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)
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(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)
- 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) 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.
- Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | TAPP Radio 12 (where the story of storytelling in A&P begins)
- Frog pop-ups (toys similar to those described by Kevin in this episode)
- Books by John Dewey (book sales help pay for podcast expenses)
- Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject (book that addresses many issues, including English-language learners)
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- Transcript available at the script page.
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1 comment:
When using an analogy, be sure to watch the students’ faces. A quick look around the room provides a lot of feedback regarding whether their thinking is going in direction planned. At times, phases so familiar to us make no sense to others. In those cases, humor is often a savior.
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