Monday, March 26, 2018

Nine Super Strategies for Teaching the Skeleton | TAPP Radio 10



New Alexa skill for this podcast!
Free media from the National Science Foundation.
Tips for teaching the skeleton.

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(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).
(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 my-ap.us/bones
    • Provides a brief intro to bone naming and how that helps a student learn bones and markings
    • Provides 2 videos that walk students through the process of understanding bone names as a method of learning
    • Contains highlighted links to helpful lists
      • Lists are available as a docx or PDF "handouts" to use for study
      • Lists are also available as an interactive table on the web (can be sorted)
      • Access to lists requires a free registration in the Lion Den website
  • Skeletal Posts (from Kevin's blog The A&P Student, includes all advice for students on studying the skeleton)
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skeleton

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Supporting Returning Learners | TAPP Radio 9


Peripersonal neurons monitor our environment.
Daily headlines for A&P teachers.
Supporting learners coming back to school.

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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.

 

(11:57) A simple analogy can help students remember a recurring principle about cell behavior involving important ions.

 

(13:07) Returning learners in anatomy and physiology courses often come to use with some anxiety. How can we support them?

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returning learners


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Monday, March 12, 2018

Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections | TAPP Radio 8


 

Neurogenesis in the adult brain.
Cells hate calcium (an analogy)
Your take on teaching A&P
Running concept lists to enhance deep learning.

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(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? 

 

(5:52) A simple analogy can help students remember a recurring principle about cell behavior involving important ions.

 

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(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.

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Monday, March 5, 2018

Teaching for Long Term Learning | TAPP Radio 7


The temperature of mitochondria.
A podcast recommendation.
Revisiting the cumulative approach.

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(0:50) Mitochondria run about 10 °C hotter than the other components of the cell. 

(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.

(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. 

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woman with computer and stacks of books


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Sunday, March 4, 2018

The A&P Professor | Trailer


Host Kevin Patton briefly introduces a podcast for teachers of human anatomy and physiology. 

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