Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63



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

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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
influenza virus structure

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.
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Learning From Past Epidemics and Pandemics

4 minutes
Back in the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, St. Louis had a much lower impact than other major U.S. cities. The key was implementation of "social distancing," which we can implement in our personal lives—and in our courses.
  • Quarantine during 1918 Spanish flu epidemic saves lives (retrospective on how closing things down helped stem an epidemic in St. Louis) my-ap.us/38VFJUJ
  • Information About Social Distancing (fact sheet) my-ap.us/2TaEla1
  • Influenza—Flu (CDC information hub regarding influenza) my-ap.us/3a5W8WN
  • Image: Spanish flu in St. Louis 1918 my-ap.us/3c4mABR
St. Louis Spanish Flu 1918

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

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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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Staying Home. I Mean It!

7 minutes
Yeah, we want to come to school. We want our students to be regular participants in class. But, you know, sometimes the public good takes precedent over what we think is "right" or honorable.
covid-19 virus

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. Don't forget the HAPS Awards, which provide assistance for participating in the HAPS Annual Conference.
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The Preparation Phase

5.5 minutes
Preparation is a great strategy to minimize harm, right?
Don't forget to call in with your ideas on stealth teaching (for an upcoming episode).
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Final Thoughts

4.5 minutes
sneeze

Apology: Long after recording this episode, I realized that the term "Spanish flu" that I used is a derogatory term. My intent was not to cause harm and I apologize to everyone hurt by my use of the term. Please listen to Episode 72 for the audio apology.

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Monday, February 24, 2020

Making Mistakes Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 63


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

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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

stress causes gray hair

 

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.
  • Social Media Guidelines for Anatomists (Viewpoint commentary in Anatomical Sciences Education by Catherine M. Hennessy, Danielle F. Royer, Amanda J. Meyer, and Claire F. Smith) my-ap.us/2I3sXrv

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New Type of Immune Cell

6 minutes

We know about B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes, right? What happens when we find a combination lymphocyte? A "CatDog" of lymphocytes?

  • Novel Type of Immune Cell Discovered in Type 1 Diabetes Patients (news feature) my-ap.us/2v1g1iN
  • A Public BCR Present in a Unique Dual-Receptor-Expressing Lymphocyte from Type 1 Diabetes Patients Encodes a Potent T Cell Autoantigen (research article from Cell) my-ap.us/2SZz453
  • CatDog: The Complete Series (DVD set) amzn.to/39Og1kX


T lymphocyte Photo credit: NIAID

 

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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Making Mistakes

13.5 minutes

MistaKes. Er, mistakes. We all make them, yet we often feel as if we shouldn't. But it's okay. Really. Okay.

mistakes happen

 

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. Don't forget the HAPS Awards, which provide assistance for participating in the HAPS Annual Conference.

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Thursday, 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

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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!

Preview Episode 63

 

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 Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction

 

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

Usage of imposter syndrome over time

 

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.

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Book Club

2.5 minutes

  • Recommendation from Mike Pascoe
  • 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

Mary Roach's Gulp.

 

Survey Says...

0.5 minute

survey

 

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.
  • Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership!

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Another Big Year in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | Episode 62


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

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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.

fireworks

 

Sponsored by AAA

0.5 minutes

AAA logo

 

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 numbers when getting your lottery ticket because they may be lucky!

one year

 

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!

NOTE:  HAPI is looking for a new online adjunct instructor with significant experience in teaching undergrad A&P. Just use this link and scroll down to "Employment Opportunities" for more info.

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Science Updates

11.5 minutes

Wow, we covered a lot of updates in science content related to the concepts of the typical A&P course. These are not "must add" updates, but do inform our deep understanding as teachers of A&P.

To scan these updates, go to the Episode List at theAPprofessor.org/podlist

barrier macrophages

 

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. Don't forget the HAPS Awards, which provide assistance for participating in the HAPS Annual Conference.

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Teaching Strategies

13.5 minutes

Lots of tips, strategies, perspectives, and examples! Lots.

To scan the topics, go to the Episode List at theAPprofessor.org/podlist

student study group

 

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Future Directions

2 minutes

What's next?

Maybe some interviews or conversations with experts from inside and from outside the A&P community.

A new bi-monthly segment from Krista Rompolski, summarizing what's new in the teaching/learning literature that we can use in the A&P course. Starts later this spring!

What's your suggestion? What do you want to hear in the coming year?

earbuds

 

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Thursday, February 6, 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
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Upcoming Topics

1 minute
  • It's time to look back over the second full year of episodes!
Preview 62

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 Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction

Word Dissection

16 minutes

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.
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Book Club

8 minutes
  • All 25 book recommendations from the last year!
  • 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)
    • Check out The A&P Professor Book Club
book club

Survey Says...

0.5 minute
survey

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.
  • Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership!
AAA logo

If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page.

Tools & Resources 
Sponsors
Transcript and captions for this episode
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Clicking on sponsor links 
helps let them know you appreciate
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