Host Kevin Patton discusses the fact that many students hate histology. And perhaps even some faculty. Are there any ways to fix that? Kevin thinks he may have found a breakthrough idea.
00:00 | Introduction
01:20 | Sponsored by AAA
02:25 | Why Do Students Hate Histology?
16:27 | Sponsored by HAPI
17:06 | Birding For Tissues
39:15 | Sponsored by HAPS
40:14 | A Breakthrough
51:25 | Staying Connected
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“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he'd had three months to write, which was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.” (Anne Lamott)
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Why Do Students Hate Histology?
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Students often hate histology. At least they start off that way. Why is that? Maybe because histology is not simple. It's stratified.
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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 at Northeast College of Health Sciences. Check it out!
Birding For Tissues
22 minutes
One approach to making histology more interesting—and perhaps easier—is to share and teach our expert eye. As when learning to identify animals such as birds from an expert. We look at what that expert looks at. In birding, Peterson called these field marks. In histology, Kevin calls these landmark characteristics.
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★ AAA Histology Education Resources (includes links to virtual microscope, collections, etc.) AandP.info/npu
★ Field Guide to the Human Body (web page for students; has help using Kevin's "field guide" approach to learning tissues and other body structures) AandP.info/fieldguide
★ Finding Media | Images and More for Teaching Anatomy & Physiology (sources for histology images—and even Jackson Pollock paintings)
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A Breakthrough
11 minutes
Using clickers in a kind of gamification strategy that leverages spaced retrieval practice, Kevin found that his students not only have fun, but also begged for more practice time!
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