Monday, September 30, 2019

How to Amplify Learning in the A&P Course | Episode 53


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

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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.

 show notes

 

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 

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 HAPS logo

 

3 | Exosomes & Metastasis

6.5 minutes

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) such as exosomes and oncosomes play important roles in spreading cancer. For example, exosomes play a role in the metastasis of breast and lung cancer, through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to the brain tissue. We are still working out the mechanisms.

  • Sneaky Spread: How breast cancer uses exosomes to breach the blood-brain barrier (news summary) my-ap.us/2QjS5Rw
  • Brainwashed by extracellular vesicles: the role of extracellular vesicles in primary and metastatic brain tumour microenvironment (review article) my-ap.us/2QkDoxv
  • What are Oncosomes? (description) my-ap.us/2Qj3PUf

blood brain barrier

 

4 | Sponsored by AAA

0.5 minutes

 AAA logo

 

5 | Activity & Heart Shape

4.5 minutes

Evolution has played a role in making human hearts similar to chimpanzee hearts. The left ventricle is thick-walled and short—best suited for shorter and perhaps intense bursts of activity. However, the heart is able to elongate and have a thinner wall to adapt to a lifestyle that features endurance activity.

  • Running—or sitting—can change the shape of your heart (news summary) my-ap.us/2ACm7oO
  • Selection of endurance capabilities and the trade-off between pressure and volume in the evolution of the human heart (research article) my-ap.us/2AEbvpO
    • " the human (LV) evolved numerous features that help to augment stroke volume (SV), enabling moderate-intensity EPA. We also show that phenotypic plasticity of the human LV trades off pressure adaptations for volume capabilities, becoming more similar to a chimpanzee-like heart in response to physical inactivity or chronic pressure loading."

 heart

 

6 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

1 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

 NYCC Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction

 

7 | Amplifying Learning in A&P

35 minutes

In this discussion, Kevin borrows a mnemonic acronym from Yee and Boyd (cited below) that summarizes key strategies derived from learning science (cognitive psychology) and riffs on adapting it to the A&P course to amplify learning.

amplify

 

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Wednesday, 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.

Episode 53

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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
  • 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
    • 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

Prime Mover


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Monday, September 16, 2019

The Case for Case Studies | Episode 52


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


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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
 left-handed writing

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.
 students

3 | 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
 HAPS logo

4 | Mapping Brain Functions

4 minutes
We've all see various functional maps of the human brain. But once you get down to the smaller regions, or parcels, it gets weird. Beyond a certain resolution, things are very flexible. Because functions of tiny parcels vary with the state of that region of the brain in any given moment, we will probably not be able to produce a high-resolution functional map of the brain—even for any one individual.
  • There is no single functional atlas even for a single individual: Parcellation of the human brain is state dependent (research article) my-ap.us/2Aighc0
  • Brodmann areas (maps and explanation) my-ap.us/2Qc2COA

Brodmann areas

5 | Sponsored by AAA

0.5 minutes
 AAA logo

6 | Reversing Age

3.5 minutes
Can biological age be reversed? Some research in a small group of older men suggest it may be possible. Using a cocktail of common drugs, their epigenomes showed a younger biological age. Hmm.
  • First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed (brief summary from Nature) my-ap.us/2Ad78BR
  • Reversal of epigenetic aging and immunosenescent trends in humans (research article from Aging Cell) my-ap.us/2AfUmCA

7 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

1 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!
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 NYCC Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction

8 | Case Studies in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology

16.5 minutes
In this discussion, Kevin defines what a case study is, described some different sorts of case studies, explains why case studies are such a powerful learning experience, and give sources for peer-reviewed, classroom-tested case studies for A&P. And a few odd and creative ideas, one from listener Christy Pitts, thrown in as a bonus! We're all about bonuses here.
working together

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Wednesday, 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.

working together

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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
  • 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
    • 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

Heart: A History

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Monday, September 2, 2019

The Case for Transparency | Episode 51


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

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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 good customer-service skills when dealing with students.

3 | 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

HAPS logo

4 | Brain Cell Comparisons

2 minutes
The current flurry of cellular and molecular research on brains is largely carried out in mice, with the assumption that it will inform us about human brains. Is that valid? How far does it go? Kevin cites a recent report that furthers our understanding of this comparison.
  • Conserved cell types with divergent features in human versus mouse cortex (journal article) my-ap.us/2ZtUptu
mouse brain

5 | T Cells Attack Brain Stem Cells

2.5 minutes
Yeah, another update on making new neurons in adult brains. This time, we find some evidence that "rogue" T cells may attack stem cells in the brain, specifically in the subventricular zone (SVZ), thus slowing the rate of making new neurons.
  • Rogue immune cells can infiltrate old brains: Killer T cells may dampen new nerve cell production in aged mice (summary article) my-ap.us/2LgPvWI
  • Single-cell analysis reveals T cell infiltration in old neurogenic niches (journal article) my-ap.us/2Ljx4Rd

6 | Sponsored by AAA | A New Name & Logo for AAA!

4 minutes
  • The American Association of Anatomists has recently changed its name to the American Association for Anatomy and updated its logo to better reflect its mission. Find out more in this segment, as Kevin explains the changes.
  • 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.
AAA logo

7 | Transparency in Podcasting

12.5 minutes
While participating in a gigantic conference for podcasters, Kevin learned some things about the need for transparency. In this segment, he cites some principles of being up front about financial relationships. Then he explains the story behind the financial relationships in this podcast.
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8 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 

1 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
NYCC Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction

9 | Transparency in Teaching

9.5 minutes
Yeah, nearly everything I learn—about anything, really—I find a way to apply it to my teaching. In a previous segment, I explained some things I learned about transparency in podcasting. In this segment, I apply those principles to my teaching.

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