Monday, June 29, 2020

Even More Pandemic Teaching Tips | TAPP 72


After acknowledging racism as that other major pandemic we must fight, host Kevin Patton carries on with even more practical tips for teaching remotely—and for taking with us back to campus. Included are tips for creating and using a home office, even when there is no room, and advice on using our office space as a media studio. Plus a brief apology.
  • 00:59 | Pandemic Teaching. Still. And Again.
  • 06:58 | Sponsored by AAA
  • 07:43 | Faculty Office in a Box
  • 14:42 | Sponsored by HAPI
  • 15:36 | The Media-Friendly Faculty Office
  • 34:05 | Sponsored by HAPS
  • 34:46 | An Apology
  • 35:01 | Staying Connected
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The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself. And it’s the only way forward. (Ijeoma Oluo)

Pandemic Teaching. Still. And Again.

6 minutes
Things happen. And we should be prepared for further shifts and sudden switches as we move through the summer sessions and into fall. As we deal with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, we also fight the effects of that other pandemic: racism.
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Sponsored by AAA

1 minute
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Faculty Office in a Box

7 minutes
Don't have an office space to use at home? Got you covered!
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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, especially for those who already have a graduate/professional degree. 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 be your best in both on-campus and remote teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!
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The Media-Friendly Faculty Office

18 minutes
Audio and video tips for remote teaching—but which are useful for on-campus teaching, too.
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Sponsored by HAPS

1 minute
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An Apology

1 minute
I ask forgiveness for using the term "Spanish flu," which is considered by many to be an insult to Spanish people. I used this term in Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63
  • Spain hated being linked to the deadly 1918 flu pandemic. (Newspaper article) my-ap.us/2CQknwV
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Monday, June 15, 2020

Faculty Mindsets & Minority Student Achievement Gaps | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski | TAPP 71


Our second Journal Club episode pops in sooner than expected with a mind-blowing study that shows that when faculty believe that student ability is fixed (not flexible), under-represented minority students do not perform as well as in STEM courses taught by faculty with a growth mindset. Journal Club director Krista Rompolski joins Kevin for an important discussion.

  • 01:00 | Pandemic Teaching Book (please share!)
  • 02:12 | TAPP Journal Club with Krista Rompolski
  • 05:18 | Sponsored by AAA
  • 05:43 | Fixed & Growth Mindsets
  • 19:33 | Sponsored by HAPI
  • 20:38 | Applying Mindsets to Teaching
  • 31:23 | Sponsored by HAPS
  • 31:57 | Book Club: Mindset
  • 35:05 | Staying Connected

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The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives. (Carol S. Dweck)

 

Pandemic Teaching

1 minute

  • I need your help to spread the word!
    • Can you please share the link below with THREE colleagues?
      • It's best if one of these is the person who coordinates faculty professional development at your school.
      • AND can you share at least one post on social media? (or re-share one of our posts about the book at @theAPprofessor or @LionTamersGuide )
  • Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty

 

Journal Club with Krista Rompolski

3 minutes

  • Krista Rompolski joins us for a second (and sooner-than-expected) segment of:
    The A&P Professor Journal Club
  • STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes (TAPP Journal Club article from Science Advances) my-ap.us/3cNPO7l

Cover of Science Advances journal Feb 2020

 

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Fixed & Growth Mindsets

14 minutes

Kevin and Krista discuss their takes on the article. This wide ranging discussion visits many issues related to how a fixed mindset in faculty can adversely impact the learning of under-represented minority students when compared to a growth mindset—even  when considering factors such as experience, age, gender, color, and other faculty characteristics.

fixed mindset, growth mindset

 

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The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers, especially for those who already have a graduate/professional degree. 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 be your best in both on-campus and remote teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!

  • There's a virtual open house for the HAPI program on June 25, 2020, at 8 pm Eastern Time.
  • For general information about the HAPI program, go to: nycc.edu/hapi

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Applying Mindsets to Teaching

11 minutes

How can we use the information from the discussed article to inform our teaching and our lives? What steps can we take next?

Some additional links for consideration/discussion:

  • 27 Mistakes White Teachers of Black Students Make and How to Fix Them (blog post) my-ap.us/3dQbEYT
  • "I Don't See Color" Then you don't see me. (online article) my-ap.us/2MH2Dpl
  • A simple exercise on belonging helps black college students years later (article) my-ap.us/2Ur2zyf
  • 4 Ways That Scientists And Academics Can Effectively Combat Racism (article) my-ap.us/3dTNJIl

Growth Mindset

 

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Book Club

3 minutes

  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
  • For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

 

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Test Question Templates Help Students Learn | TAPP 70


Greg Crowther joins host Kevin Patton for a conversation about retrieval practice, online formative testing, and Test Question Templates (TQTs). We learn how TQTs can help students learn and can help teachers prepare effective exams.

  • 00:44 | Pandemic Teaching Book (please share!)
  • 01:57 | Sponsored by AAA
  • 01:46 | Introducing Greg Crowther
  • 03:57 | Test Question Templates (TQTs)
  • 21:58 | Sponsored by HAPI
  • 22:46 | Higher-Level Test Questions
  • 49:37 | Sponsored by HAPS
  • 50:16 | Staying Connected

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When information overload occurs, pattern recognition is how to determine truth. (Marshall MacLuhan)

 

Pandemic Teaching

1 minute

  • I need your help to spread the word!
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      • It's best if one of these is the person who coordinates faculty professional development at your school.
      • AND can you share at least one post on social media? (or re-share one of our posts about the book at @theAPprofessor or @LionTamersGuide )
  • Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty

 

Sponsored by AAA

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Want some microscopic images to use in your course? Try the Virtual Microscopy Database (VMD)—free for AAA members and nonmembers alike! (just click the Resources tab)

Check out the recent issue of Anatomical Sciences Education (ASE) focusing on remote teaching .(click the News & Journals tab)

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

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Introducing Greg Crowther

1 minute

Greg Crowther, Ph.D., is a faculty member at Everett Community College (near Seattle) and has training and experience in both human biology and teaching/learning. His publications on using content-rich songs for learning have been widely cited. Greg's voice has been heard on previous episodes of this podcast.

a conversation with Greg Crowther

 

Test Question Templates (TQTs)

18 minutes

Greg Crowther begins by laying a foundation by chatting with Kevin Patton about content from recent episodes about retrieval practice. Greg then introduces his strategy involving Test Question Templates—or TQTs for short—which were recently described in a paper in the journal HAPS Educator.

HAPS Educator cover, Spring 2020

 

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

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Higher-Level Test Questions

27 minutes

The conversation continues with a deep dive into how Test Question Templates work—and how we and our students can use them in teaching and learning.

  • Testing in the Age of Active Learning: Test Question Templates Help to Align Activities and Assessments (Greg Crowther's paper in HAPS Educator) my-ap.us/hapsEDApr20

Sponsored by HAPS

1 minute

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