heart or being able to survive outside of the uterus — are scarce, or nonexistent. ( Laura Sanders ) Why Address These Concepts? 14 minutes As A&P faculty, should we dip our toes into the abortion care controversy? Should we look at the accuracy and completeness of our own current understanding of pregnancy, birth, and abortion care? This segments suggests a role for us. ★ Sins Against Science; A Chat with Judi Nath | TAPP 110 (a chat with the author) ★ Sins Against Science (The A&P Professor Book Club) theAPprofessor.org/bookclub.html#badge-B043 ★ HAPS Book Club (how to join) theAPprofessor.org/haps (click the Contact button at the top) ★ Standardize Abortion Education Across U.S. Medical Schools (opinion of healthcare profession students wantin
Tue, June 21, 2022
117 Why A﹠P Faculty Need to Become Students
Sure, we're all life-long learners. But taking an actual college course from time to time throughout our teaching career can have unexpected benefits. Olfactory adaptation helps a lot when visiting the zoo, of course, but how does it really work? Researchers have found some new answers. Did you know that cerebrospinal fluid affects the process of memory? It does and we'll find out how. 00:00 | Introduction 00:43 | Olfactory Adaptation 06:23 | Sponsored by AAA 07:06 | CSF and Cognitive Decline 10:57 | Sponsored by HAPI 11:47 | Enrolling as a Student in a Course 21:33 | Sponsored by HAPS 22:24 | Lessons from Being a Student 36:03 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-117.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-117.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ( John Dewey ) Olfactory Adaptation 6.5 minutes We know that olfactory adaptation reduces perception of an persistent odor so that we can monitor our environment for new odors. But how does it work? This segments reveals some of those mysteries. ★ Olfactory Neurons Adapt to the Surrounding Environment (brief article explaining the new research) AandP.info/nxt ★ Transcriptional adaptation of olfactory sensory neurons to GPCR identity and activity (research article in Nature Communications) AandP.info/unm Sponsored by AAA 40 seconds A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org<
Tue, June 07, 2022
116 Why Anatomy & Physiology Students Need Sectional Anatomy
Host Kevin Patton talks about why our anatomy & physiology students need to experience and get comfortable with sectional anatomy, Terry Thompson shares some thoughts on deadline terminology —and she gives us a thoughtful book review and recommendation for The A&P Professor Book Club—and we review a few slide tricks. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:50 | Expiration Dates 0:05:02 | Sponsored by AAA 0:06:19 | Slide Tricks (Again) 0:25:15 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:26:28 | Book Club: I Contain Multitudes 0:33:13 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:34:19 | Sectional Anatomy 0:53:45 | Finding Media 0:55:19 | More Sectional Anatomy 1:07:12 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-116.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-116.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) ( Walt Whitman ) Expiration Dates 4 minutes Terry Thompson shares her alternate terminology for assignment and test deadlines: expiration dates. She explains the thinking behind her choice and how that may help clarify the situation for students. ★ Should We Extend Deadlines? | Models & Color Codes | TAPP 112 (the espisode that started this discussion) ★ Skin's Microbiome & Other Stories | TAPP 114 (the deadline discussion continues) ★ Are You a Warm Demander? | TAPP 115 (even more about deadlines) Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as w
Tue, May 17, 2022
115 Are You a Warm Demander?
We once again revisit deadline extensions, we discuss warm demanders and how they avoid toxic rigor, we discover which arm is best for a vaccine booster, we find out if we can grow new auditory hair cells, we get tips on how to speak more effectively while wearing a mask, and learn about a new discovery about oxygen absorption in the intestines. Can we breathe through our anus? Listen to find out! 00:00 | Introduction 01:02 | Growing New Auditory Hair Cells 06:19 | Mask Talk: Loud, Slow, & Clear 11:17 | Sponsored by AAA 12:21 | Which Arm for That Booster? 15:32 | Intestinal Breathing 19:40 | Sponsored by HAPI 21:03 | Deadlines, Death, and Due Dates 34:31 | Sponsored by HAPS 35:39 | Are You a Warm Demander? 50:08 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-115.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-115.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates [Warm demanders] expect a great deal of their students, convince them of their own brilliance, and help them to reach their potential in a disciplined and structured environment. ( Lisa Delpit ) Growing New Auditory Hair Cells 5.5 minutes An optimistic headline suggesting that we can now cure neural hearing loss turns out to be less than Kevin expected. But still pretty cool. We are poised for a cure! ★ New tool to create hearing cells lost in aging (press release with subtitle, "'We have overcome a major hurdle' to restore hearing") AandP.info/v8i ★ Tbx2 is a master regulator of inner versus outer hair cell differentiation (research article in Nature ) AandP.info/md7 Mask Talk: Loud, Slow, & Clear 5 minutes As the academic conference season gets into full swing, we may find ourselves trying to com
Tue, May 03, 2022
114 Skin's Microbiome & Other Stories
Skin's microbiome is essential for health. In this episode, host Kevin Patton explores that concept and introduces a new recommendation in The A&P Professor Book Club— Clean: The New Science of the Skin. Also, science updates about B vitamins and skeletal adaptations in human birth—and a listener revisits academic integrity involved in deadline leniency. 00:00 | Introduction 00:45 | Revisiting Deadline Leniency 09:21 | Sponsored by AAA 10:08 | Shoulders and Birth 13:01 | Missing B Vitamins 17:32 | Sponsored by HAPI 18:43 | Skin's Microbiome 34:44 | Sponsored by HAPS 35:56 | Clean: The New Science of Skin 40:59 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-114.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-114.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Self and other is less of a dichotomy than a continuum. ( James Hamblin ) Revisiting Deadline Leniency 8.5 minutes A&P faculty Heather Armbruster writes in with some stories that related to Episode 112's discussion of deadline leniency. She relates some incidents involving academic dishonesty. Did you know that students can buy medical excuses online?! ★ Should We Extend Deadlines? | Models & Color Codes | TAPP 112 ★ Promoting Academic Integrity in Our Course | Episode 25 ★ Modeling Professional Integrity | Episode 26 ★ The Cheater! Academic Integrity in Remote Learning | TAPP 81 Sponsored by AAA 45 seconds A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the
Wed, April 20, 2022
113 Why Do A&P Students Hate Histology? And How Do We Fix That?
Host Kevin Patton discusses the fact that many students hate histology. And perhaps even some faculty. Are there any ways to fix that? Kevin thinks he may have found a breakthrough idea. 00:00 | Introduction 01:20 | Sponsored by AAA 02:25 | Why Do Students Hate Histology? 16:27 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:06 | Birding For Tissues 39:15 | Sponsored by HAPS 40:14 | A Breakthrough 51:25 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-113.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-113.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates “Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.” ( Anne Lamott ) Sponsored by AAA 62 seconds A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership! <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aaa-logo-col
Tue, April 05, 2022
112 Should We Extend Deadlines? | Models & Color Codes
In this episode, host Kevin Patton asks, how do we handle the trepidation we experience when we are flooded with uncertainty after an intense learning experience? Some thoughts about being upfront about using models, analogies, and color codes in science. And we explore that difficult question: should we extend deadlines for students when they ask? 00:00 | Introduction 00:43 | Trepidation After New Learning 05:13 | Sponsored by AAA 05:49 | Transparency About Models, Analogies, and Color Codes 23:38 | Sponsored by HAPI 24:36 | Leniency With Deadlines 30:21 | Sponsored by HAPS 31:00 | Is Leniency Fair? 40:32 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-112.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-112.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates “The process of leniency involves accepting the reality of the current situation and finding a satisfying meaning therein, as opposed to misconstruing or denying the facts of the situation.” (Sandra L. Schneider) Trepidation After New Learning 4 minutes You know that feeling of trepidation we get after a conference, course, or other intense learning experience? Where we feel uncertainty about whether we'll ever be able to retrieve it again and apply it. No worries. Let's talk that through. ★ Understanding How We Learn—A Chat with Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki | Episode 27 Sponsored by AAA 33 seconds A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . <a href= "podcast-episo
Mon, March 14, 2022
111 Digesting Foods and Fads - A Chat with Judi Nath
Author Judi Nath stops by once more for a chat about another of her new books, this one titled Digesting Foods and Fads. We discuss the book's content, why Judi wrote it, and how we can use the book's content to become better teachers of human anatomy & physiology. 00:00 | Introduction 00:42 | Introducing Judi Nath 03:56 | Sponsored by AAA 03:12 | Digesting Food and Fads 18:11 | Sponsored by HAPI 19:00 | Stories for Learning 29:14 | Sponsored by HAPS 30:21 | Million Dollar Words Explained 39:13 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-111.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-111.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Everything in moderation, including moderation. ( Oscar Wilde ) Introducing Judi Nath 3 minutes Before we begin our chat, Kevin reintroduces his friend Judi Nath. And he addresses a rumor regarding bobsledding. ★ Judi's website judinath.com/ ★ Toplight (imprint of McFarland, publisher of Digesting Food and Fads by Judi Nath) mcfarlandbooks.com ★ Digesting Foods and Fads (the book by Judi Nath discussed in this episode) geni.us/t0sAgv ★ Sins Against Science: How Misinformation Affects Our Lives and Laws (another book by Judi Nath) geni.us/1s1VF ★ Earn digital credentials in professional development when you read Judi's books at TAPP Education | Credentials | B Group ★ Do A&P Textbooks Have Too Much Content? | TAPP 94 (where I toasted Judi Nath's HAPS President's Medal ) <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ep-
Tue, March 01, 2022
110 Sins Against Science - A Chat with Judi Nath
Author Judi Nath stops by for a chat about her new book Sins Against Science: How Misinformation Affects Our Lives and Laws. We discuss the origins of the book, its central message, and how we can use the book's content to become better teachers of human anatomy & physiology. 00:00 | Introduction 00:42 | Introducing Judi Nath 03:56 | Sponsored by AAA 04:47 | Sins Against Science 14:13 | Sponsored by HAPI 15:01 | Stories About Science 25:17 | Sponsored by HAPS 26:24 | Hard Topics 35:40 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-110.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-110.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Get your facts first, then you can distort them as much as you please. ( Mark Twain ) Introducing Judi Nath 3 minutes Before we begin our chat, Kevin introduces his friend Judi Nath. There is nothing in this segment about Olympic bobsledding—but a lot about the accomplishments of a real hero of A&P teaching. ★ Judi's website judinath.com/ ★ McFarland (publisher of Sins Against Science: How Misinformation Affects Our Lives and Laws by Judi Nath) mcfarlandbooks.com ★ Sins Against Science: How Misinformation Affects Our Lives and Laws (the book by Judi Nath discussed in this episode) geni.us/1s1VF ★ Digesting Foods and Fads (another book by Judi Nath) geni.us/t0sAgv ★ Do A&P Textbooks Have Too Much Content? | TAPP 94 (where I toasted Judi Nath's HAPS President's Medal) ★ Read Kevin's review of Sins Against Science: How Misinformation Affects Our Lives and Laws in The A&P P
Tue, February 15, 2022
109 The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 2
This episode continues a discussion of the many simple strategies available for making our anatomy and physiology course more inclusive. Here, we learn eight more easy ways to make our courses work better for all learners. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:46 | More on the Inclusive Course 0:07:51 | Sponsored by AAA 0:08:38 | 8. Student Interest Survey 0:14:35 | 9. Inclusive Office Hours 0:24:22 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:25:27 | 10. Valuing Diverse Viewpoints 0:29:08 | 11. Inclusive Classroom Demeanor 0:55:44 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:56:38 | 12. Learning from Mistakes 0:58:56 | 13. Suggest a Different Instructor 1:08:33 | 14. Many Challenges Are Invisible 1:13:12 | 15. Practice Love 1:16:01 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-109.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-109.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. ( Parker Palmer ) More on the Inclusive Course 7 minutes This episode—and the previous one—discuss a large basket of practical ways we can make our anatomy and physiology course more inclusive. Here, we review the previous 7 tips and then set the stage for 8 more tips. And some news and updates. ★ Association of College & University Eductators (ACUE) toolkit (various resources for the inclusive course) AandP.info/inclusive-teaching-6be1c1 ★ ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION (report on benefits of making courses inclusive) AandP.info/8879cb ★ Burnout! A Chat with Rebecca Pope-Ruark | TAPP 91 ★ Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Rec
Tue, February 01, 2022
108 The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 1
As anatomy and physiology faculty, we put a lot of effort into developing strategies for learning the core concepts of human biology. It's easy to forget to build in some inclusive strategies that help all students grow and succeed. In this first of two episode, host Kevin Patton begins a list of simple and effective ways to make our A&P course more inclusive. 00:00 | Introduction 00:46 | The Inclusive Course 04:45 | 1. Reflect Diversity 12:21 | 2. Accessible Resources 21:06 | Sponsored by AAA 21:52 | 3. Inclusive Syllabus 26:03 | 4. Use Inclusive Language 30:25 | Sponsored by HAPI 31:30 | 5. Gender Pronouns 34:09 | 6. Use Preferred Names 40:47 | Sponsored by HAPS 41:40 | 7. Small Group Introductions 46:26 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-108.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-108.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies. ( Desmond Tutu ) The Inclusive Course 4 minutes This episode—and the next one—discuss a large basket of practical ways we can make our anatomy and physiology course more inclusive. ★ Association of College & University Eductators (ACUE) toolkit (various resources for the inclusive course) AandP.info/inclusive-teaching-6be1c1 ★ ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION (report on benefits of making courses inclusive) AandP.info/8879cb 1. Reflect Diversity 7.5 minutes Think about how we can reflect diversity in our society and in our world. ★ ACUE toolkit #1 (resources related to this tip) <a href= "h
Wed, January 19, 2022
107 Directions in A&P Teaching | Where We've Been & Where We Are Going | Future Trends
Episode 107 of The A&P Professor podcast for anatomy & physiology faculty starts off its fifth season with a debriefing of the last year, just like we do with our teaching, plus a look ahead. We'll review host Kevin Patton's predictions from last year and make some new predictions for this year. And makes some plans, too. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:01:19 | Look Back: Milestones & New Projects 0:19:17 | 2021 Topics: Teaching & Learning 0:35:29 | Remembering Linda Swisher 0:37:00 | 2021 Topics: Science Updates 0:43:22 | Our Sponsors 0:47:23 | 2021 Predictions Revisited 0:58:06 | Look Forward: New Habits 1:02:04 | Look Forward: 2022 Predictions 1:17:05 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-107.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-107.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates May this be the day We come together. Mourning, we come to mend, Withered, we come to weather, Torn, we come to tend, Battered, we come to better. Tethered by this year of yearning, We are learning That though we weren't ready for this, We have been readied by it. Steadily we vow that no matter How we are weighed down, We must always pave a way forward. ( Amanda Gorman ) Look Back: Milestones & New Projects 18 minutes We look back at some significant events new initiatives of the past year/season. ★ Test Debriefing Boosts Student Learning | Episode 11 ★ theAPprofessor.org/2021 ★ theAPprofessor.org/bookclub ★ theAPprofess
Tue, December 07, 2021
106 Ungrading With Standards-Based Grading | A Chat With Staci Johnson
Dr. Staci Johnson joins host Kevin Patton for a chat about how she uses ungrading with standards-based grading in her anatomy and physiology course. What is ungrading? Can one ease into it? Does it work? Plus, a related Book Club recommendation! 00:00 | Introduction 00:48 | Ungrading 03:05 | Sponsored by AAA 03:41 | Dr. Staci Johnson 24:06 | Sponsored by HAPI 24:55 | More Ungrading 45:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 45:52 | Long Winter's Nap 48:32 | Book Club: Ungrading 51:43 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-106.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-106.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The more their attention is directed to how well they’re doing, the less engaged they tend to be with what they’re doing. ( Susan D. Blum ) Ungrading 2 minutes Recent episodes of this podcast have called into question the common practices in grading, which leads us to a discussion of the movement called ungrading in this episode. In later segments, we chat with Dr. Staci Johnson of Southern Wesleyan University, who is experimenting with ungrading in her courses. ★ Staci Johnson's website stacinjohnson.com ★ Grading for Proficiency | Book Club: The One World School House | TAPP 103 ★ twitter.com/theAPprofessor Please follow @theAPprofessor to join the conversation! ★ Ungrading: an FAQ (from Jesse Stommel, a veteran of ungrading) AandP.info/ungrading-faq-1fcf92 ★ Grades are dehumanising, but ‘ungrading’ is no simple solution (also from Jesse Stommel) AandP.info/grades-dehumanising-e6a0dc
Tue, November 16, 2021
105 Is Anatomy Finished? | A Review of New Discoveries
Are there really no more discoveries in human anatomy? In this episode, I'll review some recent discoveries: the rise of the fabella, macrophage barriers, the interstitium, button and zipper junctions, lymph node micro-organs, new vessels in bones, and tubarial salivary glands. 00:00 | Introduction 00:41 | Is Anatomy Finished? 03:44 | Sponsored by AAA 04:16 | Rise of the Fabella 11:52 | Sponsored by HAPI 12:38 | Macrophage Barriers 23:18 | Sponsored by HAPS 23:55 | Interstitium 27:48 | Button and Zipper Junctions 35:28 | Lymphatic Micro-Organ 40:05 | Free Update Newsletter 41:05 | New Vessels in Bones 44:44 | Tubarial Salivary Glands 52:37 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-105.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-105.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates It is not over, unless you stop trying. ( Nabil N. Jamal ) Is Anatomy Finished? 3 minutes It's easy to fall into that mindset that anatomy is "finished"—that there are no new discoveries to be made in the structure of the human body. But that's simply not the case. In this episode, Kevin reviews seven anatomical discoveries discussed in the last few years of this podcast. Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram
Tue, November 02, 2021
104 Should Students Change Answers? | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski
Krista Rompolski joins us for another Journal Club episode—bringing us a study about how students change answers on their tests. Is it better for a student to change their multiple choice response or to avoid doing that? The answer may surprise you! 00:00 | Introduction 00:45 | Journal Club 03:21 | Sponsored by AAA 03:53 | Article Summary 09:13 | Sponsored by HAPI 10:00 | Should Students Change Answers? 27:44 | Sponsored by HAPS 28:21 | Standardized Exams, Test Anxiety, and Mindset 53:14 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-104.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-104.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Only the wisest, and the stupidest, people never change. ( Confucius ) Journal Club 2.5 minutes We welcome Dr. Krista Rompolski back for another Journal Club episode. Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership! Article Summary 5 minutes Krista summarizes the following research paper: Should students change their answers on multiple choice questions? (article from Advances in Physiology Educatio
Tue, October 19, 2021
103 Grading for Proficiency | Book Club: The One World School House
Can we create a course that ensures a student is proficient in all concept groups and not just in some ? Where everyone who passes is at a B+ level of proficiency (or better)? In this episode, host Kevin Patton describes his experiment with what he calls proficiency grading. And we have new and appropriately controversial selection for The A&P Professor Book Club: The One World School House by Salman Khan. 00:00 | Introduction 00:56 | Book Club: The One World School House 13:30 | Sponsored by AAA 14:20 | Does Averaging Grades Measure Proficiency? 21:35| Sponsored by HAPI 22:20 | Importance of Foundation Concepts 29:46| Sponsored by HAPS 30:26 | Example of Proficiency Testing 38:47 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-103.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-103.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates It is the connections among concepts—or the lack of connections—that separate the students who memorize a formula for an exam only to forget it the next month and the students who internalize the concepts and are able to apply them when they need them a decade later. ( Salmon Khan ) Book Club: The One World School House 12.5 minutes A new entry in The A&P Professor Book Club, this book by Salman Khan, developer of Khan Academy, has been very influential for Kevin. Listen to some impressions of The One World School House: Education Reimagined in this segment, then read additional notes in The A&P Professor Book Club review. ★ Book Club for Anatomy & Physiology Professors ★ The One World School House book club description: my-ap.us/bookclub41 ★ Bookstore description: geni.us/IgLjaXg </p
Tue, October 05, 2021
102 Online Testing Effectiveness Data | Turning My Gray Hair Brown
Can you believe it? Even more questions about my wacky testing scheme are answered in this episode—this time regarding stats demonstrating effectiveness of these strategies. I also talk about gray hair turning brown, naturally, why we do NOT want our students to master A&P concepts, and why we want to become the hippocampus. One of the weirdest episodes yet! 00:00 | Introduction 00:42 | Growing in Kindness 10:02 | Sponsored by AAA 10:52 | We Are the Hippocampus 17:03| Sponsored by HAPI 17:46 | Turn My Gray Hair Brown 22:39 | Sponsored by HAPS 23:18 | Online Testing: Effectiveness Data 50:16 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-102.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-102.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates If you need statistics to prove it, it isn't true. ( anonymous professor ) Growing in Kindness 9.5 minutes Following up on a theme about being sensitive and accurate in our terminology introduced in Episode 101, Kevin discusses wrestling with the term master and its derivatives such as mastery. This is part of his efforts at becoming a kinder, more compassionate, and more empathetic teacher. ★ Even MORE Test Answers | Normal Body Temperature? | TAPP 101 ★ Racist Computer Engineering Words: ‘Master,’ ‘Slave’ and the Fight Over Offensive Terms - The New York Times (article about controversy surrounding potentially offensive terminology) my-ap.us/3laBH3c ★ Let’s dump master-slave terms: they’re vague, horrible, and we’re better off without them (article about the controversy that examines alternatives) my-ap.us/3Bdgk6O Sponsored by AAA 0.5 min
Tue, September 21, 2021
101 Even MORE Test Answers | Normal Body Temperature?
Have you ever really considered the actual meaning that word "normal" in the context of teaching anatomy and physiology? Is it even meaningful at all? We explore that in the context of human body temperature in Episode 101. And I give some practical tips as we continue our conversation about my open, online, randomized testing scheme. 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:47 | What Does Normal Mean? 0:08:32 | Sponsored by AAA 0:10:01 | What is Normal Body Temperature? 0:27:21| Sponsored by HAPI 0:29:13 | In Our Last Episode... 0:32:20 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:33:35 | Practical Tips on Testing 0:52:39 | What About Lab Practicals? 1:01:31 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-101.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-101.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. ( Albert Camus ) What Does "Normal" Mean? 7.5 minutes What does "normal" mean? In this segment, Kevin asks whether that (very commonly used) term is really all that helpful. Note: In my narration, I estimated 30% of the text in my Anatomy & Physiology textbook is the word "normal." That was hyperbole. To make a point. That percentage is not accurate. Nor is is it "normal." Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . <a href= "podcast-episode-59.html/#ep
Tue, September 07, 2021
100 More Quizzing About Kevin's Wacky Testing Scheme | Book Club
After getting some questions after the previous episode, host Kevin Patton continues his discussion of his wacky scheme of open online testing. Not unrelated is a new entry of an old book into The A&P Professor Book Club—it's Ken Bain's classic book What The Best College Teachers Do. And we celebrate the one hundredth episode of this podcast! 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:42 | 100th Episode! 0:09:40 | Book Club 0:14:23 | Sponsored by AAA 0:16:07 | But, But, But... 0:29:00| Sponsored by HAPI 0:30:32 | An Open Test for All Seasons 0:58:58 | Sponsored by HAPS 1:00:27 | Test Feedback 1:19:16 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-100.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-100.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates In the real world, the tests are all open book. ( Jeff Jarvis ) 100th Episode 9 minutes We're celebrating the 100th episode of this podcast. Fighting the good fight against podfading is being won with every new episode. We appreciate your love, support, and help in keeping the fight ours. ★ Besides listening, you can support this podcast by... ★ ★ Sharing episodes ( theAPprofessor.org/refer ) ★ ★ Call the podcast hotline: 1.833.546.6336 ★ ★ Ask questions or offer comments ★ ★ Come on an episode and talk about your paper, workshop, presentation, book, idea, questions, event, whatever. Book Club 4.5 minutes Kevin discusses his long-time favorite book about college teaching, Ken Bain's classic book, What the Best College Teachers Do. ★ Check out The A&P Professor Book Club description <a href= "https://theAPprofessor.org/bookclub.html#badge-B040" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener
Tue, August 17, 2021
99 Quizzed About Tests | FAQs About Patton Test Strategie
In this episode, I answer a bunch of questions from Jerry Anzalone about the whacky strategies I have for testing in the A&P course. I discuss open online tests with multiple attempts, cumulative testing, pre-tests, test integrity, and much more. A virtual roundup of oddities! 0:00:00 | Introduction 0:00:54 | Quizzed About Tests 0:05:45 | Retaking Tests 0:29:37 | More on Retaking Tests 0:36:33 | Sponsored by AAA 0:38:27 | High Stakes and Low Stakes 0:46:06 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:47:30 | Open Book Tests 0:56:24 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:57:25 | Academic Integrity 1:06:17 | Final Thoughts 1:11:27 | Staying Connected ★ If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-99.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-99.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. ( Robert Frost ) Quizzed About Tests 5 minutes Kevin's friend Jerry Anzalone calls in to the podcast hotline with questions about Kevin's somewhat unusual methods of online testing in the A&P course. ★ Have some follow-up questions? A completely different question? Some answers of your own? ★ Call the podcast hotline: 1.833.546.6336 Retaking Tests 24 minutes Kevin summarizes the core ideas behind his online testing strategy: retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, randomized question sets/pools, and more, in response to Jerry Anzalone's question... You mentioned that you give your students the opportunity to retake the assessments as many times as necessary until they can answer the questions correctly. How exactly does that work in your courses? ★ <a href= "https://the
Mon, August 02, 2021
98 Star Power Helps Students Identify Learning Goals
Students often ignore published learning objectives, but we often use subtle clues to help them understand what they need to know. In this episode, Kevin Patton discusses how to be less subtle about that, while also teaching our students how to spot important clues. That elephant in the room? It's the textbook. Cilia are amazing and vital. In COVID-19, we see how cilia damage can kill us. Did you know that cells make soap? Listen and learn why. 00:00 | Introduction 00:54 | The Appearing Elephant Trick 06:05 | Sponsored by AAA 07:26 | COVID-19 and Cilia Damage 10:54 | Soapy Cell Defense 15:04 | Sponsored by HAPI 16:35 | The Star Story 29:59 | Sponsored by HAPS 31:05 | Helping Students Identify Learning Goals 40:43 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-98.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-98.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates As I stared at the stars, I realized that there were always this many of them. It was only when the other lights were removed that I could see what had been there all along. ( Morgan Matson ) The Appearing Elephant Trick 5 minutes What does the Appearing Elephant illusion have to do with teaching and learning anatomy & physiology? That mystery is revealed in this segment—in more ways than one! ★ Do A&P Textbooks Have Too Much Content? | TAPP 94 ★ Six More Textbook Tricks | TAPP 97 ★ HOW TO MAKE AN ELEPHANT APPEAR! (video showing how to make an elephant appear in the middle of a parking lot—seriously) youtu.be/2-WHR8muZk0 <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ep-98-textbo
Mon, July 19, 2021
97 Six More Textbook Tricks | Teaching With Your Textbook Effectively
We faculty rarely talk about how to use textbooks effectively. Not with each other, not with students, not with anybody. And we've probably not ever had any training in how to use what is a key tool in teaching and learning the typical A&P course. This episode solves that problem! 00:00 | Introduction 00:46 | More Textbook Tricks 03:20 | Transparency 06:46 | Sponsored by AAA 08:04 | Read and Raid 12:46 | Sponsored by HAPI 14:17 | Honor The Textbook 32:44 | Sponsored by HAPS 34:28 | (You) Read The Textbook 39:44 | Teach Your Students How to Read Textbooks 49:26 | Loving & Learning About Textbooks 51:16 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-97.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-97.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates “While you can't hold on to everything forever, you're a fool if you sell back your college books at semester's end: have you learned nothing of this life?” ( Ander Monson ) More Textbook Tricks 2.5 minutes In Episode 94, I discussed the reasons why our A&P textbooks often seem to be too large. In this episode, I return to the scene of the crime to discuss some other aspects of how we look at our textbooks and how we use them. ★ Do A&P Textbooks Have Too Much Content? | TAPP 94 ★ Your Textbook is a Mitten, Not a Glove (Kevin's brief article mentioned in this segment) https://my-ap.us/2E0sZP1 READ and RAID your textbook (Kevin's brief article for students on a useful approach to using their A&P textbook) my-ap.us/2P3KuBZ ★ Selling your textbook? (Kevin's brief article for students on why they need to keep their A&P textbook—to access that "extra content" in their later courses & career) <a href= "https://my-ap.us/3g8Q9Fm" tar
Mon, July 05, 2021
96 Even More Slide Tricks | Ultimate Effective Teaching Presentations
We continue our two-part series that explores simple ways that we can make our teaching slides more engaging—and therefore more effective for learning. Let's leave behind those boring slide templates and make our presentations work better for our lectures, case studies, labs, and other learning activities. 00:00 | Introduction 00:46 | Previous Slide Tricks 06:23 | Sponsored by AAA 07:36 | Proper Use of Terminology 14:34 | Distorting Images 15:50 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:06 | Terrific Title Slides 29:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 30:07 | Avoid Presenting in Edit Mode 32:12 | Don't Read Slides & Don't Always Follow Rules 34:33 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-96.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-96.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. ( Albert Einstein ) Previous Slide Tricks 5.5 minutes Before getting down to learning new tricks, we take a moment to review the tricks already learned (or reviewed) in the previous episode—Episode 95. ★ More Slide Tricks | Effective Teaching Presentations | TAPP 95 ★ Also review: ★ ★ Teaching Slides: Smooth and Simple Animations Dramatize the Story of A&P | TAPP 89 ★ ★ Slides Serve the Story of Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 66 ★ ★ Simple Ideas for Pandemic Teaching | Episode 67 ★ ★ The Storytelling Special | Episode 48
Mon, June 21, 2021
95 More Slide Tricks | Effective Teaching Presentations
Everybody loves to hate teaching with slides. But maybe that's because we've not fully developed our skills! Host Kevin Patton build on previous advice to improve our mastery of the slide-of-hand we need for effective learning. Let's turn that hate into love! This is the first of a two-episode series. 00:00 | Introduction 00:58 | Buy One, Get One 02:06 | I Need Help! 10:20 | Sponsored by AAA 11:47 | Less Text, More Story 24:25 | Sponsored by HAPI 25:49 | Chunky Style Slides 39:44 | Sponsored by HAPS 41:08 | Where Art Thou? 48:16 | Slide Tricks 50:12 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-95.html 🏅 Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-95.html/#badge ❓ Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey ☝️ Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) ✔️ Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor 📰 Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. ( Ralph Waldo Emerson ) Buy One, Get One 1 minute This is the first of two episodes in a series about using slides to teach effectively. Yeah, I know—everybody hates the idea of using slides. But maybe it's because we don't know how to use them well. And yeah, some of this has been covered in different ways in previous episodes. But this kind of overlap—or layering —is a proven learning technique, right? ★ Teaching Slides: Smooth and Simple Animations Dramatize the Story of A&P | TAPP 89 ★ Slides Serve the Story of Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 66 ★ Simple Ideas for Pandemic Teaching | Episode 67 ★ The Storytelling Special | Episode 48 <a href= "https://theapprofess
Mon, June 07, 2021
94 Do A&P Textbooks Have Too Much Content?
Oh, that huge A&P textbook I teach from! Do I really need to cover all of it? Host Kevin Patton discusses his take on this age-old problem. Does the color of my marking pen send a signal that I don't want to send to my students? A breakthrough in understanding how teeth sense cold. And what in the world is a tunneling nanotube—and can I get one at my local hardware store? Greek names for SARS-CoV-2 variants simplifies conversation and avoids stigma. 00:00 | Introduction 00:43 | How Do Teeth Sense Cold? 07:04 | Sponsored by AAA 08:32 | Red & Green for Student Feedback 18:03 | What's a TNT? 23:52 | Sponsored by HAPI 25:06 | Greek Names for COVID Variants 30:24 | Are A&P Textbooks Too Long? Are Mittens Too Big? 36:41 | Sponsored by HAPS 39:15 | Are A&P Textbooks Too Long? What About Novels? 46:35 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-94.html Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-94.html/#badge Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org/updates Do A&P textbooks have too much content? Don't tell me that thought has never occurred to you! ( Kevin Patton ) How Do Teeth Sense Cold? 6.5 minutes We know that teeth damaged by caries (cavities), decay, injury, wear, etc., can be very sensitive to cold—such as ice cream or cold drinks. But we've struggled to come up with a mechanism for that. A new discovery proposes that the ion channel TRCP5 may be the responsible cold sensor. And that may lead to some easy fixes for cold-sensitive teeth. ★ Odontoblast TRPC5 channels signal cold pain in teeth (discovery from Science Advances mentioned in this segment) my-ap.us/3w888Cg ★ Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 5 (TRPC5) is a cold-transducer in the peripheral nervous system (some earlier research on the cold-se
Mon, May 17, 2021
93 Weight Stigma! The Difficult Cadaver | Journal Club Episode
Weight stigma among health professionals is a form of discrimination that can have serious consequences in the lives of people who are overweight or obese. These folks are therefore often pre-judged as being difficult patients, for example. Krista Rompolski joins us for a Journal Club episode, where we discuss a paper on how attitudes about large body donors may contribute to weight stigma among health professionals. What's going on? Is there anything we educators do to influence student attitudes? An important topic for our times, for sure! 00:00 | Introduction 01:10 | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 03:05 | Sponsored by AAA 04:01 | The "difficult" cadaver: weight bias in the gross anatomy lab 11:43 | Sponsored by HAPI 12:31 | The Conversation Begins 29:31 | Sponsored by HAPS 30:26 | The Conversation Continues 59:46 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org/podcast-episode-93.html Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofesssor.org/podcast-episode-93.html/#badge Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! @theAPprofessor Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates Research indicates that weight stigma can cause physical and psychological harm, and that affected individuals are less likely to receive adequate care. For these reasons, weight stigma damages health, undermines human and social rights, and is unacceptable in modern societies. ( Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity ) Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 2 minutes Krista Rompolski joins host Kevin Patton for another TAPP Journal Club episode! Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org .
Mon, May 03, 2021
92 Are We Answering Student Questions? | Science Updates
Episode 92 is all about how we can use customer-service concepts in education. Tune in and hear Kevin Patton discuss the importance of being a good listener and empathetic responder. You’ll also hear about new research that shows not all plaques are bad actors when it comes to Alzheimer disease. And finally, find out how to get free almost-daily updates on life science, teaching, and learning! 00:00 | Introduction 00:53 | New Discovery about Plaque 08:33 | Sponsored by AAA 09:51 | New TAPP Science & Education Updates 15:23 | Sponsored by HAPI 16:45 | Are We Answering Student Questions? 30:52| Sponsored by HAPS 31:40 | Power Skills for Answering Students 40:19 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Get the almost-daily TAPP Science & Education Updates The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. ( Ralph Nichols ) New Discovery about Plaque 7.5 minutes In teaching A&P, it's not our objective to dive too deeply into pathophysiology. But we do use it as a tool to help students understand and apply concepts of "normal" structure and function. A new discovery about plaque's role in Alzheimer disease—or perhaps what is NOT its role—is a story that at once helps students make clinical applications, lets students know more about the vital functions of glial cells, and gives a glimpse of contemporary scientific discovery. Plaque Protect: Study Makes Surprising Finding About Alzheimer's Hallmark (summary article) my-ap.us/3aJFzCy In surprising twist, some Alzheimer’s plaques may be protective, not destructive (announcement from Salk Institute) <a href="https://my-
Mon, April 19, 2021
91 Burnout! A Chat with Rebecca Pope-Ruark
Burnout is a serious issue that can affect your health, relationships, and job performance. It’s important to know the signs of burnout so you can take steps to prevent it from happening in the first place. But if you do experience burnout, don’t panic! There are ways for you to get back on track and feel good again. Listen to this episode of The A&P Professor with Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark about how we can avoid, deal with, or be there for others experiencing burnout! You'll be glad you did! 00:00 | Introduction 00:48 | Rebecca Pope-Ruark 02:42 | Sponsored by AAA 04:08 | Burnout & How to Fix It 18:41 | Sponsored by HAPI 19:59 | Reducing Academic Burnout 34:42 | Sponsored by HAPS 35:59 | Student Burnout 41:54 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Revue , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Connection with peers, rather than competition, can drive our creative energy and help us through difficult times. ( Rebecca Pope-Ruark ) Rebecca Pope-Ruark 2 minutes Introduction to this episode's special guest, Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark. She's an author of the popular book Agile Faculty,
Mon, April 05, 2021
90 Taking Bold Steps in Teaching | Notetaking | Science Updates
Episode 90 of The A&P Professor podcast is a thematic smörgåsbord, full of tasty tidbits to share with students and colleagues. Host Kevin Patton talks about dealing with resistance when we try to take bold steps in teaching. Is note taking better with a paper or an electronic device? The effects of diluting blood plasma on aging (don't try this at home).And the phenomenon of pandemic weight change. 00:00 | Introduction 01:06 | Notetaking: Paper or Digital? 13:14 | Sponsored by AAA 14:53 | Pandemic Twenty? 19:27 | Sponsored by HAPI 20:39 | Diluted Blood: Fountain of Youth? 28:25 | Sponsored by HAPS 29:37 | Taking Bold Steps in Teaching 42:57 | Long-Term Learning Seminar 44:20 | More Bold Steps 50:46 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Of all frictional resistances, the one that most retards human movement is ignorance, what Buddha called ‘the greatest evil in the world’. The friction which results from ignorance can be reduced only by the spread of knowledge and the unification of the heterogeneous elements of humanity. No effort could be better spent. ( Nikola Tesla ) Notetaking: Paper or Digital? 12 minutes It's the battle of paper notetaking vs. digital notetaking. Who's the winner? Are are we ready to declare a winner? The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking (journal article from Psychological Science) my-ap.us/39qbNCo Don’t Ditch the Laptop Just Yet: Replication Finds No Immediate Advantage to Writing Notes by Hand (blog article from American Psychological Association) my-ap.us/39svN7h Don’t Ditch the Laptop Just Yet: A Direct Replication of Mueller and Oppenhei
Thu, March 18, 2021
89 Smooth Teaching with Slides: Animations to Dramatize the Story of Anatomy & Physiology | Science Updates
Host Kevin Patton outlines several new discoveries, including the function of background noise in the brain, how exercise triggers immunity, a possible blood marker for longevity, and how mitochondria are organized during cell division. And he discusses how easy animation effects can help students focus on important elements of the story of anatomy and physiology. 00:00 | Quotation & Intro 00:47 | Brain's Background Noise 08:06 | Sponsored by AAA 09:12 | How Exercise Triggers Immunity 13:30 | Sponsored by HAPI 14:41 | Mitochondria During Cell Division 22:10 | Sponsored by HAPS 23:03 | How Old Will We Get 26:22 | Focus Our Story on Slides 35:22 | The Scoop About Segments 36:33 | Smooth Slides for a Smooth Story 43:56 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! We deal with our mind from morning till evening, and it can be our best friend or our worst enemy. ( Mathieu Ricard ) Brain's Background Noise 7 minutes The so-called "background noise" in an electroencephalogram (EEG)—that aperiodic data that contrasts with the periodic waves we usually look for—may be a measure of consciousness. Brain’s ‘Background Noise’ May Hold Clues to Persistent Mysteries (Quanta magazine article) my-ap.us/3lisLqW Most brain activity is "background noise" — and that's upending our understanding of consciousness (Salon magazine article) my-ap.us/30KWq2q Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episo
Wed, February 24, 2021
88 The Proper Order of Topics in A&P | Leaderboards | Student Frustration
Ever wonder why topics in A&P seem to have a uniform order of topics in all the courses & textbooks? Host Kevin Patton discusses the proper order of those concepts. We continue the discussion of gamification, including a focus on leaderboards. And we tackle why pandemic learning causes students to lament that they have to teach themselves. 00:00 | Quotation & Intro 00:44 | More on Gamification 06:20 | Sponsored by AAA 07:38 | Leaderboard Competition 16:02 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:16 | Pandemic Feelings of Learning 25:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 26:16 | Order of A&P Topics 35:27 | TAPP Community 36:03 | The Proper Order? 41:18 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn. ( Albert Einstein ) More on Gamification 5.5 minutes We revisit how Kevin uses Badgr badges in his course and in the TAPP-ed program—including the main steps for setting up either badges internal to the learning management system (LMS) or external to the LMS. Listening to the previous episode is a good idea! Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A&P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests | TAPP 87 Gamifying Education: Motivation and the Implementation of Digital Badges for Use in Higher Education (journal
Tue, February 09, 2021
87 Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A&P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests
Allowing students to earn badges in the A&P course provides motivation to master all the concepts and also provides granular documentation of learning beyond the transcripted course grade. Host Kevin Patton shares his experience, along with a discussion of skin color in teaching future health professionals and the use of refresher tests to get students ready for their A&P course. 00:00 | Quotation 00:46 | Refresher Tests 08:49 | Sponsored by AAA 10:13 | Black & Brown Skin 19:48 | Sponsored by HAPI 20:54 | Badges 1: Digital Micro-Credentials 29:06 | Sponsored by HAPS 30:07 | Badges 2: Gamification 38:11 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! “That’s what games are, in the end. Teachers. Fun is just another word for learning.” ( Raph Koster ) Refresher Tests 8 minutes A brief "refresher" on refresher tests, or as Kevin calls them... Test Zero. Pulling together ideas mentioned in past episodes, Kevin describes how he uses initial review tests in A&P 1 and a bit differently in A&P 2 to get students better prepared for their course. And he reveals the learning science behind why they work. Some previous episodes that mention Test Zero Teaching For Long Term Learning | Episode 7 The Syllabus Episode | Bonus | Episode 24 Promoting Academic Integrity in Our Course | Episode 25 Warnings & Safety Tips in the A&P Syllabus | Episode 57 The Prerequisite Problem | Wi-Fi Effects |
Wed, January 27, 2021
86 What a Year! | Pandemic Teaching & More | A Reflection
In his annual look back at this podcast, host Kevin Patton reviews what we learned this year in A&P teaching. Which was a lot! He also looks ahead to what to expect in teaching—and in the podcast—as we go forward. 00:49 | Looking Back 10:15 | Those Darn Sponsor Messages 14:40 | There's More! 22:49 | Psychic Predictions 38:30 | TAPP Community 47:02 | TAPP Education | TAPP-ed 51:34 | Our Complex Selves 55:35 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings. ( Dan Millman ) Looking Back... 9.5 minutes Kevin kicks off his annual debriefing of the last full year of this podcast, which started its fourth year on 15 January 2021. As usual, the podcast seems to have accomplished a lot more than he was thinking. Podcast Archive | 2020 (all the 2020 episode lined up on one page) Podcast List (sortable list of all episodes with topics listed) Pandemic Teaching (all the TAPP resources on pandemic teaching listed in one place) Those Darn Sponsor Messages 4.5 minutes Sponsor messages are a fair trade when somebody else pays for your podcast listening. And they give important reminders about programs and services available to you and your colleagues! Sponsored by AAA A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at <a href= "https://anatomy.org" target="_blank"
Mon, January 04, 2021
85 Student Evaluations of Teaching II: Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies
Host Kevin Patton continues the discussion about student evaluations of teaching (SETs) with a set of strategies to make them work better, or at least mitigate some of the potentially bad or ugly outcomes. There are things we can do proactively before a SET, actively during a SET, and reactively after a SET. Listen to hear them all! 00:00 | Quotation 00:57 | Student Evaluation of Teaching: Part II 04:16 | Sponsored by AAA 05:39 | Proactive Strategies 12:49 | Sponsored by HAPI 14:03 | Active Strategies 29:52 | Sponsored by HAPS 31:18 | Reactive Strategies 46:15 | Cookies! 48:00 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope. ( Barack Obama ) Student Evaluation of Teaching II 3.5 minutes A brief intro to this second of two discussions of student evaluation of teaching. It's easier to follow this one if you've first listened to Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | TAPP 84 . Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript <p style="padding-left: 40
Mon, December 21, 2020
84 Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are problematic in many ways—but perhaps useful in other ways. Host Kevin Patton discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly. What are the issues and what's behind those issues? 00:47 | Student Evaluation of Teaching (intro) 02:28 | Share the Fun: Refer & Earn 05:37 | The Good 08:39 | Sponsored by AAA 10:12 | The Bad 26:10 | Sponsored by HAPI 28:13 | The Ugly 44:15 | Sponsored by HAPS 45:26 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. ( Parker Palmer ) Student Evaluation of Teaching (intro) 1.5 minutes A brief intro to this discussion of student evaluation of teaching. This is the first of two planned episodes on this subject. Share the Fun: Refer & Earn 3 minutes You can earn cash rewards—up to $25 for referring other A&P faculty, teaching assistants, and grad students to this podcast. Just go to theAPprofessor.org/refer to get your personal referral URL. Student Evaluation of Teaching: The Good 3 minutes There is useful, actionable information that can be obtained from valid and fair student evaluations of teaching. When they work. Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American As
Mon, December 07, 2020
83 Actual Learning vs. Feeling of Learning | Journal Club Episode
Krista Rompolski again joins host Kevin Patton for a Journal Club episode to discuss a study of whether student feelings of how much they learn accurately reflect their actual learning. What were the results and how do they impact the effectiveness of our courses? 00:46 | Kevin & Krista: Journal Club 02:43 | Sponsored by AAA 04:00 | Article Summary 09:52 | Sponsored by HAPI 11:36 | Feeling of Learning vs. Actual Learning 35:39 | Sponsored by HAPS 36:51 | More Discussion: Our Students 47:49 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. ( Chinese Proverb ) Kevin & Krista 2 minutes Krista Rompolski joins host Kevin Patton for another TAPP Journal Club episode! Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership! Article Summary 6 minutes Krista Rompolski summarizes the essential content of this episode's journal article. Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being
Mon, November 23, 2020
82 Bones: Inside and Out—A Chat with Dr. Roy Meals
In this episode, we have a chat with Roy Meals, author of Bones: Inside and Out. We discuss what our students should know about bones and how that fits into their journey as learners. And we talk about how to make complex topics make sense to our students. Grab a drink and turn up the volume, we're going to tell some bone stories! 00:46 | Dr. Roy A. Meals MD 03:30 | Sponsored by AAA 04:21 | Student Engagement with Bone 16:52 | Sponsored by HAPI 17:54 | Telling the Story of Bones 32:50 | Sponsored by HAPS 33:39 | The Beauty of Bone 35:20 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. ( Reba McEntire ) Dr. Roy A. Meals 2.5 minutes We meet Dr. Roy A. Meals, orthopedic surgeon, educator, and author. Roy A. Meals (biography) my-ap.us/2UyHrpy Doctors Demystify (Dr. Meals's courses) my-ap.us/DoctorsDemystify Thanks to listener Dr. David Allard, who started me on the path to connecting with Dr. Meals. Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript <p style="p
Mon, November 09, 2020
81 The Cheater! Academic Integrity in Remote Learning
Cheating has become a concern in remote teaching. Host Kevin Patton discusses some approaches and best practices for preventing cheating, detecting cheating, and prosecuting cheating. 00:52 | The Cheater 04:00 | Academic Integrity 20:26 | Sponsored by AAA 21:54 | Consequences 32:22 | Sponsored by HAPI 33:20 | Remote Cheating 42:50 | Sponsored by HAPS 43:41 | Advanced Anti-Cheating 51:34 | Staying Connected 'If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Look out for the Cheater. He's gonna build you up just to let you down …Tough luck for the cheater. Too bad for the fool-hearted clown. ( John Krenski ) The Cheater 3 minutes Cheating in remote tests and other online work has become a topic of discussion in higher education recently. Here's an intro to the topic—and to this episode. Promoting Academic Integrity in Our Course | Episode 25 An ed-tech specialist spoke out about remote testing software — and now he’s being sued | Faculty, staff, and students say they’ve had enough (online article) my-ap.us/3n1bOB6 Academic Integrity 16.5 minutes One way to approach "the cheating issue" in our courses is to promote a culture of academic honesty from the start. But how do we do that? Kevin shares some practical tips you can use for a comprehensive approach to creating and maintaining a culture of professional and academic integrity in your A&P courses (or any courses, really). What the Best College Teachers Do (the Ken Bain book mentioned in this episode) <a href="https://theapprofessor.org/p
Mon, October 26, 2020
80 New Organ, Dam Protons, & Our Secret Language
The news is out: we have a new organ that's been uncovered in the body. Or do we? What's the secret language of A&P? And should we be telling people?! Host Kevin Patton continues his story of cellular respiration with another playful analogy. 00:48 | Word Dissection 04:58 | Sponsored by AAA 06:23 | New Organ 14:41 | Sponsored by HAPI 15:38 | Secret Language of A&P 20:19 | Sponsored by HAPS 21:05 | Dam Protons 32:05 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate. ( Seneca ) Word Dissection 4 minutes We start with a brief word dissection of a term that Kevin proposes to use someday as a pseudonym. Torus tubarius Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership! New Organ 8 minutes A recent paper proposes the existence of a new organ—the paired tubarial salivary gland. It's sugge
Mon, October 12, 2020
79 Krebs Cycle Horror Story | Anatomy Terms
Say the term Krebs cycle around anyone who's had a biology course and watch for signs of stress. In this episode, host Kevin Patton provides a way to make the citric acid cycle less scary by playing into the horror of it all. And we revisit the idea of a standard terminology of anatomy. 00:46 | Krebs Cycle Game 15:22 | Sponsored by AAA 16:07| Proof of Concept 25:07 | Sponsored by HAPI 25:54 | Riding the Krebs Cycle 35:25 | Sponsored by HAPS 36:01 | Anatomical Terms Info 42:33 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. ( Stephen King ) Krebs Cycle Game 14.5 minutes In the first season of this podcast, Kevin talked about storytelling—especially playful storytelling—being a key tool for effective college teaching. Especially in A&P. In this first of three segments on part of the story he tells about the Krebs cycle, Kevin talks about leaning into the horror of the Krebs cycle and making a game of that. Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12 Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P | Episode 13 Actin & Myosin—A Love Story | Episode 15 The Storytelling Special | Episode 48 Sigma's poster Metabolic Pathways my-ap.us/36OE9pn <li
Mon, September 28, 2020
78 Desirable Difficulty | More Web Meeting Skills
Students want things easy. We often make it hard for them. Host Kevin Patton discusses desirable difficulty and contrasts it with undesirable difficulty. Did you know that healthy human cells have little sections of 4-stranded DNA? We can be better in our web meeting skills. And don't forget our new online community of anatomy & physiology faculty! 00:46 | G4 DNA 05:58 | Sponsored by AAA 06:38 | Even More Web Meeting Ideas 18:55 | Sponsored by HAPI 19:55 | Desirable Difficulty 35:35 | Sponsored by HAPS 36:26 | Our New Online Community 39:54 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. ( Colin Powell ) G4 DNA 5 minutes Oh, come on! Is there really a quadruple-strand DNA in our normal, healthy cells? Or is that only in space aliens? Or zombies? Quadruple-stranded DNA seen in healthy human cells for the first time (news summary of the discovery) my-ap.us/2RXp7Vt Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells (journal article in Nature Chemistry) my-ap.us/2EwXr6O Image: G-quadruplex by Julian Huppert my-ap.us/3i70AIv Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at <a href= "https://anatomy.org" target
Mon, September 14, 2020
77 Stress & Community | Acronyms | Media Tips | TAPP 77
Host Kevin Patton discusses the stress we are all feeling right now and introduces a new community of support. Word Dissection: What, if anything, is an acronym? New research on the use of acronyms in science. Some practical tips for instructional video & web meetings. 0:00:49 | Instructional Media Tips 0:20:54 | Sponsored by AAA 0:21:35 | Acronyms: Enough or Too Many? 0:33:38 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:34:36 | Stress. Yeah. Stress. 0:54:23 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:55:55 | Your New Online Community 1:07:31 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion. ( Simon Sinek ) Instructional Media Tips 20 minutes How can we fix that Kilroy-was-here look in our videos? Review tips on avoiding creepy-face. What are the best microphones to use for teaching online or making videos? Oh come on, do I really need headphones or earbuds? CORRECTION: I misspelled "cardioid" in this segment. Sorry about that. Ring light (one example of many) amzn.to/2A8Z1ts Word Dissection: cardioid = heartlike Microphones Samson Q2u (USB or XLR, cardioid dynamic mic) used by the announcer (Aileen) in this episode my-ap.us/2DGuzc3 Thronemax MDrill One Pro (USB, condenser, selectabl-pattern mic) used by Kevin in this episode amzn.to/32aPSvz Blue Yeti USB (USB, condenser, selectable-pattern mic) amzn.to/3m3WNP6 Audio Technica ATR2100x (USB or XLR, cardioid dynamic mic) amzn.to/2F8qaz6
Mon, August 24, 2020
76 The Surprising Power of Digital Textbooks
Like it or not, digital textbooks are here and will soon be the primary form of textbook used by students and teachers. Host Kevin Patton discusses this trend and outlines ways to leverage digital textbook features for more effective teaching and learning. Mike Pascoe brings us a Book Club recommendation and Kevin discusses arms, arm-lengths, and legs. 00:48 | Digital Is Here 10:09 | Sponsored by AAA 11:02 | Digital Textbook Love 22:43 | Sponsored by HAPI 23:59 | Book Club: Digital Minimalism 26:29 | Sponsored by HAPS 27:19 | Arm's Length 32:35 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food. ( Douglas Adams ) Digital Is Here 9.5 minutes Like it or not, digital textbooks are here. Whether we call them eTexts, electronic textbooks, eTextbooks, or whatever, many publishers are already in the digital-first or digital-only mode. Before long, digital textbooks will soon be the primary way that students use textbooks. History of the Ebook: The Changing Face of Books (journal article, but dated) my-ap.us/31koutu A Brief History of eBooks (yep, very brief) my-ap.us/30x6Xio Digital Is Coming For Your Textbook (blog post from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association) my-ap.us/3kqkujY Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anato
Mon, August 10, 2020
75 The Syllabus Special
The syllabus is an important instructional tool that sets the tone and provides guidance for the entire course. Host Kevin Patton discusses various aspects of a course syllabus in a comprehensive, extended episode featuring classic and fresh segments. 0:00:49 | The Syllabus Special 0:03:32 | Sponsored by AAA 0:04:22 | Weird Word: Syllabus 0:06:41 | Do Students Read the Syllabus? 0:13:23 | Reading & Raiding the Syllabus 0:27:32 | First-Day Activities 0:45:32 | Basic Elements of a Syllabus 0:58:40 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:59:33 | More Things to Put in a Syllabus 1:10:59 | Link to Other Resources 1:18:58 | Sponsored by HAPS 1:19:40 | Professionalism as a Course Goal 1:22:41 | Syllabus Warnings 1:38:03 | Nuzzel Newsletter 1:39:07 | Safety Advice 1:59:35 | Pronouns 2:02:22 | Long-Long Syllabus 2:07:32 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ( John Dewey ) Weird Word: Syllabus 2.5 minutes This segment is adapted from a segment that first appeared in Understanding How We Learn, A Chat with Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki | Episode 27 . Which is correct: syllabuses or syllabi? The answer may surprise you! Nevertheless, now's a good time to think about tweaking your course documents for the fall semester. Syllabus at Dictionary.com Quora discussion on syllabus plurals Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable trans
Wed, July 29, 2020
74 Back to Campus Pandemic Teaching | Resilience
Host Kevin Patton uses the analogy of circus animals adapting to new or misplaced props to help him prepare to move courses back to campus. A lesson on resilience is just what we need right now. Book Club: Southwick & Charney's Resilience book. 00:54 | Back to Campus Pandemic Teaching 21:51 | Sponsored by AAA 22:41 | Resilience 30:51 | Sponsored by HAPI 31:55 | Book Club: Resilience 34:13 | Sponsored by HAPS 35:02 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Episode | Show Notes More than education, more than experience, more than training, a person’s level of resilience will determine who succeeds and who fails . ( Steven M. Southwick & Dennis S. Charney ) Back to Campus Pandemic Teaching 21 minutes Kevin uses his experience as a wild animal trainer in introducing sea lions, lions, and tigers to new furniture, props, and behavior as an analogy for how to get used to the new "pandemic teaching" environment as we return to campus. And, perhaps more importantly, how to get our students comfortable in the changed campus environment. Check out the Stealth board at: amzn.to/2X4Q3FI Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount o
Wed, July 15, 2020
73 Zoom Fatigue and Other Symptoms of Pandemic Teaching
What causes Zoom fatigue and how can we prevent it? Host Kevin Patton tackles that as well as another nasty effect of pandemic teaching: stress cardiomyopathy. Plus updates in sensory physiology, the value of keeping skill lists, and the Book Club recommends Chris Jarmey's Concise Book of Muscles. 00:40 | Updating Our Skill Lists 01:59 | Updates in Sensory Physiology 07:30 | Sponsored by AAA 08:05 | Book Club: The Concise Book of Muscles 12:05 | Sponsored by HAPI 14:26 | Zoom Fatigue 29:11 | Sponsored by HAPS 30:06 | Pandemic Heart: Stress Cardiomyopathy 39:48 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The heart was made to be broken. ( Oscar Wilde ) Updating Our Skill Lists 1.5 minutes Anatomy professor Amanda Meyer reminded us on Twitter that pandemic teaching has given us a lot of new skills that we should be adding to our skill list in our curriculum vitae (CV). How to describe skills in your CV (some hints) my-ap.us/308zLMR Updates in Sensory Physiology 5.5 minutes A few content updates to spice up our teaching. Is "water" a primary taste in mammals? Scientists discover a sixth sense on the tongue—for water (summary of research) my-ap.us/2Zn5uuI The cellular mechanism for water detection in the mammalian taste system (research paper) my-ap.us/3etufcO Do we need cold receptors to feel warmth? Changing how we think about warm perception (summary of research) my-ap.us/2DAV8Pj The Sensory Coding of Warm Perception (research articl
Mon, June 29, 2020
72 Even More Pandemic Teaching Tips
After acknowledging racism as that other major pandemic we must fight, host Kevin Patton carries on with even more practical tips for teaching remotely—and for taking with us back to campus. Included are tips for creating and using a home office, even when there is no room, and advice on using our office space as a media studio. Plus a brief apology. 00:59 | Pandemic Teaching. Still. And Again. 06:58 | Sponsored by AAA 07:43 | Faculty Office in a Box 14:42 | Sponsored by HAPI 15:36 | The Media-Friendly Faculty Office 34:05 | Sponsored by HAPS 34:46 | An Apology 35:01 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself. And it’s the only way forward. ( Ijeoma Oluo ) Pandemic Teaching. Still. And Again. 6 minutes Things happen. And we should be prepared for further shifts and sudden switches as we move through the summer sessions and into fall. As we deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also fight the effects of that other pandemic: racism. Previous episodes, seminars, & resources with tips for pandemic teaching Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63 Quickly Moving to Remote Delivery—The Musical | Bonus Episode 64b Still Moving Our Course to Remote| Episode 65 Simple Ideas for Moving to Remote Learning <a href="https://theapprofessor.org/pandemicteaching.html" target
Mon, June 15, 2020
71 Faculty Mindsets & Minority Student Achievement Gaps | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski
Our second Journal Club episode pops in sooner than expected with a mind-blowing study that shows that when faculty believe that student ability is fixed (not flexible), under-represented minority students do not perform as well as in STEM courses taught by faculty with a growth mindset. Journal Club director Krista Rompolski joins Kevin for an important discussion. 01:00 | Pandemic Teaching Book (please share!) 02:12 | TAPP Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 05:18 | Sponsored by AAA 05:43 | Fixed & Growth Mindsets 19:33 | Sponsored by HAPI 20:38 | Applying Mindsets to Teaching 31:23 | Sponsored by HAPS 31:57 | Book Club: Mindset 35:05 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives. ( Carol S. Dweck ) Pandemic Teaching 1 minute I need your help to spread the word! Can you please share the link below with THREE colleagues? It's best if one of these is the person who coordinates faculty professional development at your school. AND can you share at least one post on social media? (or re-share one of our posts about the book at @theAPprofessor or @LionTamersGuide ) Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty by Kevin Patton books2read.com/PandemicTeaching Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 3 minutes Krista Rompolski joins us for a second (and sooner-than-expected
Tue, June 02, 2020
70 Test Question Templates Help Students Learn
Greg Crowther joins host Kevin Patton for a conversation about retrieval practice, online formative testing, and Test Question Templates (TQTs). We learn how TQTs can help students learn and can help teachers prepare effective exams. 00:44 | Pandemic Teaching Book (please share!) 01:57 | Sponsored by AAA 01:46 | Introducing Greg Crowther 03:57 | Test Question Templates (TQTs) 21:58 | Sponsored by HAPI 22:46 | Higher-Level Test Questions 49:37 | Sponsored by HAPS 50:16 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! When information overload occurs, pattern recognition is how to determine truth. ( Marshall MacLuhan ) Pandemic Teaching 1 minute I need your help to spread the word! Can you please share the link below with THREE colleagues? It's best if one of these is the person who coordinates faculty professional development at your school. AND can you share at least one post on social media? (or re-share one of our posts about the book at @theAPprofessor or @LionTamersGuide ) Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty by Kevin Patton books2read.com/PandemicTeaching Sponsored by AAA 1 minute A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript <a href= "../../../podcast-episode-59.html/#episode-audiogram" targ
Mon, May 18, 2020
69 Content Delivery Style: Journal Club
Krista Rompolski joins host Kevin Patton with our first "journal club" episode! They discuss a report on how different content delivery styles may (or may not) affect student performance. Kevin also describes a new on-demand seminar about using running concept lists to learn anatomy and physiology (or anything). And Kevin once again begs for help getting the word out about his Pandemic Teaching book. 00:50 | Running Concept Lists Seminar 03:34 | Sponsored by AAA 04:14 | Sponsored by HAPI 05:04 | TAPP Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 10:17 | Content Delivery Style: Summary 17:24 | Journal Club Discussion 43:16 | Sponsored by HAPS 44:25 | Pandemic Teaching Book (please share!) 46:00 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Student engagement is the product of motivation and active learning. It is a product rather than a sum because it will not occur if either element is missing. ( Elizabeth F. Barkley ) Running Concept Lists 2.5 minutes A strategy based on the constructivist approach to learning is running concept lists. Kevin's workshop on how he and his students have used running concept lists to identify and learn core concepts, as well to understand and apply relationships among core concepts, is reproduced in a free online seminar. Concept Lists Help Students Build Conceptual Frameworks Online seminar Previous episodes related to the topic of the seminar Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections | Episode 8 Fishbowl Model
Mon, May 04, 2020
68 Revisiting Retrieval Practice | Announcing of New Journal Club
Retrieval practice has strong evidence of its power in learning. Host Kevin Patton tells part of the story of his journey in making online retrieval practice a central part of his courses. Also, we reveal the new TAPP Journal Club with Krista Rompolski! Oh yeah—don't forget to share the new Pandemic Teaching eBook with colleagues. 00:52 | TAPP Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 03:14 | Sponsored by AAA 04:06 | Revisiting Retrieval Practice 07:32 | Sponsored by HAPI 08:36 | Open-book & Untimed & BEARS—oh my! 15:12 | Sponsored by HAPS 16:12 | Recipe for Success 20:14 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 21:35 | Mix Ingredients 28:36 | Icing & Decorations 33:21 | Pandemic Teaching Book ( please share!) 34:56 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. ( Bruce Lee ) New! TAPP Journal Club 2.5 minutes Krista Rompolski will soon be hosting a new segment: The A&P Professor Journal Club If you want a sneak peek, here's a journal article we'll likely be discussing in an upcoming episode The Effect of Content Delivery Style on Student Performance in Anatomy (article from Anatomical Science Education) my-ap.us/3fcLyAq Call in (or send in an audio file) with your comments on this article, and we may be able to include it in the TAPP Journal Club Peer review of this podcast I need to know which features are working for you and which are not. Please take FIVE minutes to give me some honest and constructive feedback in the anonymous survey from Podtrac (a "blind" third-party podcast-analysis firm): theAPprofessor.org/survey <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/computer-working-person-group-people-meeting
Mon, April 20, 2020
67 Simple Ideas for Pandemic Teaching
Join host Kevin Patton as he provides a simple recipe for remote teaching, reveals his new (free) eBook, explains the value of video walk-throughs, tells why he wants to be like Zoom, and gives sources for resources. 00:48 | Book Club: Pandemic Teaching 04:01 | Sponsored by AAA 04:35 | Simple Ideas for Pandemic Teaching 18:54 | Sponsored by HAPI 19:57 | Zoombombing Revisited 23:08 | Sponsored by HAPS 24:00 | Video Walk-throughs 27:37 | Pandemic Teaching Resources 28:25 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 29:43 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. ( John Dewey ) Book Club: Pandemic Teaching 3 minutes Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty by Kevin Patton books2read.com/PandemicTeaching ( please share this link with your teacher friends!) For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! Be sure include your reasons for recommending it Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at <a href= "https://anatomy.org" target="_blank" r
Mon, April 06, 2020
66 Slides Serve the Story of Anatomy & Physiology
Host Kevin Patton talks about ways to improve our teaching slides, the challenge of trying new things, how to make sure our web meetings secure from Zoom bombing, and the Foldit protein folding game. Check out AAA's virtual meeting week, OMES virtual conference, HAPS's virtual town hall meetings. 00:58 | Fumbling First Try 02:33 | Sponsored by AAA 06:19 | Zoombombing 11:09 | Sponsored by HAPI 12:22 | Foldit Protein Folding Game 16:48 | Sponsored by HAPS 17:32 | FreeMedEd: OMES Virtual Conference 19:33 | Slides Serve Our Story 31:27 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 32:52 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! When we have no relevant experience or expertise, the vulnerability, uncertainty, and fear of these firsts can be overwhelming. Yet, showing up and pushing ourselves past the awkward, learner stage is how we get braver. ( Brené Brown ) Fumbling First Try 5.5 minutes Professor and author Brené Brown talks about "effing first tries" but which I call "fumbling first tries." These are the firsts cited in the quote above—those that involve that awkward learner stage. And yes, getting through our FFTs makes us braver! Collective Vulnerability, the FFTs of Online Learning, and the Sacredness of Bored Kids (Brené Brown's blog post) my-ap.us/3by5tay Brené on FFTs ( Unlocking Us podcast episode) my-ap.us/2yoRpBY Making Mistakes Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 63 Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at <a href= "https://anatomy.org" target="_blank" rel= "
Bonus · Fri, April 03, 2020
Episode 66 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—plus word dissections (virus, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, epidemic), a book club recommendation (Presentation Zen), and more! 00:19 | ADInstruments Free Offer 01:16 | Topics 02:56 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 03:29 | Word Dissection 10:59 | Sponsored by HAPS 11:30 | Book Club 14:15 | Sponsored by AAA 15:21 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Offer from ADInstruments 1 minute Episode sponsor ADInstruments is offering their Lt online learning platform with content for laboratory solutions in physiology, anatomy, and biology free at this time to help professors get ready-to-go, quality online lab experiences quickly. 🡲 Just go to Adinstruments.com/lt/covid19 to get this offer. And tell 'em The A&P Professor podcast is where you heard about it! Upcoming Topics 1.5 minutes FFT: fumbling first try Zoom-bombing Foldit, the online protein folding game Keeping teaching slides simple and connected to our story Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. It also gets you up to speed with the online teaching strategies. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi <a href= "https://www.nycc.edu/HAPI?utm_source=approf-podcast&utm_m
Wed, March 25, 2020
65 Still Moving Our Course to Remote | 19 More Tips
We lighten our loads and learn to be present with our students as host Kevin Patton continues sharing lessons learned from his own failures and successes in moving from on-campus to distance education. A supportive voice for a troubled time. 0:00:48 | The Emergency Continues 0:07:06 | Sponsored by AAA 0:07:46 | New Skills for New Situations 0:23:05 | Sponsored by HAPI 0:23:53 | Being Present 0:33:49 | Sponsored by HAPS 0:34:29 | Leaner Is Meaner 0:43:10 | More Tips 0:59:27 | Facing the Lion 1:04:17 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. ( Parker Palmer ) The Emergency Continues 6.5 minutes Another 19 tips in this episode, adding to two previous episodes on how to quickly move our on-campus course to remote instruction. Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63 Quickly Moving to Remote Delivery—The Musical | Bonus Episode 64b Kevin’s Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | Bonus Episode Features Kevin's Law of Professional Development: If I learn just ONE useful thing in a professional development experience, it’s worth it. Keep up with science updates, including COVID-19 outbreak updates in The A&P Professor Nuzzel Newsletter nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at <a href= "https://anatomy.org" target="_blank" rel=
Mon, March 16, 2020
64 Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco
Host Kevin Patton chats with mnemonist (memory expert) Chase DiMarco, who helps medical students learn. DiMarco describes how to use memory palaces in learning human anatomy and physiology. 00:44 | Introducing Chase DiMarco 02:33 | Sponsored by AAA (Silverthorn toast) 03:53 | What Is a Memory Palace? 11:44 | Sponsored by HAPI 12:07 | Building a Memory Palace 22:53 | Sponsored by HAPS 23:16 | Helping our Students 27:51 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things. ( Marcus Tullius Cicero ) Introducing Chase DiMarco 2 minutes Chase DiMarco is memory expert (mnemonist), medical education entrepreneur, MBA, and MD-PhD candidate. He specializes in helping medical and health sciences students succeed in learning and remembering large amounts of information in a short time. Which is what these students need , right? Founder of FreeMedEd Host of Medical Mnemonist Podcast Host of 1-Minute Preceptor Podcast Social media: Facebook FreeMedEd Medical Mnemonist Mastermind FB Group Twitter @freemeded YouTube FreeMedEd Instagram @FreeMedEd <a href= "http://linkedin.com/company/freemeded" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer"
Bonus · Sat, March 14, 2020
64BB Quickly Moving to Remote Delivery—The Musical | Bonus Episode
In this "emergency" bonus episode, host Kevin Patton outlines ways to quickly move our courses from on-campus venues to remote delivery during a public health event. And sing along with Greg Crowther to keep our spirits up! 00:42 | Let's Move! 01:50 | Support Our Sponsors 02:36 | Sing a Song. Sing It Loud. 11:54 | Sights and Sounds 18:18 | Sing It Strong 20:41 | Keeping It Real 26:11 | Stay Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. ( Sally Ride ) Let's Move! 1 minute We've been told to pack up and move our course home from campus to the nebulous and scary "remote." What to do?! Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63 (the prep work we should have done—but it's not too late!) Previews (yep, there are two) to the next "regular" episode. Get ready now (remember that prepping you forgot to do?) Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco | Preview Episode 64 Getting Read for Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco | Another Preview Episode 64 Support Our Sponsors 1 minute Want to continue free access to this podcast. Well, then maybe clicking a few links may be worth your while... Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI)Online graduate program for holders of advanced degrees who want a comprehensive review of core principles of both anatomy and physiology, introduction to contemporary teaching practice, hands-on practice in course design and implementation, navigating the roles of college faculty, and collaboration with peers in building a solid portfolio in teaching human anatomy and physiology.
Bonus · Mon, March 09, 2020
64B Getting Ready for Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco | Bonus Episode 64
Kevin Patton confesses to a mistaken early release of Preview Episode 64, offering this brief "bonus" to assure listeners that the full episode is coming. And while we're at it, let's not forget about sending in your HAPS Conference stories. Join the TAA writing network. And that survey. Don't forget the survey! 00:20 | Mistake! 02:30 | HAPS Conference Guide 03:21 | Survey Says... 04:15 | Word Dissection 10:15 | TAA Writing Network 10:13 | Survey Says... 14:08 | Sponsors 14:26 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Mistake! 2 minutes Yikes, because of a scheduling error, Preview Episode 64 was released a week early. So here's special post preview episode to bridge the gap, so you won't think you missed an episode! HAPS Conference Guide 1 minute I need your questions, tips, strategies, stories NOW for the upcoming 2020 edition of Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the Annual HAPS Conference. Like right now! Survey Says... 0.5 minute Please take about 5 minutes to answer some questions—it will really help improve this podcast! theAPprofessor.org/survey Word Dissection 6 minutes COVID-19—what does it mean and where did it come from? And who cares, anyway? Stay up to date with reliable information about COVID-19 and other topics of interest to A&P teacher by subscribing to my daily headlines at nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) 4 minutes TAA is a professional development organization that helps authors of instructional materials (including textbooks) and of academic journals and books to become more effective writers. Help with legal issues (e.g., contracts, permissions, copyright), time management, writing skills, coaching, and many other needs are found within a variety of powerful
Bonus · Thu, March 05, 2020
Episode 64 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—a chat with Chase DiMarco—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation, and more! 00:19 | Topics 01:19 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 01:46 | Word Dissection 06:45 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:06 | Book Club 10:13 | Survey Says... 10:42 | Sponsored by AAA 11:02 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1 minute In the full episode, I'll chat with mnemonist, author, and podcaster Chase DiMarco about a powerful memory technique called a "memory palace." Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissection 5 minutes mnemonic (again!) mnemonist loci (and locus) not Loki Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Don't forget the early-bird discount for the HAPS Annual Conference expires on February 21, 2020—the same deadline for submitting workshops and posters. Anatomy & Physiolo
Bonus · Wed, February 26, 2020
63B Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode
Host Kevin Patton alerts us to the potential impact of influenza and other outbreaks on our courses and provides advice and options for preparation, handling impacts, and more! In the absence of outbreaks, these tips also help cope with normal winter absences resulting from illnesses. 00:42 | Why Winterize in Mid Winter? 04:16 | Sponsored by AAA 04:33 | Learning from Past Epidemics and Pandemics 08:49 | Sponsored by HAPI 09:11 | Staying Home. I Mean It! 16:04 | Sponsored by HAPS 21:49 | Survey Says... 22:19 | Final Thoughts 26:56 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Just think: your family are the people most likely to give you the flu. (Jane Wagner) Why Winterize in Mid Winter? 3.5 minutes We are now in a flu (influenza) season and on the verge of a coronavirus pandemic. Maybe we should have talked about this earlier, eh? But better late than never! CDC expects ‘community spread’ of coronavirus, as top official warns disruptions could be ‘severe’ (news summary) my-ap.us/2TjciVO World is approaching coronavirus tipping point, say experts (news summary) my-ap.us/2vel7bp Image: influenza structure my-ap.us/2Vlk58u Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount
Mon, February 24, 2020
63 Making Mistakes Teaching Anatomy & Physiology
Host Kevin Patton discusses the fact that mistakes in teaching anatomy & physiology happen—and that it's okay . And how to deal with the embarrassment. Also: how stress makes our hair turn gray and a newly discovered immune lymphocyte. 00:47 | How Stress Grays Our Hair 05:16 | Sponsored by AAA 06:54 | New Type of Immune Cell 13:02 | Sponsored by HAPI 13:49 | Making Mistakes 27:23 | Sponsored by HAPS 28:08 | Survey Says... 28:34 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant that nobody noticed it. ( Chuck Daly ) Stress Grays Our Hair 4.5 minutes The leading cause of premature graying of hair in humans is teaching A&P. Not really. Perhaps. Just seeing if anybody actually reads these notes! But we do know that stress can do it. Here's the mechanism... Stress speeds up hair greying process, science confirms: Fight-or-flight response nerves pump out hormone that wipes out pigmentation cells (news story) my-ap.us/3bPZ8s5 How the stress of fight or flight turns hair white (editorial summary from Nature) https://my-ap.us/2V8Pmeo Hyperactivation of sympathetic nerves drives depletion of melanocyte stem cells (research article from Nature) my-ap.us/2V7edPP The five: factors that affect early greying (news feature) my-ap.us/2T5AmLI Sponsored by AAA 1.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . <a href="../../../podcast-episode-59.html/#episode-transcript" target="_blan
Bonus · Thu, February 20, 2020
Episode 63 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—making mistakes, how stress grays hair, a new kind of immune cell—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation (Mary Roach's Gulp!), and more! 00:18 | Topics 01:19 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 01:49 | Word Dissection 10:30 | Sponsored by HAPS 10:51 | Book Club 13:28 | Survey Says... 13:57 | Sponsored by AAA 14:13 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1 minute Making mistakes in teaching. In front of students! Stress causes hair to gray. But how, exactly? A surprising answer. Not a B-lymphocyte. Not a T-lymphocyte. An X-lymphocyte! Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissection 8.5 minutes Imposter syndrome The Impostor Phenomenon in High Achieving Women: Dynamics and Therapeutic Intervention (the paper that started it all) my-ap.us/2HFVXVX Imposter syndrome usage via Ngram Viewer my-ap.us/2HJuJ0p Norepinephrine Noradrenaline Adrenergic Melanin Eumelanin Pheomelanin HLA <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/1
Mon, February 10, 2020
62 Another Big Year in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology
Host Kevin Patton's strong support for regular debriefing and reviewing prompts a look back at previous episodes of The A&P Professor podcast at the beginning of a new "season" of podcasts. Join this review of content updates, teaching tips, special topics, plus a discussion of future directions. 00:47 | Debriefing 05:32 | Sponsored by AAA 05:59 | Lucky Numbers 18:06 | Sponsored by HAPI 19:04 | Science Updates 30:41 | Sponsored by HAPS 31:14 | Teaching Strategies 44:55 | Survey Says... 45:31 | Future Directions 47:48 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ( Walt Disney ) Debriefing 5 minutes A look back at the second full season of this podcast is an example of the kind of debriefing that we can be doing as faculty—and which can make us feel really good about what we're doing. Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram Lucky Numbers 12 minutes As scientists, we like to count things right? Get data, that is. So here are the numbers summarizing what happened over the last year in this podcast. Hidden benefit: use these number
Bonus · Thu, February 06, 2020
Episode 62 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics (a year-end debrief)—plus reviewing a year of word dissections and book club recommendations. 00:18 | Topics 01:30 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 02:30 | Word Dissection 18:36 | Sponsored by HAPS 19:18 | Book Club 27:20 | Survey Says... 27:49 | Sponsored by AAA 28:16 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1 minute It's time to look back over the second full year of episodes! Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissection 16 minutes All 107 terms dissected over the past year! (plus one new one) Go to theAPprofessor.org/podlist for the whole list! Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Don't forget the early-bird discount for the HAPS Annual Conference expires on February 21, 2020—the same deadline for submitting work
Mon, January 27, 2020
61 The Prerequisite Problem in the A&P Course
Host Kevin Patton discusses issues caused by our expectations of anatomy & physiology course prerequisites and answers the question: which prerequisites work best? Recent reports of a bone-marrow recipient with donor DNA in his semen prompts a brief review of what happened. Wi-Fi fields can produce biological effects. What are they and how does Wi-Fi produce them? 00:46 | Bone Marrow Genome 07:45 | Sponsored by AAA 08:27 | Watch Out for Wi-Fi 15:19 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 16:23 | Prereqs: The Perrennial Conversation 25:03 | Sponsored by HAPI 25:50 | Prereqs: The Good News 31:55 | Sponsored by HAPS 33:42 | Prereqs: Should We Even Have Them? 37:46 | Survey Says... 38:32 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Bone Marrow Genome in Transplant Recipients 7 minutes Recently, the case of a bone marrow transplant recipient made the rounds. Reports mentioned that his semen contained only DNA from his donor, with none of his own DNA, which sounds weird—and perhaps not really possible. We explore what really happened—and how we might use this story to teach A&P. Thanks to Leslie Walker for the tip! After bone marrow transplant, man’s semen contains only donor’s DNA—His strange situation could affect the future of forensic science. (news item) my-ap.us/37or3wp When a DNA Test Says You’re a Younger Man, Who Lives 5,000 Miles Away (more thorough news item) my-ap.us/37mKLJ1 The Case of a Man With Two Sets of DNA Raises More Questions (follow-up to the previous news item) my-ap.us/37lrOWZ What Is Chimerism? (more than you wanted to know about this term) my-ap.us/2RmlRnq <a href= "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_021204-N-0696M-171_Surgical_technician_Amina_Sherali_places_recently_transfused_bone_marrow_from_Aviation_Electronics_Technician_1st_Class_Michael_Griffioen_into_a_sterile_bag_in_preparation_
Bonus · Thu, January 23, 2020
Episode 61 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—Wi-Fi effects, transplant genome issues, & course prerequisites— plus word dissections, a book club recommendation ( To Sell Is Human ), and more! 00:20 | Topics 02:02 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 03:05 | Word Dissection 11:58 | Sponsored by HAPS 12:38 | Book Club 16:39 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 17:17 | Survey Says... 17:46 | Sponsored by AAA 18:21 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1.5 minutes Bone marrow transplants can change our genetic make up. Sort of. Watch out for Wi-Fi! The perennial conversation about required prerequisites for the anatomy & physiology course All your questions answered! Sponsored by ADInstruments (NEW SPONSOR) 1 minute Please support our NEWEST sponsor! ADInstruments provides the PowerLab data acquisition systems, Lt online learning platform, and content for laboratory solutions in physiology, anatomy, and biology. They support engaging, hands-on learning with simple set-up and high quality data. 🡲 From now to March 2020, ADInstruments is offering 10% off select solutions for our podcast listeners. Go to the URL below and use the lab solution builder and remember to mention this podcast on any webform to get the discount. go.ADinstruments.com/podcast Word Dissection 9 minutes Chimera Wi-Fi forensic apoptosis <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/allostasis-2020-01-08_16-46-17.j
Mon, January 13, 2020
60 Even More Flashcards: Ultimate Powers Unleashed
The conversation about flashcards continues in this third of three series about helping our students use retrieval practice in A&P. Advanced methods include stars & emojis, multiple cards, plus concept lists & maps. We remember stress expert Bruce McEwen and introduce our new sponsor: ADInstruments . 00:45 | Bruce S. McEwan 03:59 | Sponsored by AAA 04:40 | Flashcards: Stars & Emojis 15:07 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 19:25 | Flashcards: Multiples & Spinning 27:20 | Sponsored by HAPI 28:00 | Flashcards: Concept Lists & Maps 37:05 | Sponsored by HAPS 37:49 | Survey Says... 39:13 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Bruce S. McEwen 3 minutes Bruce S. McEwen, renowned stress expert, died recently. This segment pays tribute to his contributions. The Rockefeller University » Neuroscientist Bruce McEwen, who studied the impact of stress on the brain, has died (obituary) my-ap.us/2R2vPc0 Mechanisms of stress in the brain (review article authored by McEwen, et al.) my-ap.us/2R4G2Vn The Brain on Stress: Toward an Integrative Approach to Brain, Body and Behavior (perspectives article by McEwen) my-ap.us/35HnWhF The End of Stress as We Know It (McEwen's book) amzn.to/36sHnvN Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org . Searchable transcript <a href="../../../podcast-epis
Bonus · Thu, January 09, 2020
Episode 60 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics (advanced flashcards & Bruce McEwen tribute)—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation ( The End of Stress As We Know It ), & more! 00:19 | Topics 01:05 | Sponsored by ADInstruments 02:59 | Word Dissection 10:43 | Sponsored by HAPS 11:18 | Book Club 13:44 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 14:21 | Survey Says... 15:04 | Sponsored by AAA 15:36 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1 minute Bruce McEwen tribute New Sponsor: ADInstruments Even More Flashcards: Ultimate Hidden Powers Unleashed First listen to: Flashcards: Hidden Powers | Episode 58 More Flashcards: Hidden Powers Unleashed | Episode 59 Sponsored by ADInstruments (NEW SPONSOR) 2 minutes The A&P Professor podcast has a NEW SPONSOR: ADInstruments provides the PowerLab data acquisition systems, Lt online learning platform, and content for laboratory solutions in physiology, anatomy, and biology. They support engaging, hands-on learning with simple set-up and high quality data. 🡲 From now to March 2020, ADInstruments is offering 10% off select solutions for our podcast listeners. Go to the URL below and use the lab solution builder and remember to mention this podcast on any webform to get the discount. go.ADinstruments.com/podcast <a href="https://go.adinstruments.com/podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener norefer
Mon, December 30, 2019
59 More Flashcards: Hidden Powers Unleashed
Second of three episodes about flashcards reveals more behind the use of this tool for learning anatomy & physiology. The term pseudogene may cause problems. A junk-DNA analogy. Bonus track: Delta Wave Radio Hour. 00:47 | Pseudogenes 08:10 | Sponsored by AAA 08:49 | Pseudogene Analogy 12:35 | Sponsored by HAPI 13:18 | Need Some Sleep? 18:20 | Sponsored by HAPS 19:08 | Flashcards Again 28:16 | Survey Says... 29:21 | Flashcard Learning Tricks 43:05 | More Flashcards 34:31 | Staying Connected 46:26 | Delta Wave Radio Hour (BONUS) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Pseudogenes 7.5 minutes Are we doing our students the best service by emphasizing the classic definition of a pseudogene as a gene "without function?" Discuss. Pseudogene word dissection found in Preview Episode 59 Overcoming challenges and dogmas to understand the functions of pseudogenes (journal perspective article from Nature Reviews Genetics) my-ap.us/2PMX3DW A pseudogene structure in 5S DNA of Xenopus laevis (research article in Cell using "pseudogene" for the first time) my-ap.us/2ZfqW2R Pseudogene use history in books (from Google Ngram Viewer) my-ap.us/2Q6UdJ7 Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos amzn.to/2L9fzCE Browse The A&P Professor Book Club https://theapprofessor.org/bookclub.html Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minutes A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sp
Bonus · Wed, December 25, 2019
Episode 59 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode 59, featuring upcoming topics (more flashcards, pseudogenes, survey) —plus word dissections, a book club recommendation ( Anatomists and Eponyms ), and more! 00:19 | Topics 01:92 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 01:56 | Word Dissection 09:04 | Sponsored by HAPS 10:18 | Book Club 13:12 | Sponsored by AAA 13:54 | Survey Says... 15:09 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1 minute Pseudogenes Getting to sleep More Flashcards: Hidden Powers Unleashed First listen to Flashcards: Hidden Powers | Episode 58 Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissection 7 minutes obverse reverse mnemonic pneumonic pseudogene Sponsored by HAPS 1 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Don't forget the HAPS Awards, which provide assistance for particip
Mon, December 16, 2019
58 Flashcards: Hidden Powers
If you think you know flashcards, think again. Host Kevin Patton outlines the learning science behind flashcards, then shows how they can go way beyond simple memorization in the first of a multipart series on the hidden powers of flashcards. Updates in gene therapy to grow brain cells and smelling without olfactory bulbs. 01:12 | Gene Therapy for Brain Cells 04:05 | Sponsored by HAPS 04:49 | Something Smells Odd 08:26 | Sponsored by AAA 08:45 | Introduction to Flashcards 21:03 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 21:45 | Beginning Intermediate Flashcards 34:31 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or <a href= "https://www.inst
Bonus · Thu, December 12, 2019
Episode 58 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode. Host Kevin Patton reveals upcoming topics (therapy to grow brain cells, smelling without olfactory bulbs, flashcards on steroids) Plus word dissections and a book club recommendation ( The Body —A Guide for Occupants ), and more! 00:19 | Topics 02:02 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 02:43 | Word Dissection 13:45 | Sponsored by HAPS 14:21 | Book Club 19:06 | Sponsored by AAA 19:44 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 2 minutes Something Smells Odd People who can smell just fine but whose MRIs show that they don't have olfactory bulbs Revisiting the topic of making new neurons in the adult human brain. Gene therapy for repairing brain injury Flashcards Their hidden powers Beyond the basics Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissection 11 minutes anosmia cribriform plate ethmoid bone polydendrocyte oligodendrocyte NG2 cell (NG2 glia) flashcard hornbook (see image my-ap.us/2YB9MMO ) Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can
Mon, December 02, 2019
57 Warnings & Safety Tips in the A&P Syllabus
Host Kevin Patton walks listeners through three warnings he gives in his course syllabus, plus the safety advice he always includes. Updates on HAPS travel awards, including a brand new one! Don’t forget Preview episodes & the Nuzzel newsletter. 00:46 | Nuzzel Newsletter 01:50 | Sponsored by HAPS 02:18 | HAPS Travel Awards 13:06 | Sponsored by AAA 13:28 | Preview Episodes 15:59 | Syllabus Warnings 32:19 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 32:51 | Safety Advice 53:45 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Here's something I've heard said of being a nurse: "Where else can you experience the thrill of having total strangers poop in front of you like it's totally your business?" ( Anonymous ) Nuzzel Newsletter 1 minute Nuzzel is a service that allows a curator to select daily headlines trending in social media and publish them as an email newsletter. In the Nuzzel for The A&P Professor, host Kevin Patton selects daily headlines that may be of interest to anatomy and/or physiology faculty. This Nuzzel newsletter is published five days a week (more or less). To check out the archives of past Nuzzel newsletters, or to subscribe, go to: nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps g HAPS Travel Awards 11 minutes Sometimes it's hard to make it to a conference that we really want to attend because we just can't pull together the financial reso
Bonus · Wed, November 27, 2019
Episode 57 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation of Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning , an external review of this podcast, and the TAPP app! 00:19 | Topics 01:49 | TAPP app 13:24 | Podcast Review Show 17:25 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 18:05 | Word Dissection 21:54 | Sponsored by HAPS 22:15 | Book Club 25:58 | Sponsored by AAA 26:13 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1.5 minute HAPS scholarships and awards Value of these preview episodes My Nuzzel newsletter and why you should subscribe Featured: 3 Warnings I put into my A&P syllabus The safety advice I always give my students TAPP app 11.5 minutes All about the TAPP (The A&P Professor) app for mobile devices Plays episodes of this podcast Plus bonus material (PDF hanounds, images, videos) Free of charge Lots of great features and functionality Easy way to shared this podcast Even folks who don't know how to access a podcast can download an app Getting the TAPP app Search "The A&P Professor" in your device's app store iOS devices: my-ap.us/TAPPiOS Android devices: my-ap.us/TAPPandroid Kindle Fire: amzn.to/2rR7HNG Podcast Review Show 4 minutes Podcasting experts Dave Jackson and Erik K. Johnson reviewed The A&P Professor podcast. They liked some things and didn't like other things Listen to the full dissection here: podcastreviewshow.com/the-ap-professor/ YOUR feedback is also welcome! Sponsored by HAPI Online Gradu
Mon, November 18, 2019
More on Spelling, Case, & Grammar | Episode 56
Revisiting an earlier discussion of his hard-line stance on misspelling, host Kevin Patton clarifies the history and context of his current strategy. Plus updates on macrophages that line joints and sugar-coated RNA —and tips on safely labeling our lab models. 00:48 | glycoRNA 06:45 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:15 | Barrier Macrophages 18:17 | Sponsored by AAA 18:37 | Labeling Lab Models 32:33 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 33:08 | More on Spelling 49:33 | Share the Fun! 50:27 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! “Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes.” ( John Dewey ) glycoRNA 6 minutes Yep, yet another form of RNA has been discovered. This "sugar-coated" RNA is a small, noncoding RNA called Y RNA that has been glycosylated with an N-glycan. What do glycoRNAs do? What does that mean? Listen and learn. Sugar-coated RNAs could ‘alter the face of biochemistry as we know it’—if they’re real (news summary) my-ap.us/2rDI6uy Mammalian Y RNAs are modified at discrete guanosine residues with N-glycans (research article) my-ap.us/2KcmvQc Credit: Ryan A. Flynn/bioRxiv[ Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appre
Bonus · Fri, November 15, 2019
Episode 56 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics (macrophages in joints, sugared RNA, lab models, and more on scoring misspellings)—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation ( The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools ), and more! 00:19 | Topics 01:24 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 01:53 | Word Dissection 18:36 | Sponsored by HAPS 18:57 | Book Club 21:00 | Sponsored by AAA 21:16 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1 minute Update on new type of RNA called glycoRNA Update on barrier macrophages in joints Safely labeling anatomy models for lab practicals Continuing the conversation about grading misspellings Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissections 16.5 minutes formative, summative (lab) practical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Y RNA glycan oligosaccharide, monosaccharide N-glycan, O-glycan glycosylation Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps <a href="https://my-ap.us/HAPS" target="_blank" rel= "noopener norefer
Mon, November 04, 2019
Title Communication, Clarity, & Medical Errors
Host Kevin Patton discusses the importance of teaching proper communication in the anatomy & physiology course. Topics include handling spelling errors, alternate spellings, proper use of type case, and addressing professionalism goals in the syllabus. 00:47 | Is Spelling Important? 10:06 | Sponsored by HAPS 10:33 | Alternate Spellings 14:12 | Sponsored by AAA 14:31 | A Case for Proper Case 26:16 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 27:05 | Professionalism as a Course Goal 30:05 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations. ( Marilyn vos Savant ) Is Spelling Important? 9.5 minutes I've done a complete turnaround in my teaching over the years —I used to be lenient about correct spelling, but now I'm a stickler for exactly correct spelling. In this segment I discuss my reasons. Examples of commonly confused terms with similar spelling (many of these are from Shawn Macauley). See below for expanded list (handout). perineum, peritoneum peroneal, perineal, peritoneal ileum, ilium coronoid, coracoid abduction, adduction, addiction public, pubic cranial, crural, caudal, caudad glans, glands Bonus handout! Terms That Are Often Misspelled or Confused in A&P Available only in the free podcast app (the TAPP APP) For iOS devices: my-ap.us/TAPPiOS For Android devices: my-ap.us/TAPPandroid Spelling IS important (TAPP blog post) my-ap.us/2Nesi8I Doing our part to reduce medical errors (TAPP blog post)
Bonus · Thu, October 31, 2019
Episode 55 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—mostly about whether proper spelling and letter case is important in teaching A&P—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation of Endurance: My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery , and more! 00:19 | Topics 01:45 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 02:29 | Word Dissection 16:07 | Sponsored by HAPS 16:34 | Book Club 19:52 | Sponsored by AAA 20:14 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Upcoming Topics 1.5 minutes Communication, clarity, & medical errors Is spelling important? Alternate spellings A case for proper case Professionalism in the syllabus, focusing mainly on professional communication being part of our course Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 0.5 minute The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out! nycc.edu/hapi Word Dissections 13.5 minutes perineum, perinea, perineal peritoneum, peritonea, peritoneal femur, femoral fibula, fibulas, fibulae letter case (type case) Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Anatomy & Physiology Society <a href="https://theapprofessor.org/haps" target="_blank" rel= "noopener norefer
Mon, October 21, 2019
54 Revisiting A&P Learning Outcomes
Host Kevin Patton previews the newly revised HAPS Learning Outcomes for A&P, discussing the goals of the revision and samples a few of the changes. Why is noon a good time to get your flu shot? Are there neurons that actively erase memories? Vaping: why A&P teachers need to keep up with the news. 00:42 | Timing of Vaccinations 02:36 | Sponsored by HAPS 03:04 | Neurons That Erase Memory 08:22 | Sponsored by AAA 08:47 | Vaping 13:45 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 14:28 | Revisiting the HAPS Learning Outcomes for A&P 41:43 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! It is what we think we know already that often prevents us from learning. ( Claude Bernard ) Timing of Vaccinations 2 minutes With a new flu season upon us, vaccination is a timely topic. Recent research suggests that the time of day at which we receive our vaccination may influence it's effectiveness. At midday, CD8 T cells may respond more strongly than at other times of day. Immune cells called T cells multiply after vaccination in the middle of the day. (journal news article) my-ap.us/2LOv2tN The circadian clock of CD8 T cells modulates their early response to vaccination and the rhythmicity of related signaling pathways (journal research article) my-ap.us/2OkPGTY Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warning for the U.S. (news article) my-ap.us/2OmPC6n Frequently Asked Influenza (Flu) Questions: 2019-2020 Season (CDC info) my-ap.us/33oTN5H Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report — Flu View (CDC updates) my-ap.us/326MEa2 Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciat
Bonus · Wed, October 16, 2019
Episode 54 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode 54, featuring upcoming topics that include a brief discussion of the newly revised A&P Learning Outcomes from HAPS, updates regarding timing of vaccinations, a newly discovered type of neuron that erases old memories, and vaping. There's more... some word dissections and Kevin's recommendation for The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 2 minutes Newly revised A&P Learning Outcomes from HAPS Timing of vaccinations matters Newly discovered neurons actively erase old memories Vaping-related lung problems Word Dissections 9.5 minutes isovolumic & isovolumetric See graph at my-ap.us/2OxxB5e hemopoiesis & hematopoiesis vaccination CD8 T cell Book Club 5.5 minutes Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes by Nathan H. Lents amzn.to/334Legs Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! First five submitted and used will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet amzn.to/2WwLZvb Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript av
Bonus · Mon, October 07, 2019
54B Cells & Oxygen Availability | Nobel Special | Episode 54 Bonus
Host Kevin Patton summarizes the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to three scientists "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability." A special bonus episode. 00:41 | Introduction to Bonus Episode 02:00 | Sponsored by HAPS 02:24 | Summary of Discovery 04:13 | Oxygen at Center Stage 05:24 | HIF Enters the Scene08:08 | Sponsored by AAA 08:26 | VHL - An Unexpected Partner 11:37 | Oxygen sHIFts the Balance 13:20 | Oxygen Shapes Physiology & Pathology 15:15 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 15:48 | Our Course 23:46 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Singing is like a celebration of oxygen. ( Björk ) 1 | Introduction to the Bonus Episode 1 minute Kevin introduces the bonus episode, explaining that he's sharing the press release for the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It's chunked for clarity. Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2019. Mon. 7 Oct 2019. 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 2 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Summary of the Discovery 2 minutes 2019-10-07: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Gregg L. Semenza for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. They identified molecular machinery that regulates the activity of genes in response to varying levels of oxygen. 4 | Oxygen at Center
Mon, September 30, 2019
53 How to Amplify Learning in the A&P Course
Host Kevin Patton summarizes many strategies from learning science that can amplify learning in our courses. Also, updates in the role of exosomes in the spread of cancer and how activity type affects the shape of our heart. 00:48 | Jargon: Show Notes & Episode Pages 05:07 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:01 | Role of Exosomes in Spread of Cancer 13:20 | Sponsored by AAA 13:44 | Activity Type Affects Heart Shape 18:03 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 18:35 | Amplifying Learning in A&P: ANSWER 53:30 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results. ( John Dewey ) 1 | Jargon: Show Notes & Episode Page 4 minutes Kevin explains that show notes are notes and links related to an episode. You are reading the show notes right now! The episode page is a page dedicated to an episode at theAPprofessor.org and it contains the show notes, which may also be available in the podcasts or radio app where you listen to episodes. 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 2 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Cleaning Anatomical Models with Denture Tablets (blog post by Carol Britson) my-ap.us/2Qn9FnP Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Exosomes & Metastasis 6.5 minutes Extracellular vesicles (EVs) such as exosomes and oncosomes play important roles in spre
Bonus · Wed, September 25, 2019
Episode 53 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode 53, featuring upcoming topics that include tips for amplifying learning in the A&P course, updates regarding the role of exosomes in the spread of cancer and how heart shape relates to human activity. There's more... some word dissections and Kevin's recommendation for The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Strategies to amplify learning in the A&P course The role of exosomes in the spread of cancer How heart shape relates to type of activity Word Dissections 8.5 minutes Metastasis Extracellular vesicle (EV) Exosome Oncosome Transcytosis Book Club 3.5 minutes Prime Mover: A Natural History of Muscle by Steve Vogel amzn.to/30jcKcm Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! First five submitted and used will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet amzn.to/2WwLZvb Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your
Mon, September 16, 2019
52 The Case for Case Studies
Host Kevin Patton discusses the many ways case studies can be used in teaching, why they enhance learning, and where to find them. Also, updates in factors underlying left-handedness, functional maps of the brain, and reversing biological age, plus some tips on responding to student questions. 00:44 | Left-handedness 02:54 | Responding to Students 22:30 | Sponsored by HAPS 22:59 | Mapping Brain Functions 26:55 | Sponsored by AAA 27:14 | Reversing Age 30:32 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 31:18 | Case Studies in Teaching A&P 47:59 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! If the left half of the brain controls the right half of the body then only left handed people are in their right mind. ( W.C. Fields ) 1 | Left-Handedness 2 minutes A new report suggests that left-handedness, which one in ten of us exhibit, is partially influenced by genes. One effect of these genes is to change the structure of our body cells' cytoskeleton. Of course, a lot more work has to be done. By left-handers and right-handers alike. Left-handed DNA found - and it changes brain structure (brief summary article) my-ap.us/2AfTLAQ Handedness, language areas and neuropsychiatric diseases: insights from brain imaging and genetics (research article) my-ap.us/2AbWACQ 2 | Responding to Students 19.5 minutes Half of students don't read the syllabus, don't read directions, don't listen to us—which can produce some frustrations when they reach out to us with questions that they already have the answer for. Somewhere nearby them. Kevin gives some tips on how to to handle these with grace and ease (taking barely any time or effort), as well as advice on heading them off before they are asked. The Syllabus Episode | Bonus | Episode 24 Connecting in The Distance Course Special
Bonus · Wed, September 11, 2019
Episode 52 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode 52, featuring upcoming topics that include case studies, brain mapping, age reversal, left-handedness and tips for answering student questions. There's more... some word dissections and Kevin's recommendation for The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Using case studies in teaching A&P Issues with trying to map out (parcellate) the human brain A claim that the body's biological age can be reversed Have we found the genes for left-handedness? Responding to individual student questions: tips & tricks Word Dissections 10.5 minutes Case Hypercalcemia Parcellation Atlas Epigenetic and Epigenome Book Club 4.5 minutes Heart: A History by Sandeep Jauhar amzn.to/2HWPTJa Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! First five submitted and used will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet amzn.to/2WwLZvb Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-episode-151-
Mon, September 02, 2019
51The Case for Transparency
Host Kevin Patton asks why we should be transparent in our course and elsewhere. Plus an update on AAA's recent rebranding, how the tongue can smell, tips on serving students better, and updates on brain cells. 00:43 | Smell and Taste 02:18 | Old Gray Coat (Service to Students) 10:08 | Sponsored by HAPS 10:46 | Brain Cell Comparisons 12:50 | T Cells Attack Brain Stem Cells 15:25 | Sponsored by AAA (A New Name!) 19:35 | Transparency in Podcasting 32:16 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 33:15 | Transparency in Teaching 42:40 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. ( Mother Teresa ) 1 | Smell and Taste 1.5 minutes Did you know that the tongue can smell? Kevin gives an update on new research. Human Tongues Can Apparently Smell Things (brief summary) my-ap.us/2Lc2B7u Smelling with your tongue: Identification of functional olfactory receptors in human taste cells opens doors to new approaches to modify food flavor (brief summary) my-ap.us/2LjwwL9 Mammalian Taste Cells Express Functional Olfactory Receptors (journal article) my-ap.us/2LhTfaD 2 | Old Gray Coat 8 minutes You ever see me in my classic, reliable, sporty (really old) gray sport coat at a HAPS conference? If not, then maybe you haven't seen me at a HAPS conference within the last 20 or so years. Or any conference, for that matter. Having nearly lost it after the 2019 HAPS conference, I use my bad experience with a dry cleaner to more fully realize the importance of
Bonus · Tue, August 27, 2019
Episode 51 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on transparency (in this podcast and in our teaching), updates in brain cells, olfaction on the tongue, and more. There's more... some word dissections and Margaret Reece's recommendation for The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 2 minutes Fresh episodes Transparency (in this podcast and in our course) AAA branding changes Serving our students better Updates on brain cells Olfaction update Word Dissections 5.5 minutes Transparency Olfaction Gustation Subventricular zone (SVZ) Book Club 3.0 minutes Trail Guide to Movement, Building the Body in Motion by Andrew Biel. amzn.to/32buUKt Recommended by Margaret Reece Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! First five submitted and used will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet amzn.to/2WwLZvb Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alex
Mon, August 12, 2019
50 Connecting in the Distance Course Special
Host Kevin Patton presents a remix of classic segments from the TAPP Radio archive, all summarizing "tricks" to increase student retention and promote student success in distance or hybrid courses. 00:00:47 | Introduction to the Special Episode 00:02:59 | Sponsored by HAPS 00:03:26 | 49 Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 00:26:55 | Sponsored by AAA 00:27:30 | 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 00:49:45 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 00:50:48 | EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 01:09:20 | Staying Connected If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Carl W. Buehner 1 | Introduction to the Special Episode 2 minutes This is the third of a series of special episodes in which classic segments from past episodes that all reflect a similar theme are brought together for further review and reflection. The general topic of this special episode revolves another recurring theme of this podcast: making connections with students in online & hybrid courses Get ready for the upcoming term with your own hip mug for A&P professors! Or a shirt! Or all kinds of swag. my-ap.us/2lnFsGd 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. There are a bunch of 1-day regional workshops scattered all over the continent. There's probably one near you coming up this year (or next)! Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | 49 Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 32.5 minutes Online courses are notorious for high dropout rates and high failure rates, compared to traditional face-to-face classes. In this classic segment from <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/podc
Mon, July 29, 2019
49 The Silent Teacher Special
Host Kevin Patton presents a remix of classic segments from the TAPP Radio archive, all related to the role of human remains in teaching and learning anatomy. Features two conversations with Aaron Fried. 01:00 | Introduction to the Special Episode 04:35 | Sponsored by HAPS 04:57 | The Silent Teacher | Aaron Fried 30:07 | Sponsored by AAA 30:25 | Situs Inversus 46:32 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 46:59 | Book Club x 3 56:26 | Podcast Award Nomination 57:20 | The Nazi Anatomists | Aaron Fried If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The way I see it, being dead is not terribly far off from being on a cruise ship. Most of your time is spent lying on your back. The brain has shut down. The flesh begins to soften. Nothing much new happens, and nothing is expected of you. ( Mary Roach ) 1 | Introduction to the Special Episode 3.5 minutes This is the second of a series of special episodes in which classic segments from past episodes that all reflect a similar theme are brought together for further review and reflection. The general topic of this special episode revolves a recurring theme of this podcast: using human remains (and reproductions) in teaching anatomy Get your own hip mug for A&P professors! my-ap.us/2lnFsGd 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | The Silent Teacher—A Conversation with Aaron Fried 25 minutes Aaron Fried, A&P faculty at Mohawk Valley Community College and natio
Mon, July 15, 2019
48 The Storytelling Special
00:49 | Special Series 05:24 | Storytelling in the A&P Course 20:14 | Storytelling is a Human Skill 22:16 | Sponsored by HAPS 22:38 | Playful & Serious Stories 36:43 | Sponsored by AAA 37:01 | Cells Hate Calcium 43:52 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 44:18 | Actin & Myosin in Love 56:03 | Podcast Award Nomination 56:56 | Last Best Story If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! To be playful and serious at the same time is possible, and it defines the ideal mental condition. ( John Dewey ) 1 | Special Series of Episodes 4.5 minutes This and the next few episodes will be super, spectacular, and special. So I'm calling them "specials" just like the grownups in the media world do. These specials are single-topic-ish recasts of some of the major themes from the past 18 months of this podcast. A mix of old and new. But mostly, the classic stuff that we'll benefit from reviewing and reflecting upon. The general topic of this special episode revolves a recurring theme of this podcast: teaching as a form of storytelling 2 | Storytelling in the A&P Course 15 minutes Kevin explains why he thinks storytelling is the heart of effective teaching, especially in the A&P course. He outlines the “storytelling persona”; making sure there is a beginning, middle, and end to our stories, applying storytelling to both lectures and the entire course, using drama, conflict and resolution, and other techniques. First released as Segment 3 in Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12 Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling (website with many resources) my-ap.us/2uwk6ul Crash Course in Storytelling (book on the basics of storytelling) amzn.to/2GprR6B Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You’ll Ever Nee
Mon, July 01, 2019
47 The Human Microbial System
Host Kevin Patton discusses the human microbial system and how he approaches it in the A&P course. A plea for your nomination to the People's Choice Podcast Awards. How we can prepare ourselves for the age of artificial intelligence in teaching. 00:50 | Teachers vs. Robots 14:29 | Sponsored by HAPS 14:57 | Podcast Award Nomination 15:50 | Sponsored by AAA 16:13 | Featured: The Human Microbial System 29:50 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 30:21 | Special Episodes Coming! If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Life did not take over the world by combat, but by networking. ( Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan ) 1 | Teachers vs. Robots | AI in Teaching 13.5 minutes Artificial intelligence (AI) is seen by some as the emerging technology to replace teachers. Really? How should we respond? 3 Necessary Skills for Educators in the Era of A.I. (Article posted by Raj Shah at Getting Smart) https://my-ap.us/2ZUdjFo How Storytelling Works in the Brain and Why We Need Stories (another post at Getting Smart) https://my-ap.us/2ZUuhUh Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12 Actin & Myosin – A Love Story | Episode 15 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. AND mention your appreciation to the HAPS leadership while you are at the conference—or anytime that you communicate with them. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Podcast Award Nomination 1 minute The A&P Professor podcast needs additional nominations to get to the next round of <a href= "https://www.podcastawards.com" target="_blank"
Bonus · Thu, June 27, 2019
Episode 47 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the human microbiome, teaching in the age of artificial intelligence, and a special summer series of episodes. There's more... some word dissections and Mindi Fried's recommendation for The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 0.5 minute Teaching A&P in the age of artificial intelligence The human microbial system (human microbiome) Special episodes this summer! Word Dissections 6.5 minutes Artificial intelligence (AI) Microbe Microbiome Book Club 3.5 minutes Do Zombies Dream of Undead Sheep?: A Neuroscientific View of the Zombie Brain by Timothy Verstynen & Bradley Voytek amzn.to/2FAkniR Recommended by Mindi Fried Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! First five submitted and used will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet amzn.to/2WwLZvb Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your <a href= "https://theappro
Mon, June 17, 2019
46 The Wallenda Model of Homeostasis
Host Kevin Patton outlines the analogy of a high-wire walker as a model for homeostasis. Plus an update in how bones grow in length and how the measles virus causes immune amnesia. 00:44 | Measles & Immune Amnesia 09:16 | Sponsored by HAPS 09:44 | Bone Growth Update 13:55 | Sponsored by AAA 14:27 | Featured: The Wallenda Model of Homeostasis 40:43 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 41:32 | Hearing from YOU If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. ( Philip Pullman ) 1 | Measles and Immune Amnesia 8.5 minutes Measles (MV) is very contagious and can be deadly, even though some cases are mild to moderate. However, it can also "erase" some or all of our immune memory! Measles and Immune Amnesia (article from American Society for Microbiology) my-ap.us/2F0Chew Watch: The tricks that make measles so infectious (video you can use in your class) my-ap.us/2EWugar Notes In this segment, the necessary step of memory cells producing effector cells (that engage pathogens) in subsequent exposures to the "remembered" pathogen is glossed over for simplicity of discussion. Presumably, the "live" attenuated MV used in vaccination triggers formation of memory cells against MV without causing the full-blown infection that impairs immune memory of other pathogens. 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. AND mention your appreciation to the HAPS leadership while you are at the conference—or anytime that you communicate with them. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Bone Growth Update 4 minutes
Bonus · Thu, June 13, 2019
Episode 46 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on The Wallenda Model of homeostasis, along with other topics. There's more... some word dissections and a special opportunity from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1.5 minute Measles and loss of immune memory Update in how long bones grow The Wallenda Model of homeostasis continues Kevin's list of three main analogies for teaching homeostasis Word Dissections 6 minutes Chondrocyte Chondroprogenitor cell Epiphysis Epiphyseal plate Amnesia Book Club 5 minutes Special opportunity Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers! First five submitted and used will be in a drawing for a Kindle Fire HD 10 tablet amzn.to/2WwLZvb Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN) Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Need help accessing resources locked behind a
Tue, June 04, 2019
45 The Fishbowl Model of Homeostasis
01:03 | Poll Results: Addressing Professors 11:23 | Sponsored by HAPS 11:43 | Running Concept List Video 14:20 | Sponsored by AAA 14:41 | TAPP Secret Identity Revealed 28:50 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 29:17 | Featured: Fishbowl Model of Homeostasis 41:33 | Hearing from YOU If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! A few years ago, the city council of Monza, Italy, barred pet owners from keeping goldfish in curved bowls... saying that it is cruel to keep a fish in a bowl with curved sides because, gazing out, the fish would have a distorted view of reality. But how do we know we have the true, undistorted picture of reality? ( Stephen Hawking ) 1 | Poll Results: Addressing Professors 10.5 minutes How Our Students Address Us | Semi-Identical Twins | Papers & Feedback | Episode 44 discussed how we prefer our students to address us. Do we prefer first names? Last names? Professor? Doctor? Here are the results of our brief Twitter poll ( twitter.com/theAPprofessor/status/1129902305262874625 ) 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. AND mention your appreciation to the HAPS leadership while you are at the conference—or anytime that you communicate with them. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Running Concept List Video 2.5 minutes Kevin's recent workshop on using running concept lists to teach and learn anatomy and physiology is now available as a bonus to regular listeners in an abbreviated video. The video is available onl
Bonus · Sat, June 01, 2019
Episode 45 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the Fishbowl Model of homeostasis and other topics. There's more... some word dissections, a lot of them, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Addressing the Professor | Looking at the Ep. 44 Twitter poll Concept list workshop | HAPS 2019 The A&P Professor: who is that, really? Featured: the Fishbowl Model of homeostasis Word Dissections 10 minutes Homeostasis Thermostat Sodium (Na) Natrium Potassium (K) Kalium Book Club 3.5 minutes Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky amzn.to/2EKmdgQ Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440 Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org
Mon, May 20, 2019
44 How Our Students Address Us
Host Kevin Patton discusses how students address professors, semi-identical twins, sorting student papers, using stickers, and more. 00:43 | Right and Left, Oh My! 04:22 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:11 | Semi-Identical Twins 12:33 | Sponsored by AAA 12:52 | Sorting Student Papers 17:50 | Stickers? Really? 24:24 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 24:59 | Featured: How Students Address Us 42:43 | Hearing from YOU If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! For once, maybe someone will call me "Sir," without adding "...you're making a scene." ( Homer Simpson ) 1 | Right and Left, Oh My! 3.5 minutes In Episode 43 (the previous full episode), I mistakenly swapped my "left" and "right" when describing situs inversus in a body donor from the 1800s. Oops. I corrected it later in the audio file, but the corrected audio may not play in all platforms. This mistake does bring up how easy it is to get even the simple stuff wrong without realizing that's what's coming out of our mouth! Yikes. 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 2 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. AND mention your appreciation to the HAPS leadership while you are at the conference—or anytime that you communicate with them. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps Kevin’s Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | 2019 Edition | Episode 42 Check out Kevin's workshop on Running Concept Lists ! 3 | Semi-Identical Twins 6.5 minutes Semi-identical twinning, where two sperm and one egg unite to form two offspring, both sharing 100% identical maternal genome but not sharing an identical paternal genome. Also called sesquizygotic twinning (a term not used in the
Bonus · Thu, May 16, 2019
Episode 44 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on how students address faculty and other topics. There's more... some word dissections, a lot of them, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Anatomical right and left Semi-identical twins Method for sorting student papers quickly Using stickers for student feedback How students address professors Word Dissections 5.5 minutes Gamification Zygote Tripolar Pronucleus Locus Blastocyst Book Club 5 minutes Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach amzn.to/2Ys2s51 Ten Things We Use When Embalming (blog post by a funeral director, shows the little discs with hooks that keep eyelids closed) my-ap.us/2Eak1ic Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440 Sponsor
Mon, May 06, 2019
43 Anatomic Variation in Humans
Host Kevin Patton examines variations in human anatomy, including the fabella bone, situs inversus, and more. 00:40 | Preview Episodes 04:15 | Sponsored by HAPS 05:48 | Fabella Bone 15:51 | Sponsored by AAA 16:11 | Situs Inversus 32:18 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 32:57 | Variety of Anatomic Variations 42:43 | Nuzzel Newsletter If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety . ( Moses Mendelssohn ) 1 | Preview Episodes 4.15 minutes If you are skipping over the Preview Episodes, which are each released a few days before a full episode, contain a lot of helpful content that you don't want to miss! Upcoming topics Word Dissections Book Club selections Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation by R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas originally created by Ronald Bergman amzn.to/2Lg597V Sometimes, feedback and other interesting stuff! Preview for this episode: Episode 43 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 1 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. AND mention your appreciation to the HAPS leadership while you are at the conference—or anytime that you communicate with them. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps Kevin’s Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | 2019 Edition | Episode 42
Bonus · Thu, May 02, 2019
Episode 43 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on anatomic variations in the human body. There's more... some word dissections, a lot of them, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram !] Topics 0.5 minute Episode 43 is all about anatomic variations, including situs inversus and the human fabella. Word Dissections 13 minutes Anatomic vs. anatomical Ngram Viewer: anatomic/anatomical 1650-2000 my-ap.us/2WbpfkY Physiologic vs. physiological Ngram Viewer: physiologic/physiological 1650-2000 my-ap.us/2WjAQOQ Situs inversus Situs solitus Levocardia and dextrocardia Fabella (pl. fabellae) Book Club 4 minutes Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation by R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas originally created by Ronald Bergman amzn.to/2Lg597V Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! <a href= "https://youtu
Mon, April 22, 2019
42 Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | 2019 Edition
Veteran HAPS member and President Emeritus Kevin Patton gives his advice on having the best experience at the HAPS Annual Conference. Includes call-ins from Jerry Anzalone and Mindi Fried, plus music from Greg Crowther. Extra-long bonus episode. 00:40 | Welcome 01:20 | Introduction to Kevin's Guide 06:27 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:19 | Way Before the Conference 11:23 | Just Before the Conference 26:42 | Sponsored by AAA 27:12 | Structure of the Conference 30:25 | Musical Interlude: Greg Crowther 33:29 | Update Days 48:22 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 49:31 | Professional Development Approach 54:36 | Workshop Days (with Jerry Anzalone) 1:03:46| Mindi Calls In 1:06:08 | Other Stuff at the Meeting 1:11:31 | After the Conference If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again. ( Groucho Marx ) 1 | Welcome 1 minute Yes, we've done this before—it was last year around this time. But this is an all-new, improved, and updated version for 2019. And this time, we have a couple of guests. And music. And more music. Dance, if you like (serving suggestion). Last year's version: Kevin’s Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | Bonus Episode 2 | Introduction to Kevin's Guide 4.5 minutes Okay, you don't really need a guide to the HAPS Annual Conference. These are just some extra tips for getting the most out of it. Kevin's creds for creating this Guide: Preparing for his 30th consecutive HAPS Annual Conference President Emeritus, active committee member Former Annual Conference Coordinator (1995) and Update Coordinator (2005) There is an official guide, by the way. Go to theAPprofessor.org/haps and click on the Events tab. Upcoming HAPS Annual Conferences: 2019 Portland OR, May 22-26 University of Portland 2020 Ottawa, Ontario May 23-27 University of Ot
Bonus · Thu, April 18, 2019
Episode 42 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, a longer bonus episode, on the upcoming HAPS Annual Conference in Portland OR. There's more... some word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute The next episode is an updated, expanded, new-and-improved version of Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference. It gives advice and insights useful for first-timers, several-timers, and many-timers. Plus singing and dancing. Word Dissections 5 minutes Conference Portland Port of Portland my-ap.us/2DgYX9d Book Club 3.5 minutes Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel amzn.to/2Xm1IOv Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440 Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org The
Mon, April 08, 2019
41 More on Eponyms in A&P Terminology
Host Kevin Patton gets a call from Mike Pascoe that sparks more discussion of eponyms in teaching, revisits brain neurogenesis in adults and a note from Adam Rich about Barbara Waxer's advice for finding media to use in teaching prompts Kevin to launch a central collection. Plus a word about personal names and pronouns to use with students. 00:40 | Adult Brain Neurogenesis 05:36 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:17 | Finding Media for Teaching A&P | Adam Rich 10:42 | Sponsored by AAA 11:21 | Eponyms Again! | Mike Pascoe 27:58 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 28:39 | Personal Names and Pronouns If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The sweetest sound in the world is the person's own name. ( Dale Carnegie ) 1 | Adult Brain Neurogenesis 5 minutes A recurring topic in this podcast, here's some recent evidence for adult neurogenesis in the brain. A Common Embryonic Origin of Stem Cells Drives Developmental and Adult Neurogenesis (recent research published in Cell) my-ap.us/2CS0qTk Researchers discover the source of new neurons in brain's hippocampus: Findings extend understanding of how a continuous supply of neurons throughout life is connected with learning and memory (summary of the research) my-ap.us/2CZPaUU Past episodes related to this segment Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections | Episode 8 Are Learning Styles Real? Why or Why Not? | Episode 14 The Last Best Story in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 37 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy
Bonus · Fri, April 05, 2019
Episode 41 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a follow-up discussion of eponyms in scientific terminology from the previous full episode. There's more... some word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Looks like we're revisiting some topics from earlier episodes. Update on growing new neurons in the adult brain Update on finding media to use in teaching A&P (sparked by a question from listener Adam Rich) More on eponyms, a follow-up discussion featuring a contribution from Mike Pascoe Student names. They're important. Word Dissections 4.5 minutes Duodenum Hippocampus Book Club 3.5 minutes Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Brian Switek amzn.to/2HZXc4q Check out The A&P Professor Book Club Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12 If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Need he
Mon, March 25, 2019
40 The Eponym Episode | Using Modern Terminology
Host Kevin Patton focuses on the use of eponyms (terms named for a person) in modern anatomy and physiology teaching. What are the pros and cons...and controversies? Find out in this episode! 00:43 | What is an Eponym? 06:16 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:57 | Modern Use of Eponyms 16:26 | Sponsored by AAA 17:16 | Another Problem with Eponyms 22:01 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 22:34 | How to Deal with Eponyms in Our A&P Course If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The least questioned assumptions are often the most questionable. ( Pierre Paul Broca ) 1 | What is an Eponym? 5.5 minutes An eponym is a term named after a person. A toponym is named for a place. What is an Eponym (Kevin's blog post, includes links to other resources) my-ap.us/2uaLU3V Who Named It? (website listing eponym sources) www.whonamedit.com/ Paul Langerhans (brief bio) my-ap.us/2CDJtMl Friederich Gustave Jakob Henle (wiki article) my-ap.us/2CuU3Ft The Duffy blood group (book chaper) my-ap.us/2CzAnjP Legionnaires Disease (CDC resource) my-ap.us/2CzqbHO 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Modern Use of Eponyms 9.5 minutes Eponyms are going out of fashion. F
Bonus · Fri, March 22, 2019
Preview of Episode 40 | The Eponym Episode
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of eponyms in scientific terminology. There's more... some word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topic .5 minute All about eponyms: the good, the bad, and the ugly What are eponyms? Why are they going out of style? Word Dissections 3.5 minutes Eponym Loop of Henle haversian canal Clopton Havers Toponym Lyme disease Book Club 3 minutes The Secret Language of Anatomy 1st Edition by Cecilia Brassett, Emily Evans, Isla Fay, forward by Alice Roberts amzn.to/2YhNe34 Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Sponsors Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association of Anatomists. anatomy.org
Mon, March 11, 2019
39 Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning
00:51 | Cerebellum Functions 06:28 | Sponsored by HAPS 06:52 | Liver Responds to Food Stimuli 09:06 | Sponsored by AAA 09:26 | Exercise, Diet, Metabolism, & Body Weight 17:29 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 17:58 | Featured: Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet. ( Jack LaLanne ) 1 | Cerebellum Functions 5.5 minutes The cerebellum is well known for planning and coordination of motor programs. But there's more to it! The Cerebellum Is Your "Little Brain"—and It Does Some Pretty Big Things (article from Scientific American) my-ap.us/2UrcmCg Making Moves and Memories: Are They Connected? (summary article) my-ap.us/2UsHscJ A cortico-cerebellar loop for motor planning (research article) my-ap.us/2UsHtNP Functional topography in the human cerebellum: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies (research article) my-ap.us/2UB3mKM Cerebellar modulation of the reward circuitry and social behavior (research article) my-ap.us/2UB3nyk Short latency cerebellar modulation of the basal ganglia (research article) my-ap.us/2UsXJP3 The cerebellum gets social (commentary in Science) my-ap.us/2UsXKT7 The Role of the Cerebellum in Cognitive and Affective Processes (online reference module) my-ap.us/2UsCVab The Somatic Nervous System (online reference module)
Bonus · Fri, March 08, 2019
Episode 39 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of how paying attention to the meaning of muscle names can help in teaching and learning A&P. There's more... a website note , word dissections, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics .5 minute Functions of the cerebellum Liver responses when we see food Exercise's effect on body weight Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning Website Hiccups 1 minute Apologies! Kevin's two websites, theAPprofessor.org and lionden.com are having some technical issues that may occassionally mess up page layout or generate odd error messages. It's being worked on! Word Dissections 8 minutes Cerebellum Cerebrum Muscle Musculus Musculi Tendon Anglicize Book Club 8.5 minutes The Gift of Pain (also known as The Gift Nobody Wants) by Paul Brand with Philip Yancey amzn.to/2IUaTmI Check out The A&P Professor Book Club
Mon, February 25, 2019
38 Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track
00:45 | Sperm Speed 02:48 | Sponsored by HAPS 03:32 | Hematopoiesis in the Gut 07:04 | Sponsored by AAA 07:22 | Swallow Legos Much? 10:41 | New Sponsor: MS-HAPI Program 15:23 | Featured: Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness. ( Brené Brown ) 1 | Sperm Speed 2 minutes We know that some sperm are fast and some are slow. And it seems that if the sperm are generally pretty slow, that may reduce fertility. Now we have a clue why that may be so. Slow sperm may fail at crashing ‘gates’ on their way to an egg (brief summary; includes video) my-ap.us/2BP9yb0 Strictures of a microchannel impose fierce competition to select for highly motile sperm (research article) my-ap.us/2BLNi1J 2 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minute The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps 3 | Hematopoiesis in the Gut 3.5 minutes In Episode 37, I mentioned the "reserve hematopoiesis" in bone marrow. New information shows that significant hematopoiesis occurs in the adult intestine. In an allograft of intestinal tissue, as may occur in patients with a GI disorder, donor stem cells and progenitor cells produce white blood ce
Bonus · Thu, February 21, 2019
Episode 38 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of how mid-term check-ins can help in teaching A&P. There's more... some listener feedback, word dissections, and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Sperm speed Hematopoiesis in the gut How long does a Lego take to get through the alimentary canal? We have a new sponsor? Who is it? Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track Listener Feedback 2.5 minutes Listener Charlie Taylor has feedback on how he handles incorrect student answers after a test. Word Dissections 4.5 minutes Chimerism Allograft Progenitor cell Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the Annual HAPS Conference 1.5 minutes I need your help for the next edition of Kevin's episode on getting ready for the HAPS conference. Questions Your own experiences What you've taken away from HAPS conferences Tips and advice (especially secret, superlative tips from longtimers) I need a bit of SOUND from you. Call in or send a recording! (but text is okay, too) Book Club 3.5 minutes Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James Lang amzn.to/2Em0FY3 Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-episode
Mon, February 11, 2019
37 The Last Best Story in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology
Host Kevin Patton emphasizes the idea of the "last best story" in science to review the unfolding debates about adult neurogenesis and autonomic pathways. How can we use the "anatomical compass" to help students learn anatomy? What is reserve hematopoiesis? And more discussion of feedback to students in online tests. 01:17 | Feedback in Online Tests 08:17 | The Anatomical Compass 14:47 | Sponsored by AAA 15:12 | Reserve hematopoiesis 18:09 | Sponsored by HAPS 18:54 | Featured: Last Best Story in Adult Neurogenesis & ANS Pathways If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Scientific theories are tested every time someone makes an observation or conducts an experiment, so it is misleading to think of science as an edifice, built on foundations. Rather, scientific knowledge is more like a web. The difference couldn’t be more crucial. A tall edifice can collapse – if the foundations upon which it was built turn out to be shaky. But a web can be torn in several parts without causing the collapse of the whole. The damaged threads can be patiently replaced and re-connected with the rest – and the whole web can become stronger, and more intricate. ( Massimo Pigliucci ) 1 | Feedback in Online tests 7 minutes In Episode 36, Adam Rich called in regarding how we can provide feedback to students taking online tests. I responded that I encourage students to get the correct response from their study buddies—or from me. After the episode aired, Krista Rompolski pointed out that this could be a challenge in very large courses. What do y'all think? Tell us. Really. Big Year in Anatomy & Physiology Teaching with The A&P Professor | Episode 36 Spaced Retrieval Practice | Episode 1 Test Debriefing Boosts Stu
Bonus · Thu, February 07, 2019
Episode 37 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of the last best story in teaching A&P, including two stories now "in flux". There's more... some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. Topics .5 minute A point about test feedback from listener Krista Rompolski The anatomical compass in teaching anatomy An update in hematopoiesis How "the last best story" helps students understand the nature of science Word Dissections 6.5 minutes Neurogenesis Craniosacral Thoracolumbar Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) Rosette Book Club 2.5 minutes Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk by Massimo Pigliucci amzn.to/2WJ18up Check out The A&P Professor Book Club If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your Alexa device . Join The A&P Professor social network: Blog Twitter @theAPprofessor Facebook theAPprofessor Instagram theAPprofessor You
Mon, January 28, 2019
36 Big Year in Anatomy &Physiology Teaching with The A&P Professor
Closing out the first year of this podcast, host Kevin Patton reviews some of the topics covered throughout the year. Caller Adam Rich asks about giving feedback to students in online tests. Have we discovered a new type of blood vessel in bones? 00:42 | Adam Rich Asks About Student Feedback 10:32 | New Type of Vessel in Bones 14:17 | Big Ideas: Content Updates & Applications 20:15 | Big Ideas: This Podcast 20:45 | Big Ideas: Featured Ideas of the Year 29:45 | Big Ideas: Wrapping Up the Year If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." ( Theodore Roosevelt ) 1 | Adam Rich Calls In 10 minutes Kevin responds to a call from Adam Rich of SUNY Brockport regarding giving students feedback/corrected responses in online tests. Spaced Retrieval Practice | Episode 1 Test Debriefing Boosts Student Learning | Episode 11 Test Frequency in the A&P Course | Episode 33 Long Term Learning | Five Strategies for Teaching A&P Testing as Teaching 2 | New Type of Vessel in Bones 3.5 minutes Scientists have discovered a system of small vessels that cross every part of a bone's cortical layers to supply most of the bone's blood—over 80% of the arterial supply and 59% of venous drainage. The proposed name is trans-cortical vessels (TCVs). We’ve discovered a new type of blood vessel in our bones (brief article summarizing the discovery) <a href= "https://my-ap.us/2B6tHce" target="_bl
Bonus · Thu, January 24, 2019
Episode 36 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the big year (the first year) of The A&P Professor podcast (TAPP Radio). There's more... some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics .5 minute Expect these topics in the full Episode 36: Feedback/questions from listener Adam Rich Have we discovered a new type of blood vessel? Looking back at the "big ideas" of the first year of this podcast Word Dissections 7.5 minutes Podcast Netcast Audible revolution: Online radio is booming thanks to iPods, cheap audio software and weblogs, reports Ben Hammersley (first proposed use of "podcast") my-ap.us/2AZ4lwB In fimo In vitro In vivo Feces Studies can be in vitro, in vivo and now ‘in fimo’ — in poop (brief description in Science News) my-ap.us/2ATJ5bN “In Fimo”: A Term Proposed for Excrement Examined Experimentally (article in Gastroenterology journal proposing new term) my-ap.us/2AYtDuM My favorite quote from the paper: "...we use the following term for the active enzymes extracted from an in fimo sample: poopernatant." Book Club 5.5 minutes The Anatomist Book by Bill Hayes about Henry Gray and illustrator Henry Vandyke Carter, creators of Gr
Mon, January 14, 2019
35 Big Ideas: The Essential Concepts of A&P
The essential concepts of anatomy & physiology can be recognized by students as the "big ideas" in the stories we tell. Will apoB tests replace LDL tests? How oxytocin works. How smell can affect cortisol/stress. 00:39 | Cholesterol & ApoB in Cardiac Risk 05:48 | How Oxytocin Works 09:49 | Sponsored by HAPS 10:11 | Smell Affects Cortisol / Stress 14:38 | Sponsored by AAA 14:52 | Featured: Big Ideas - Essential Concepts in A&P If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! The big ideas are usually simple ideas. ( David Ogilvy ) 1 |Cholesterol & ApoB in Cardiac Risk 5 minutes Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is the protein part of the lipoprotein particles in our bloodstream that contain cholesterol. In primary medical care, we often measure total low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) to help us determine risk for cardiovascular disease. As protocols are reviewed, some believe measuring ApoB is a better measure of cardiovascular risk. Is is time to retire cholesterol tests? (news article in Science ) my-ap.us/2AEN4sw Apo B Test (summary of the Apo B blood test) my-ap.us/2AGg7fm 2 | How Oxytocin Works 4 minutes We know oxytocin (OT) promotes labor contractions of the uterine myometrium. But how? New evidences helps explain the mechanism. Oxytocin can regulate myometrial smooth muscle excitability by inhibiting the Na+‐activated K+ channel, Slo2.1 (research article from The Journal of Physiology) my-ap.us/2AJsDLf 3 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a one-day regional HAPS conference in March? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support
Bonus · Thu, January 10, 2019
Episode 35 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the big ideas (essential concepts) of the A&P course. There's more... a few content updates... plus some word dissections, a toast to Elaine Marieb, and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here and scroll down to the Preview section. Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics .5 minute News about how smell relates to stress News about how oxytocin works Cholesterol testing for cardiac risk - are changes coming? Big ideas - the essential concepts of A&P Word Dissections 9.5 minutes Dissection Section Concept Gradient Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) Elaine Marieb 1.5 minute A toast to the late Elaine Marieb Elaine Marieb obituary my-ap.us/MariebObit Book Club 3.5 minutes The Core Concepts of Physiology: A New Paradigm for Teaching Physiology by Joel Michael , William Cliff, Jenny McFarland, Harold Modell, Ann Wright Book details: Published on behalf of APS The American Physiological Society by Springer APS members: my-ap.us/CoreConceptsBook Bookstore: amzn.to/2GJd2Rb 15 core concepts of physiology Explanations and applications of a concept-based approach to the physiology course Concepts: Evolution <li style= "margin-top: 0; marg
Mon, December 31, 2018
34 Power Tips for Dissection Activities
Two strategies for making dissection activities work better for learning. A free summer neuro workshop in Missouri this July. The role of the ganglion cell in biological clocks. 00:43 | Summer neuroscience workshop 03:45 | Ganglion cells 10:52 | Sponsored by HAPS 11:13 | Featured topic 1: Dissection lists 30:49 | Sponsored by AAA 31:02 | Featured topic 2: Pre-dissection practice If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Students don't often realize that they are their own best teacher. ( Sr. Virginia Brinks ) 1 |Summer neuroscience workshop 3 minutes Thirteenth Annual Summer Workshop: Hardware and Software Experiments to Teach Neuroscience. Kevin participated in an earlier version of this workshop and got a lot out of it. During 2019, partial costs associated with the Workshop (lodging in MU dorms + meals) will be provided by a grant. See Neuro Workshop Flyer Summer 2019 my-ap.us/2AjU3Hb 1-week Summer Course July 14 to July 20, 2019 Starts at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, and ends at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 (travel days of Sunday 14 July and Sunday 21 July) Limited to 10 participants Deadline of February 15, 2019 Review of applications may begin earlier 2 | Ganglion cells 7 minutes Light-sensitive ganglion cells contain the visual pigment melanopsin that is involved a non-imaging kind of vision that helps us detect sunlight levels in our environment. This information helps us sync our biological clocks to our environment—and may affect our mood. Scientists Find A Brain Circuit That Could Explain Seasonal Depression (brief article and audio story) my-ap.us/2Ar9xJJ Luxotonic signals in human frontal-polar c
Bonus · Wed, December 26, 2018
Episode 34 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on powering up how we do dissection activities. There's more... a few content updates... plus feedback from listener Mindi Fried, some word dissections and a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336)Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics 1 minute Summer Neuroscience Workshop Ganglion cells in the retina Powering up our dissection activities Dissection lists Pre-dissection activity Feedback 4 minutes Mindi Fried weighs in on the value of preview episodes. As we approach the anniversary of this podcast, let's hear what you think! podcast@theAPprofessor 1.833.LION.DEN (1.833.546.6336) Word Dissections 6 minutes Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) Melanopsin Rhodopsin Photopsin Circadian Book Club 3 minutes The Physician (The Cole Trilogy Book 1) by Noah Gordon Book details: amzn.to/2LzEvDO Historical fiction Story of a European who studies medicine under Persian physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina) my-ap.us/2ShqeOD If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your <a href= "https://the
Mon, December 17, 2018
33 Test Frequency in the A&P Course
Kevin Patton responds to a question from Krista Rompolski about how often we should test our students. Updates on hair color genetics and how the somatosensory cortex is mapped. And what about those preview episodes? 00:41 | Hair color inheritance 07:07 | Sponsored by AAA 07:21 | Building body maps 10:14 | Preview episodes 11:39 | Sponsored by HAPS 12:11 | Featured: Test frequency in the A&P course If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art. ( Will Durant ) 1 | Hair color inheritance 3.5 minutes New information about the inheritance of red hair shows that there's a lot more to it than just having two copies of the red-hair version of the gene MC1R. A lot more. Maybe its not just polygenic, but perhaps omnigenic. Hair colour gene study sheds new light on roots of redheads' locks (summary of the update) my-ap.us/2zYXkeL Genome-wide study of hair colour in UK Biobank explains most of the SNP heritability (the research article in Nature Communications) my-ap.us/2zWWIpU 2 | Sponsored by AAA 0.5 minute The searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at anatomy.org Searchable transcript Captioned audiogram 3 | Building body maps 3 minutes It turns out that all that kicking inside the uterus during the last trimester of pregnan
Bonus · Thu, December 13, 2018
Episode 33 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on standards for test frequency in the A&P course. There's more... a few content updates and end-of-year reminders... plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics Inheritance of red hair New information on how we form sensory maps in our brain Featured: Kevin answers Krista Rompolski's question about test frequency in A&P Word Dissections Omnigenic Primary somatosensory cortex Homunculus Here's an example: my-ap.us/2zX3NqO Book Club Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution by Jonathan B. Losos amzn.to/2L9fzCE Browse The A&P Professor Book Club https://my-ap.us/bookclub Storytelling in teaching: Episode 12 End of Year Homework Don't forget your assignment: share an episode of this podcast with a colleague! End-of-term debriefing Review tips for debriefing in Episode 17 If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript availa
Mon, December 03, 2018
32 Helping Students With Test Anxiety | BONUS Episode
Practical advice on helping students manage test anxiety. Updates in mitochondrial inheritance and cardiac stem cells, plus a way to access journal articles that are behind a paywall. Extended bonus episode. 00:53 | It's a BONUS episode! 01:15 | Mitochondrial inheritance 04:28 | Cardiac stem cells 06:48 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:20 | Help getting journal articles 11:18 | Sponsored by AAA11:31 | Featured: Helping students with test anxiety If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy. ( Shawn Johnson ) This is a BONUS episode—which means it's a long one! 1 |Mitochondrial inheritance 3 minutes New research shows that in some cases, paternal mtDNA may be passed along to offspring in a pattern that resembles autosomal dominant inheritance. Biparental Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA in Humans (research article) my-ap.us/2PeptDl 2 | Cardiac stem cells 2 minutes Do cardiac stem cells exist? We thought so. But maybe not. Dozens of Retractions Requested for Heart Stem Cell Studies (news item) my-ap.us/2PanzUx Adult Cardiac Stem Cells Don’t Exist: Study (news item) my-ap.us/2Pdvdxg More Doubt Cast Over Cardiac Stem Cells (older news item) my-ap.us/2Pd9a9O 3 | Sponsored by HAPS 0.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. Did you know there's a reduced "early bird" registration rate for the annual HAPS confercnce in Portland OR next May? Check it out. You can help appreciate their support by click
Bonus · Thu, November 29, 2018
Episode 32 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on tips in helping students manage test anxiety. There's more... a few content updates, a tip for finding journal articles (for free)...plus some word dissections and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Topics Update in mitochondrial inheritance Finding journal articles (for free) Are cardiac stem cells really there? Featured: Helping students with test anxiety Word Dissections Biparental and uniparental Viviparous, oviparous, multiparous, postpartum Metacognition Book Club To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink By Pink's definition, teaching definitely is selling https://amzn.to/2rgSy7X Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Autonomy - the desire to direct our own lives Mastery - the urge to get better and better at something that matters Purpose- the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves https://amzn.to/2BC1n1K If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-alexa.ht
Mon, November 19, 2018
31 The Elephant Episode
Kevin Patton shares experience as an elephant keeper & trainer that give us insight to how the skin helps us maintain homeostasis of body temperature. An update in memory formation regarding the role of netrin at the synapse. And a reminder about your homework! 00:41 | Homework! 02:03 | Netrin and memory 06:47 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:04 | Featured: Elephants and skin 23:29 | Sponsored by AAA If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day. ( Mark Shand ) 1 | Homework! 1.5 minutes Don't forget your homework assignments: Share this podcast with ONE other A&P colleague before the next episode arrives. Yes, I do accept late homework. Have questions, comments, stories, or ideas related to accommodating student needs? Pass them along for a future episode focused on this topic. 1·833·LION·DEN (1·833·546·6336) podcast@theAPprofessor.org (you can attach a sound file if you like! you get double extra credit if you do!) 2 | Netrin and memory 4.5 minutes New information about how memories form at synapses in the hippocampus tells us that netrin-1 is involved. (Click on the image to see details (you can use this image in your teaching, if you dare). Key molecule responsible for learning and memory discovered (summary of new discovery) https://my-ap.us/2zgjc5c Activity-Dependent Netrin-1 Secretion Drives Synaptic Insertion of GluA1-Containing AMPA Receptors in the Hippocampus: Cell Reports (full research article) https://my-ap.us/2zizHNU If the diagram is not visible in this view go to <a href= "https://my-ap.us/netrin-art" targ
Bonus · Fri, November 16, 2018
Episode 31 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of The Elephant Episode. Huh? Yep, elephants. There's more...including a small bit of bonus content to make the full episode more meaningful to listeners..including two recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! This preview is an experiment. Do you like having a preview? Do you like the "bonus content" that goes beyond a simple preview? Or has it ruined your life? Let me know: 1·833·LION·DEN (1·833·546·6336) podcast@theAPprofessor.org Episode 31 topics: Mechanism of memory formation What elephants can teach us about anatomy & physiology TAPP app: List of URLs of curated A&P media we can use in teaching, complied by Barbara Waxer (available only in the TAPP app) Word dissections: pachyderm integument The A&P Professor Book Club has two new recommendations in this preview: The Scent of Desire: Discovering our Enigmatic Sense of Smell by Rachel Herz Receptors by Richard Restak <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Receptors-Richard-Restak-M-D-1995-03-01/dp/B01JXN0OPA/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&qid=1542314434&sr=8-1&keywords=restak+receptors&linkCode=li2&tag=approf-20&linkId=25ebf47f3a8a4309a6bce9ca5464ec
Mon, November 05, 2018
30 The Nazi Anatomists - A Conversation with Aaron Fried
Aaron Fried returns for a second conversation about anatomical specimens, this time discussing illustrations based on executed Nazi prisoners. Plus updates on epigenetics, handedness in cells, HAPS sponsorship, making course content accessible to all students. Oh, and your homework. 00:40 | Listen up: feedback on accommodating hearing impairment 05:06 | HAPS is now a sponsor of this podcast! 06:36 | Update in epigenetics 10:07 | Handedness in cells 13:45 | Featured: The Nazi Anatomists (a chat with Aaron Fried) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! I never teach the same course twice. ( Elie Wiesel ) 1 | Listen up! 4.5 minutes Feedback from listener Ron Parente leads to a discussion of how accommodating for hearing impairments and other challenges actually help all learners—not just those needing accommodation. Have questions, comments, stories, or ideas related to accommodating student needs? Pass them along for a future episode focused on this topic. Don't forget your homework assignment: share this podcast with ONE other A&P colleague before the next episode arrives. Yes, I do accept late homework. 2 | HAPS is now a sponsor of this podcast 1.5 minutes The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is now a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Anatomy & Physiology Society (the HAPS website, where you can explore resources and check out the membership options) @HumanAandPhysSoc (follow the HAPS Twitter feed) 3 | Update in epigenetics 3.5 minutes Epigenetic inheritance is known to involve vari
Bonus · Thu, November 01, 2018
Episode 30 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
Host Kevin Patton previews the content of The Nazi Anatomists, featuring another chat with Aaron Fried. There's more...including a small bit of bonus content to make the full episode more meaningful to listeners...including a recommendation from The A&P Professor Book Club. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! This preview is an experiment. Do you like having a preview? Do you like the "bonus content" that goes beyond a simple preview? Or has it ruined your life? Let me know: 1·833·LION·DEN (1·833·546·6336) podcast@theAPprofessor.org There's upcoming news about this podcast's relationship with the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) ! The A&P Professor Book Club has a new recommendation in this preview: The Silent Teacher: The Gift of Body Donation by Dr. Claire Smith ( paperback available in UK ) If the hyperlinks
Mon, October 22, 2018
29 The Silent Teacher - A Conversation with Aaron Fried
Aaron Fried, national speaker on the use of human donor bodies in anatomy education, particularly in Nazi Germany, joins Kevin for the first of two chats on the importance of "the silent teacher" in learning A&P. Also, Kevin explains the loudness of this podcast, announces a grant from AAA to fund searchable transcripts, and describes the advantages of using the TAPP app. 00:43 | Why is this podcast loud? 03:56 | AAA now funds episode transcripts 05:58 | The TAPP app & your homework assignment 11:50 | Featured: The Silent Teacher (the human body donor) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! 1 | How Loud Should a Podcast Be? 3 minutes This podcast may sound a bit louder (maybe a lot louder) than some other podcasts. The reason is that it's required for some podcast outlets. And for those of us who are hearing impaired, it works better because a low-volume podcast sometimes can't be turned up enough for us to hear it. 2 | AAA Supports Transcripts for This Podcast 2 minutes The American Association of Anatomists (AAA or "triple-A") is now sponsoring the searchable transcripts available with episodes of this podcast. I'm a member of AAA, why don't you join me? anatomy.org (AAA's website, where you can explore resources and check out the membership options) 3 | The TAPP App and Your Homework Assignment 6 minutes The TAPP (The A&P Professor) app has many features: Car/bike mode that rotates your screen to display larger playback controls while driving Streaming access to play episodes from anywhere Always updated with the latest episodes—and an archived back catalog Playback resume (when interrupted by a call, a student drops by, or other distraction) Quick access to all the contact methods for the show like call, email, web, Facebook, and Twitter (but not carrier pigeon) Playback controls like continuous play, Speed Control, Repeat On/Off,
Mon, October 08, 2018
28 Using Media in Our A&P Course - Advice From Barbara Waxer
Barbara Waxer gives advice on the "proper" use of media in teaching, including where to find it. Documented number of protein-coding genes & noncoding genes (RNA-coding genes) in the human genome continues to fluctuate. A new sensory structure, the neuropod, is demonstrated in the gut lining. 0:40 | How many genes in the human genome? An update. 4:36 | A new sensory structure found in the gut 9:27 | Featured: Advice on using media properly - chat with Barbara Waxer If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! 1 | Update: Number of Genes in Human Genome 4 minutes A recent article in Science News kinda sounds like the known number of genes in the human genome has doubled since the report cited in a recent episode. Nope. It's just that experts are now often including both protein-coding genes and noncoding (RNA-coding) genes in the total. A recount of human genes ups the number to at least 46,831 (Recent Science News article; and a hint to today's lucky numbers ) TAPP Radio Episode 20 (episode where we discussed the number of genes in the human genome) 2 | New Sensory Structure Found in the Gut 5 minutes A new sensory structure has been documented in the lining of the mammalian gut. It involves the enteroendocrine cell, which has now been shown to synapse with neurons that lead to the brain via the vagus nerve, sort of like other epithelial-nervous sensory structures like the tactile disk (Merkel disk) arrangement in the skin. A gut-brain neural circuit for nutrient sensory transduction (research article in Science) A gut feeling (summary of the research) Permission granted to use image here in
Mon, September 24, 2018
27 Understanding How We Learn, a Chat with Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki
Weinstein & Sumeracki join Kevin for a conversation about their new book that explores how learning science can help us teach more effectively & help our students learn more effectively. And a brief update on how myosin-actin interactions in the RBC cytoskeleton help regulate cell shape and deformability. 0:59 | New discovery about the shape of red blood cells 4:54 | Featured: Chat with the authors of a new book about how we learn If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! "Educational practice does not, for the most part, rely on research findings. Instead, there's a preference for relying on our intuitions about what's best for learning. But relying on intuition may be a bad idea for teachers and learners alike." Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki in Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide 1 | Regulation of Red Blood Cell Shape 4 minutes Recent evidence points to a myosin-actin interaction in the cytoskeleton connected to the plasma membrane as a key mechanism for regulating RBC deformability. Thus that old myosin-actin attraction learned while exploring muscle contraction accomplishes important tasks in other parts of the body, too! Healthy red blood cells owe their shape to muscle-like structures (brief synopsis) Myosin IIA interacts with the spectrin-actin membrane skeleton to control red blood cell membrane curvature and deformability (research article) 2 | Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide 23 minutes Dr. Yana Weinstein and Dr. Megan Sumeracki join Kevin for an informative chat about their new book Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide . These learning scientists explain how A&P professors can use the six strategies for learning in their courses to help students learn. <a href="
Mon, September 10, 2018
26 Modeling Professional Integrity
Is there a newly discovered micro-organ in our lymph nodes? Perhaps we should be modeling professional integrity for our students. 00:42 | A new micro-organ in our lymph nodes? 05:31 | Daily Nuzzel newsletter with curated headlines for A&P teachers 07:18 | Succeed in A&P podcast mentioned us! 09:04 | Featured: Modeling professional integrity 18:36 | The A&P Student blog If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! I don't think it works very well to tell our students to be ethical. We have to show them what ethical looks like. Kevin Patton 1 | A New Micro-Organ? 4.5 minutes One headline announced the discovering of a new human micro-organ. It turns out, researchers have found a distinct structure just beneath the capsule of lymph nodes called the subcapsular proliferative focus (SPF) where memory B cells hang out—not deep in the germinal center (GC). This puts them in a good position to be activated by macrophages acting as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and mount a strong secondary immune response. Researchers Discover New ‘Micro-Organ’ in Human Immune System (news item about the discovery) Memory B cells are reactivated in subcapsular proliferative foci of lymph nodes (research article from Nature Communications) Second Harmonic Generation Imaging Microscopy: Applications to Diseases Diagnostics (describes the SHG method used to visualize the lymph node cells; see image) 2 | Curated daily headlines in the Nuzzel newsletter 2 minutes Sign up for a free email subscription to Kevin's daily headlines curated especially for A&P teachers. The A&P Professor Nuzzel newsletter <a href= "https://nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor" target="_blank" rel= "noope
Mon, August 27, 2018
25 Promoting Academic Integrity in Our Course
Master teachers focus more on promoting a culture of integrity than on specific anti-cheating strategies, but what are some practical ways to do that? Greg Clowther sings a song for A&P and challenges us to do the same. Button junctions in lymphatic capillaries explain how endothelial cells act as valves. Greg Crowther sings A Physiologist's Blessing (3.5 min) Button & zipper junctions in the lymphatic capillaries (7.5 min) Methods to promote academic honesty and reduce cheating (28.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. Harper Lee (0:44) If you keep up with the HAPS Blog from the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) , you may have already accept Dr. Greg Crowther's challenge to incorporate songs into your A&P course this semester. With his permission, here's a song from Greg that's great for the first day of class! Starting on a high note: a first-week-of-fall A&P challenge (HAPS Blog post with a fun challenge from Greg Crowther) A Physiologists Blessing (the home page for the song in this episode; inlcudes lyrics, mp3 demo, karaoke file, sheet music, background info; used in this podcast by permission) VOICES (online conference on using songs in STEM education; only $10; features Crowther) https://hapsblog.org/ (HAPS Blog; one of my favorite blogs for A&P teachers) Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P (previous episode explaining the value of playfulnes
Bonus · Mon, August 13, 2018
24 The Syllabus Episode | Bonus
The syllabus is a key document in any college course. But do we really pay close attention to it? In this extended bonus episode, host Kevin Patton tells listeners how to make a syllabus easy to READ and easy to RAID, so that students really will use it to guide them. Introduction (2 min) Do students read the syllabus? What is a syllabus? (8 min) Reading and raiding the syllabus (14.5 min) First-day activities | A syllabus quiz? (18.5 min) Basic elements of a syllabus (13.5 min) More things to put in a syllabus (12 min) Study strategies, extra topics, & FAQs (8.5 min) Conclusion (1 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! There is a peculiar aesthetic pleasure in constructing the form of a syllabus, or a book of essays, or a course of lectures. Visions and shadows of people and ideas can be arranged and rearranged like stained-glass pieces in a window, or chessmen on a board. A. S. Byatt (0:58) It's a BONUS episode, meaning that you get bonus minutes, meaning that it's a really, really long episode! How eccentric do you think Kevin is? Other listeners want to know! Really. 1-833-LION-DEN or 1-833-546-6338 podcast@theAPprofessor.org (3:03) Do students read the syllabus? Maybe half? It's the other half who drive us nuts. Wait! do we always read the directions before asking questions? What is a syllabus? It can be different things, right? Why do administrators seem to love the syllabus so much? Recommended Twitter feed: @ReadTheSyllabus Please share the first tweet in my Twitter feed: @theAPprofessor.org That "empathy thing" I'm
Mon, August 06, 2018
23 EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses
Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. In this second of three episodes, Kevin continues the conversation with ways to literally make the course more face-to-face, plus using faces, voices, and scheduled announcements to promote connections. Medical mitochondria (4 min) Syllabuses: I need your help (1 min) Review of first two parts of this series (3 min) gFeatured: EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses (18.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:42) New research proposes using mitochondria isolated from healthy tissue in a patient's body to treat ischemic heart muscle and perhaps other dysfunctional tissues or organs. Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments (New York Times article) (4:44) Syllabuses, syllabi. Whatever. It's almost time to think about tweaking our course documents for the fall semester. I'll cover that in an upcoming episode, so I need you to send your contributions now! Please share your syllabus ideas, questions, or comments at: 1-833-LION-DEN or 1-833-546-6338 podcast@theAPprofessor.org (5:55) It's too long for one episode, so it's a series of three episodes: 21 , 22 (previous episodes), and 23 (this episode). If you're not teaching online now, you will be someday! Most of these tips apply to face-to-face courses, anyway. In the previous two episodes, Kevin suggested: It's all about connections. Cultivate a friendly, informal, and supportive "online teaching persona" Express empathy, don't just have empathy. Use customer-service skills when communicating w
Mon, July 23, 2018
22 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses
Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. In this second of three episodes, Kevin continues the conversation with ways to literally make the course more face-to-face, plus using faces, voices, and scheduled announcements to promote connections. Syllabuses? Syllabi? Which is correct? (3 min) Continuing the conversation (1 min) Featured: 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses (22 min) Next episode is part 3 of 3 (1 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:44) Which is correct: syllabuses or syllabi? The answer may surprise you! Nevertheless, now's a good time to think about tweaking your course documents for the fall semester. I'll cover that on a future episode, so I need you to send your contributions now! Syllabus at Dictionary.com Quora discussion on syllabus plurals Please share your syllabus ideas, questions, or comments at: 1-833-LION-DEN or 1-833-546-6338 podcast@theAPprofessor.org (4:02) It's too long for one episode, so Kevin will cover the featured topic in three episodes: 21 (the previous episode), 22 (this episode), and 23 (the next episode). If you're not teaching online now, you will be someday! Most of these tips apply to face-to-face courses, anyway. In the previous episode, Kevin suggested: It's all about connections. Cultivate a friendly, informal, and supportive "online teaching persona" Express empathy, don't just have empathy. Use customer-service skills when communicating with students Use our own pain points and frustrations to tap into how our students might feel (8:
Mon, July 09, 2018
21 49 Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses
Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. Kevin shares some general concepts and practical ideas that have helped him improve retention and pass rates in his distance courses. But there are more! The conversation will continue in the next episode. Transcripts, captioned audiograms, & more! (7.5 min) Intro to featured topic (1 min) 49 tricks for retention & success in online courses (32.5 min) Connecting with this podcast (1 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:41) We've reached 5,000 downloads because of your kind support! All TAPP Radio episodes have a full transcript, useful for reading along or searching for specific content. Captioned audiograms of all episodes are now available on The A&P Professor YouTube channel. There are many ways to listen! Transcript links are listed at the Episode List and on each episode page at theAPprofessor.org The A&P Professor YouTube channel for captioned audiograms: my-ap.us/TAPPyoutube Choose your TAPP Radio source: Apple iOS app Android OS app Kindle Fire OS app Main TAPP Radio podcast page Subscription page for more options
Mon, June 25, 2018
20 Reading A&P Terms Out Loud Helps Reading Comprehension
Why we should encourage A&P students to say the difficult terms out loud before reading. Will we ever pin down the number of genes in the human genome? Get a free book of brain facts from the Society for Neuroscience. Please help Kevin extend the reach of TAPP Radio! Summer is a good time to binge listen all the episodes of this podcast, perhaps enjoying the beverage of your choice (mine is iced tea...unsweet). How many genes in the human genome? (3.5 min) Free book of brain facts (2.5 min) Expand the reach of this podcast (3.5 min) Why students should read A&P terms out loud (10 min) Binge much? (1 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:43) New research increases the number of coding genes in the human genome up from around 19,000 or so genes to just over 21,000 genes. New human gene tally reignites debate (recent news item in Nature) Thousands of large-scale RNA sequencing experiments yield a comprehensive new human gene list and reveal extensive transcriptional noise (2017 unreviewed research preprint) Size of the human genome reduced to 19,000 genes (2014 new item from Science Daily ) Multiple evidence strands suggest that there may be as few as 19 000 human protein-coding genes (2014 research article in Human Molecular Genetics) (4:12) Brain Facts book: great summary of basic concepts of neuroscience (with great pictures). Brain Facts (from Society of Neuroscience; has links to low- and high-resolution PDFs, audio files of previous editions, and requests for free print versions for educators) (6:50) I ask your help to spread the news and share this podcast with others who might be interested. Or complete
Mon, June 11, 2018
19 Caring for Students Helps Them Succeed
Kevin Patton discusses his renewed commitment to demonstrating compassion for students, including practical tips. Will sleeping in on weekends lengthen our lives? Should we give our lecture slides to students? Summer schedule reminder ( If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! You've probably heard that students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Hold that thought. (0:42) Reminder: episodes released about twice a month during the summer. (1:01) Students often want a copy of our slide presentation before class, so that they can take notes by simply annotating our slides. Is that a good idea? The Benefits of Longhand Notetaking Versus Slide Annotations — The Learning Scientists How To Take Great Notes Quickly And Easily: A Very Easy Guide: (40+ Note Taking Tips for School, Work, Books and Lectures. Cornell Notes Explained. ... More.) (7:11) The easiest way to listen to (and follow) this podcast (TAPP Radio) is with the feature-rich TAPP APP Apple iOS app Android OS app Kindle Fire OS app (8:58) Is it okay to sleep in on weekends to "catch up" with sleep lost during the week? Some new evidence from a large study. Kevin's Newsletter (from
Sat, May 26, 2018
18 Contour Drawing Helps Students Learn Anatomy
Kevin interviews professor and author Paul Krieger, who describes a simple activity with contour drawing to get his students primed to learn human anatomy. Apps for your mobile device are now available, providing the easiest way to listen to this podcast. TAPP APP now available! (2 min) Introduction to Paul Krieger (2 min) Contour drawing for anatomy with Paul Krieger (19 min) Change to a biweekly podcast schedule (1 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Jean Fernel once wrote, "Anatomy is to physiology as geography is to history. It describes the theater of events." (0:44) This episode announces the availability of the dedicated app for this podcast--the TAPPradio app or TAPP APP. Kevin mentions the Android version, but after production, the Apple iOS app also became available. The app will provide some bonus materials and will usually have episodes available about 6 hours before they are released to other channels. It's the easiest way to keep up with this podcast! App details on the Subscribe page (2:30) Paul Krieger of Grand Rapids Community College is a long-time professor and the author of Morton Publishing's Visual Analogy Guide series. Kevin and Paul have been friends and collaborators for over 15 years. Paul Krieger bio (Paul's LinkedIn profile) Visual Analogy Guides (catalog of Krieger's books) HAPS Institute (website for HAPS-I program) (6:10) In an interview with Kevin, Paul Krieger discusses a teaching experiment he is trying with his community college students that involves drawing as a pre-lab activity. Contour
Bonus · Mon, May 21, 2018
17B Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference
Getting ready for the annual conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)? Long-timer Kevin Patton gives some tips on how to get the most out of your experience, including Kevin's Law of Professional Development. Getting ready for the annual conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)? Long-timer Kevin Patton gives some tips on how to get the most out of your experience, including Kevin's Law of Professional Development. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! "I learn SO much at these things!" Kevin Patton (at every HAPS Annual Conference since 1990) (0:37) Bonus Episode Intro (2:00) Kevin's Guide You do NOT need a guide to the HAPS Annual Conference! The HAPS (official) guide for first-timers. My creds for being your guide. My creds for being your guide. (4:04) Way Before the Conference hapsweb.org Early bird registration rate Conference hotel block Get to know the HAPS staff (including Skelly) (7:51) Just Before the Conference HAPS app and website Read up on speakers and workshops Business cards Dress business casual, more or less (mostly less) Don't forget your HAPSwear! (16:11) Conference Basic Plan Opening reception Update seminars Workshops (18:44) Update Days General networking Exhibit hall Attendance prizes on last update day Update seminars Fun run/walk Business meeting Posters Index cards Index card wallet <a href="https://amzn.to/2KEJEZp" target="_blank
Mon, May 14, 2018
17 End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track
Walk away from each semester with confidence by doing an intentional course review before you leave. Which is the correct spelling, mamillary or mammillary? Put your A&P course into high gear with a new episode of TAPP Radio. How do you spell mamillary? (5.5 min) Leave each semester with confidence after a course review. (22.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! "We can only be said to be truly alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." Thornton Wilder (0:42) Which spelling is correct, mammillary or mamillary ? Is it Mamillary or Mammillary? (from the o-log-y blog) How Do YOU Pronounce It? (previous TAPP Radio episode) Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (includes Latin and Greek word parts) (6:10) A slate of intentional review activities at the end of the semester can provide multiple benefits. That includes leaving things in good order for a more relaxed break. TestDebriefing Boosts Student Learning (previous TAPP Radio episode) Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning (classic book of simple but powerful teaching strategies) What the Best College Students Do (another classic book about what makes a great college teacher) Check Marks Make Me Happy! (Kevin's blog post) If
Mon, May 07, 2018
16 How Do YOU Pronounce It?
Kevin reviews News & Notes: keeping pig brains alive, new form of DNA found in cells, your HAPS road trip. A discussion of which pronunciation of A&P terms is "correct." The A&P Student blog is a useful resource for students. News & Notes | pig brains, new DNA found, TAPP, HAPS roadtrip (9 min) Pronouncing issues with A&P terms (10 min) The A&P Student blog (1.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:50) News & Notes Pig brains kept alive in the lab. Scientists 'keep pigs' brains alive without a body for up to 36 hours' (article in The Guardian) Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body (report in MIT Technology Review) Researchers Succeed in Keeping Disembodied Pig Brains Alive (article in The Scientist) New DNA Structure BREAKING: Scientists have confirmed a new DNA structure inside human cells (brief illustrated article) I-motif DNA structures are formed in the nuclei of human cells (journal article) How to access journal articles: ask your librarian! What is TAPP? Your road trip on TAPP! HAPS 2018 Annual Conference (9:25) Pronunciations in any language differ for a variety of reasons. This happens in A&P terminology, too. How do you pronounce it? (Kevin's blog post on this topic) Dorland's Medical Dictionary (a respected standard) Kenneth S.
Mon, April 30, 2018
15 Actin & Myosin - A Love Story
Kevin shares his version of the classic love-story analogy of muscle contraction. Why does the Golgi apparatus looks so weird? it's the cytoskeleton. And don't forget the Alexa skill for this podcast! Why does the Golgi apparatus looks so weird? (5.5 min) A love story analogy for muscle contraction? (8 min) Don't forget the Alexa skill for this podcast! (2 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:47) The Golgi apparatus has a distinctive flattened shape. It turns out that it's the functioning of the cytoskeleton that is responsible. Why the Golgi Apparatus Looks So Funny (Kevin's blog post) GOLPH3 bridges phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate and actomyosin to stretch and shape the golgi to promote budding. (research article) Golgi's Job Stretches it Thin (article from Science News) Terminologia Histologica: International Terms for Human Cytology and Histology (book plus CD) Terminologia Histologica: International Terms for Human Cytology and Histology (online version) (6:02) Kevin tells the story of actin and myosin as an analogy to a classic love story. This playful story reflects the focus of recent episodes about the use of storytelling and analogies in teaching A&P. Episode 12: Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P (introduces the strategy of storytelling) Episode 13: Playful and Serious is the Perfect Combo for A&P (introduces the value of pl
Mon, April 23, 2018
14 Are Learning Styles Real? Why or Why Not?
Can adult brains make new neurons? Kevin revisits this question and examines new evidence. See you at HAPS 2018 Annual Conference in Columbus OH? Learning styles. Harm or help? Or a bit of both? Can adult brains make new neurons? Again. (4 min) See you at HAPS 2018? (5.5 min) Learning styles. Harm or help? Or a bit of both? (12 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! 0:57 Kevin revisits the notion of whether neurogenesis (growing new neurons) can occur in the adult brain, particularly in the hippocampus. A past episode mentioned a study that said "no" to adult neurogenesis in the brain, bucking current thought. However, a newer paper now supports adult brain neurogenesis. This is fun, isn't it? New Evidence Suggests Aging Brains Continue to Make New Neurons (article by Francis Collins on the new paper) Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis Persists throughout Aging (new research paper in Cell) Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults (recent paper in Nature suggesting otherwise) Episode 5 (Previous episode of this podcast, Segment 1: Can the Adult Human Brain Produce New Neurons?) 5:07 Kevin once again invites you to the 2018 Annual Conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) in Columbus Ohio--and to look him and say "hi" while you are there! HAPS 2018 Conference Website Succeed in A&P (podcast featuring interview with Peter English, Executive Director of HAPS) 10:40 Recent buzz about the Husmann/O'Loughlin paper on learning styles prompts a conversation about what learning styles are and are not. And what, if anythin
Mon, April 16, 2018
13 Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P
Kevin explains why the term meatus is weird (hint: it's the plural form). The topic of storytelling in teaching continues with an emphasis on playfulness and the use of analogies (especially playful analogies). Why the term meatus is weird. (3 min) Convenient ways to subscribe to TAPP Radio. (2 min) Playfulness and analogies have a role in storytelling. (14 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (0:46) The term meatus is properly pluralized as meatus or meatuses ( not meati) Meatus | Weird Word (post explaining meatus from o-log-y the terminology blog) Meatus as a fourth-declension noun (page from a terminology text) (3:31) There are a lot of options for convenient listening to this podcast! Subscribe page (links and directions on how to subscribe to this podcast) Alexa skill (shows you how to listen to this podcast on your Alexa device ) (5:19) The previous episode (TAPP 12) explained Kevin's view that effective A&P teachers are good storytellers. This episode "continues the story" by discussing analogies. Analogies can be stories that help students understand complex concepts. Sometimes, they are most effective when they are playful, which helps eng
Mon, April 09, 2018
12 Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P
Microglia in the brain nibble on synapse to induce remodeling of neural circuits. Kevin mentions his new online seminar on five ways to enhance long-term learning. A&P is the story of the human body, so A&P professors act as storytellers. Kevin gives some practical tips on how to do that effectively. Microglia prune synapses to remodel brain circuits. (6 min) Kevin's new online seminar on Long-Term Learning. (1 min) Teaching A&P tells the story of the human body. (15 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Multiple synapse heads send out filopodia (green) converging on one microglial cell (red), as seen by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIBSEM). IMAGE: L. Weinhard, EMBL Rome (0:47) New information shows that microglia nibble on presynaptic neurons using trogocytosis, rather than phagocytosis, to prune synapses during memory formation to help remodel brain networks. Microglia also induce postsynaptic spines to "reach out" to form new synapses with presynaptic neurons. Microglia remodel synapses by presynaptic trogocytosis and spine head filopodia induction (original research report) Captured: microglia nibbling on brain synapses (article about the original report) Neurophobia: The Fear of Neurology Among Medical Students (the title says it all) (6:50) Kevin has a new online seminar on five strategies to enhance long-term learning in A&P courses. Long Term Learning (the new seminar) HAPS Conferences (see you there?) Storytellers dramatize thei
Mon, April 02, 2018
11 Test Debriefing Boosts Student Learning
Kevin discusses recent news that a new human organ has been discovered. Systematic debriefing by students after each test can boost their learning. Kevin explains a tool he uses to help students learn how to analyze their tests effectively. Has a new organ been discovered? (4 min) Students benefit from debriefing after each test. (18.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! Interstitium. Illustration by Jill Gregory. Printed with permission from Mount Sinai Health System, licensed under CC-BY-ND. (0:46) Has a new human organ discovered? Or is this news mostly hype? Or is the answer somewhere in the middle? Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues (original research report) Newly-discovered human organ may help explain how cancer spreads (article about the original report) That “New Organ” Everyone Is Freaking Out About Is Probably Not New (article outlining criticism of the original report) Is the Interstitium Really a New Organ? (another article interprets the original report) Is This Tissue a New Organ? Maybe. A Conduit for Cancer? It Seems Likely. (yet another opinioon) The Human Organ Discovered in 2018 (and we have another opinion) (4:56) Testing can be a powerful learning strategy. Debriefing in a systematic way after each test can leverage the learning value of tests and boost learning even more. Test Analysis (Lion Den web page for s
Mon, March 26, 2018
10 Nine Super Strategies for Teaching the Skeleton
Learning the bones and markings of the skeleton is hard—and so is teaching it. Learn some strategies that work! What are peripersonal neurons and what is their function? Try out the new Alexa skill for this podcast. New Alexa skill for this podcast! (3.5 min) Free media from the National Science Foundation. (1.5 min) Tips for teaching the skeleton. (15.5 min) If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter , Facebook , Blogger , Nuzzel , Tumblr , or Instagram ! (1:25) If you use an Alexa-enabled device, you can now enable "the a. p. professor podcast" Alexa skill to listen to any episode, navigate within episodes, and save your place for your next listening session. Just keep this in mind when you do eventually join this growing trend! Enable the Alexa skill (Kevin's instructions on how to enable and use the new skill for this podcast; include a video) Alexa skill (Amazon's page for this Alexa skill) Alexa-enabled devices (Amazon's devices that use Alexa skills; purchases made through this link help fund this podcast) (4:41) A huge library of science photos, videos, audio, and other objects you can use in your course—from the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF Multimedia Gallery Neuroplasticity (example of a video from the gallery) (6:56) Learning the bones and bone markings of the skeleton can be an early, scary experience for A&P students. How can we prepare and support them to learn the skeleton effectively—and learn skills to help them in their continuing studies of human anatomy? Bone Names (Kevin's tip page for A&P students; located in the Lion Den website) Short URL (to provide to students) is <a href= "ht
Mon, March 19, 2018
9 Supporting Returning Learners
Issues of returning learners and how to support them. Get daily, curated headlines of interest to A&P teachers. What are peripersonal neurons, and why should we care? Peripersonal neurons monitor our environment. Daily headlines for A&P teachers. Supporting learners coming back to school. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . Life loves the liver of it (Maya Angelou) (0:49) Several areas of the brain monitor your personal space—also called the peripersonal space (PPS). The peripersonal neurons each monitor one small "bubble" of our PPS. Michael Graziano explains Peripersonal Neurons (episode 142 from the Brain Science podcast) The Spaces Between Us: A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature (Graziano's book) Peripersonal space in the brain (nice review article from the journal Neuropsychologia) Illusion makes people ‘feel’ force field around their body (article from New Scientist) (11:57) A simple analogy can help students remember a recurring principle about cell behavior involving important ions. nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor (direct link) (13:07) Returning learners in anatomy and physiology courses often come to use with some anxiety. How can we support them? Help significant others help YOU (a brief blog post for students; link to this from your course webpage, learning management system, and/or syllabus) Use shortened link: my-ap.us/rgNZ27 If the hyperlinks above are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . Listen to any episode on your <a href= "https://theapprofessor.org/podcast-alexa.html" targe
Mon, March 12, 2018
8 Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections
Neurogenesis in the adult brain is challenged by a recent study. The analogy that cells hate calcium and sodium ions, but love potassium, helps students learn cell behavior. Your take on teaching A&P is welcome! Running concept lists to enhance deep learning by helps students make connections among ideas and promote development of insights. Neurogenesis in the adult brain. Cells hate calcium (an analogy) Your take on teaching A&P Running concept lists to enhance deep learning. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . (1:00) A new paper revives the old dogma that adult brains cannot produce new neurons—but it's not without controversy. What should we tell our students? The Discovery of the Neuron Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults New Study Questions Confidence in Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain (5:52) A simple analogy can help students remember a recurring principle about cell behavior involving important ions. Cells hate calcium! (article) (12:52) You've got some insights sparked by topics in this podcast series? Let's hear them, so we can get some power-brainstorming going! Toll-free: 1·833·LION·DEN (1·833·546·6336) Local: 1·636·486·4185 Email: podcast@theAPprofessor.org (14:24) We all find it difficult to put all the facts and details together in our heads in a way that makes sense—that helps us connect ideas and gain insights. A simple technique of running concepts lists can provide a concrete template for this process. Used over time, running concept lists and also train the brain to make such connections easily. Concept Lists | An Easy Method to Enhance Deep Learning (resource page) If the hyperlinks above are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. More details at the episode pag
Mon, March 05, 2018
7 Teaching for Long Term Learning
Mitochondria run hotter than the rest of the cell—by how much? A new podcast tells the story of medical education cadavers unearthed after a century. Revisiting cumulative testing, we find things to promote long-term learning in our courses and beyond. The temperature of mitochondria. A podcast recommendation. Revisiting the cumulative approach. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . (0:50) Mitochondria run about 10 °C hotter than the other components of the cell. Hot mitochondria? (an article in PLOS Biology ) (2:20) Paul Gabrielsen of the University of Utah introduces his new serial podcast that tells the story of the discovery of remains of medical education cadavers buried on campus about a hundred years ago. Secrets of the Campus Cadavers (web page for the podcast) iTunes listing Stitcher listing (6:26) A comment on Episode 4 by Margaret Thompson Reece sparks continued discussion of the value of (and practical suggestions for) a cumulative approach to teaching and learning. Medical Science Navigator (Margaret Thompson Reece's website; share this link with your students!) Episode 4 | Cumulative Testing Makes Learning Last (where we first encounter the cumulative approach) Cumulative Testing Enhances Learning (Kevin's blog post summarizing cumulative testing, including links to other resources). Episode 3 | Testing as Teaching (emphasizes the role of tests as retrieval practice rather than summative assessment) HAPS Comprehensive Exam (find out more about this cumulative test from the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society) Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (one of Kevin's favorite books on teaching, it further explains the value of cumulative testing) Episode 1 | Why Spaced Retrieval Practice is Your Most Powerful Teaching and Learning Tool (a prior episode covering a related topic)</li
Mon, February 26, 2018
6 Give Your Course a Half Flip With a Full Twist
What does the new blood test for concussion measure? Why red pens are not ideal for grading and feedback. Flipped learning isn't as hard as it sounds if you use short video presentations. New blood test for concussion. Why red pens are not ideal for grading and feedback. Flipped learning isn't as hard as it sounds. If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here . (1:04) The FDA recently approved a new blood test for concussions. How is the test used and what does it tell us? FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults Concussions Can Be Detected With New Blood Test Approved by F.D.A. GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic protein UCH-L1 | ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 Concussions (Health and Medical Issues Today) (11:10) It’s a small thing, for sure, but the color pen we use for grading student work can have an impact on the tone of communication in a class. No Red Pens! (Kevin’s blog post on this topic; with links to additional information) Green Felt Tip Pens Green Gel Pens (13:50) Subscribing helps you and others stay up to date with the world of A&P teaching! And it helps other teachers find this podcast when they search for it. How to subscribe to this podcast. (14:35) Kevin flipped his first A&P course in 2006, a year before the term flipped learning was first coined by Bergmann and Sams. In this segment, he discusses how his case study may help you decide how to flip (or half flip) your own A&P course. Sextuple Backflip !!! (a video showing a REAL circus flip) Online Lectures and Previews (brief blog post on this case study) Online Lecture Previews
Mon, February 19, 2018
5 Concept Maps Help Students Find Their Way
Blood doping stories are effective in helping student students apply and integrate diverse concepts in anatomy and physiology. Concept mapping helps students learn and helps teachers assess learning, plus diagnose misconceptions and other concerns. Use concept mapping for student learning and assessment. Blood doping is a perennial news topic that helps apply central concepts of A&P. If you cannot see the audio player click here. (0:48) Blood doping stories related to the 2018 Winter Olympics (or in any context) are effective in helping student students apply and integrate diverse concepts in anatomy and physiology Olympic athletes are cheating more often than you think (article concerning current issues in doping) Doping topics from The A&P Professor blog (various concepts that apply doping in A&P courses) World Doping Agency | WADA (website with various resources, including their official prohibited list) Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Baseball’s Steroid Era (book) Tainted Blood: The Untold Story of the 1984 Olympic Blood Doping Scandal (book) Doping, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, and Hormones in Sport: Mechanisms of Action and Methods of Detection | Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry (A great acquisition suggestion for your institution’s library) (6:32) The featured topic is concept mapping and its uses in helps students learn and helping instructors assess learning and diagnose misconceptions and other learning concerns. Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning Teaching Nursing Using Concept Maps Deep Active Learning: Toward Greater Depth in University Education Topics in concept mapping for students from The A&P Student blog Concept Maps | A How-To for A&P Students (link from your course website or syllabus) If the hyperlinks above are not active, go to TAPPradio.org More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the <a href= "https://theapp
Mon, February 12, 2018
4 Cumulative Testing Makes Learning Last
Cumulative testing enhances long-term learning, preparing students for final exams, later courses, and professional careers. The genetic code of others also influences our biological traits. Screencasts help students with course tools in this digital age. Kevin shares his experience of using cumulative testing to strengthen long-term learning. Use video walk-throughs to help students navigate your digital course platforms. Sometimes other people's genes influence an individual's biological traits. If you can't see the audio player, click here . (0:50) Things will get a lot more interesting if listeners start calling in with questions, comments, teaching tips, programming suggestions, updates, ...or anything else on your mind! Call 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-564-6336) podcast@theAPprofessor.org (2:20) A recent article in Science explores the idea the genomes of parents and others can affect traits—not just the genes within the individual's genome. This concept of "genetic nurture" expands the notion of the measurable biological influences of genes. You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You Don’t. (Carl Zimmer's article summarizing recent research.) The nature of nurture: Effects of parental genotypes (Research article from Science) (7:34) You can help your colleagues and others find episodes of this podcast by influencing the search algorithms that guide the process. How? By subscribing to The A&P Professor podcast in iTunes or your favorite podcast app. Even better, consider giving a rating and leaving a brief review. Unless you really hate my podcast, in which case, please click here . Fans, please click on one (or all of these): <ul style=
Tue, February 06, 2018
3 Pre-Testing for a Powerful Learning Boost
How many proteins are there in a cell? Can a sneeze rupture the throat? The Anatomical Society publishes a curated list of online resources. The featured topic is how pre-tests can boost learning by students. Pre-testing is not just for assessment—it helps learning, too. A weird sneeze injury. The Anatomical Society's list of online resources. How many proteins are there in a cell? A recent analysis suggests that a reasonable average number of proteins in a cell is 42 million. How might we incorporate that bit of trivia in our A&P courses? (0:41) Scientists Counted All The Protein Molecules in a Cell And The Answer Really Is 42 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The UK's Anatomical Society has put together a list of online resources under the auspices of their Education Committee (4:40) Online Resources recommended by the Anatomical Society Can the explosive power of a sneeze cause injury? You bet. Here's a recently reported case of a rupture of the pharynx. Yikes. (6:11) Holding a sneeze can be a literal pain in the neck (includes a video) Snap, crackle, and pop: when sneezing leads to crackling in the neck Pre-Testing isn't just for measuri
Sat, January 27, 2018
2 Testing as a Teaching Strategy
Host Kevin Patton invites listeners to the 2018 Annual HAPS Conference, then summarizes a few key points from the new 2017 blood pressure guidelines, giving practical tips for the A&P course. The featured topic is how online tests can be used for retrieval practice, thus providing a powerful learning experience. Testing is not just for assessment— tests can be a primary way to learn . What's in the new blood pressure guidelines ? Going to the annual HAPS conference ? I encourage all anatomy and/or physiology instructors to attend the 2018 Annual Conference of the Human Anatomy and Physiology in Columbus OH. (0:50) HAPS 2018 Annual Conference I summarize a few key points from the new 2017 guidelines on hypertension and their impact on how we talk about blood pressure in our A&P course. (3:45) Got High Blood Pressure Covered? The 2017 Hypertension Guidelines. What we need to know for teaching A&P. Link to the full report. And many more related links. Free slide to use in your course. Brief video interview of report authors, giving pithy highlights. A previous topic, spaced retrieval practice (Episode 1) , is the basis for a new discussion of Kevin's experience using online tests to provide students with regular and required spaced retrieval practice. (10:17) Testing as a Learning Tool Testing as Teaching Testing as a Learning Tool | Update Online Seminar: Testing as Teaching More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . If the hyperlinks above are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. Listen to any episode on your Alex
Wed, January 24, 2018
1 Spaced Retrieval Practice
In this premier episode of The A&P Professor podcast (TAPP Radio), Kevin introduces himself and his reasons for launching this new series. An update regarding the role of platelets in innate immunity follows. Kevin then invites listeners to the Regional HAPS Conference in St. Louis. The featured topic is Spaced Retrieval Practice. Spaced retrieval practice may be the magic spell you are looking for. An immune role for platelets. Why a podcast?! In this premier episode of The A&P Professor podcast ( TAPP Radio ), host Kevin Patton introduces himself and his reasons for launching this new series. (0:49) Kevin Patton LinkedIn Profile Lion Den (Kevin’s other A&P website) Kevin’s Role in HAPS Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction Showcase of Andrés Rodríguez (composer of our theme music) An update regarding the role of platelets in innate immunity follows. (7:51) The A&P Professor blog: Platelets vs. Bacteria (Additional information and links to other sources) Kevin then invites listeners to the Regional HAPS Conference in St. Louis. (13:04) HAPS Central Regional Conference in St. Louis March 24, 2018 The featured topic is Spaced Retrieval Practice. (14:30) Book: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel. Book: Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang. APA article: A powerful way to improve learning and memory: Practicing retrieval enhances long-term, meaningful learning. By Jeffrey D. Karpicke, PhD More details at the episode page . Transcript available at the script page . If the hyperlinks above are not active, go to TAPPradio.org t
Trailer · Sat, January 20, 2018
The A&P Professor | Teaching Anatomy and Physiology | Trailer
Host Kevin Patton briefly introduces The A&P Professor podcast for faculty teaching human anatomy and physiology (A&P). Go to theAPprofessor.org/podcast and listen—or get more information, including where to listen and how to follow. The only way to tell if The A&P Professor podcast ( TAPP Radio ) is a good fit for you is to listen to a few episodes!
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