Contour Drawing Helps Students Learn Anatomy | TAPP Episode 18

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)

 

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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 drawing, or outlining, organs can help students get a good sense of the general structure of organs they'll see during the lab activity. Hand labeling the sketches adds additional learning opportunities. Paul describes his method for moving students slowly and simply through a series of easy steps using PowerPoint slides.

• Sample slide file: Respiratory Structures (contour line drawing activity)

 

(22:26) The summer break is a great time to switch to a slower pace for this podcast. After a series of weekly episodes, TAPP Radio now shifts to a twice-a-month goal for new episodes. Thanks for your support!

 

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Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | TAPP Bonus Episode

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.

 

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"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!
• 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
  • Leather index card wallet

Kevin's Law of Professional Development

If I learn just ONE useful thing in a professional development experience, it's worth it.

(30:45) Workshop Days

• Workshops
• Committee meetings

(35:34) Other Stuff

• HAPS Institute
• Field trips

(38:28) After the Meeting

• Tend your network

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End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track | TAPP Episode 17

How do you spell mamillary? (5.5 min)
Leave each semester with confidence after a course review. (22.5 min)

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"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)

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How Do YOU Pronounce It? | TAPP Episode 16

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)

 

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(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. Saladin (I mention Ken's workshops on pronunciation)

 

 

(19:08) Kevin's blog for A&P students has many bits of advice to help students succeed in their A&P course.

• The A&P Student

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