Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Why Do A&P Students Hate Histology? And How Do We Fix That? | TAPP 113


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?

14 minutes

Students often hate histology. At least they start off that way. Why is that? Maybe because histology is not simple. It's stratified.

The Storytelling Special | Episode 48

Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P | Episode 13

★ Jackson Pollock and His Paintings (the more you know, right?) AandP.info/3x0

 

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

35 seconds

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!

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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.

★ Peterson Field Guide to Birds (shows birds with field marks and range maps) geni.us/gvAP411

★ An Expert Derived Feedforward Histology Module Improves Pattern Recognition Efficiency in Novice Students (journal article from Anat Sci Educ) AandP.info/2tf

★ Eye tracking reveals expertise-related differences in the time-course of medical image inspection and diagnosis (journa article from J of Medical Imaging) AandP.info/y6f

★ 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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36 seconds

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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!

Clickers (on-demand online seminar from The A&P Professor; digital credential available)

★ The clicker commandment I always violate (blog post on using clickers in the manner described in this segment) AandP.info/1q9 

Revisiting Retrieval Practice | Episode 68

Desirable Difficulty | More Web Meeting Skills | TAPP 78

Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A&P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests | TAPP 87

 


 

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Should We Extend Deadlines? | Models & Color Codes | TAPP 112


In this episode, host Kevin Patton asks, how do we handle the trepidation we experience when we are flooded with uncertainty after an intense learning experience? Some thoughts about being upfront about using models, analogies, and color codes in science. And we explore that difficult question: should we extend deadlines for students when they ask?

00:00 | Introduction

00:43 | Trepidation After New Learning

05:13 | Sponsored by AAA

05:49 | Transparency About Models, Analogies, and Color Codes

23:38 | Sponsored by HAPI

24:36 | Leniency With Deadlines

30:21 | Sponsored by HAPS

31:00 | Is Leniency Fair?

40:32 | Staying Connected

 

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“The process of leniency involves accepting the reality of the current situation and finding a satisfying meaning therein, as opposed to misconstruing or denying the facts of the situation.” (Sandra L. Schneider)

 

Trepidation After New Learning

4 minutes

You know that feeling of trepidation we get after a conference, course, or other intense learning experience? Where we feel uncertainty about whether we'll ever be able to retrieve it again and apply it. No worries. Let's talk that through.

Understanding How We Learn—A Chat with Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki | Episode 27

collage with captions: should we extend deadlines? Models, analogies, & color codes, How can we retain all that learning?

 

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33 seconds

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

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Transparency About Models, Analogies, and Color Codes

18 minutes

As experts in science, we are already comfortable using models, analogies, and color codes. But some of our students may not have that familiarity and comfort. Maybe transparency about these tools at the beginning of the A&P course can help students get traction in our course.

The Case for Transparency | Episode 51

The Wallenda Model of Homeostasis | Episode 46

Fishbowl Model of Homeostasis | Concept Lists | TAPP Identity | Episode 45

The Storytelling Special | Episode 48

Actin & Myosin — A Love Story | Episode 15

★ Colors of chemical elements (summary of different systems) AandP.info/cpk

★ Jmol system of colors for chemicals elements (specifications and color charts) AandP.info/jscolors

★ A Guide For Teaching With Analogies (some basic principles to helps students who struggle with analogies) AandP.info/gfo

 

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54 seconds

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!

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Leniency With Deadlines

6.5 minutes

We usually have deadlines or specific dates for assignments, tests, exams, and projects. We can be strict with those deadlines or we can be lenient. Are there any advantages to be lenient with deadlines when we have them?

The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 2 | 8 More Tips to Include All | TAPP 109 (includes the notion of deadlines as barriers to full inclusion)

Burnout! A Chat with Rebecca Pope-Ruark | TAPP 91 (where we talk about deadline flexibility as a strategy to mitigate student burnout)

 

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36 seconds

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. Watch for virtual town hall meetings and upcoming regional meetings!

Anatomy & Physiology Society

theAPprofessor.org/haps

HAPS logo

 

Is Leniency Fair?

9.5 minutes

If we are lenient about deadlines with a student, is that fair to all the other students who may have struggled to be on time?

★ Why Deadlines Are Important (blog post that I link my students to; lists reasons why meeting deadlines has advantages for the student) AandP.info/why-deadlines-c16997

★ Respondus (software I use to build test banks; can generate multiple, randomized versions of the same test or exam with just a few keystrokes) AandP.info/6xe

 


 

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★ Transcript and captions for this episode are supported by the American Association for Anatomy | anatomy.org

★ The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society provides marketing support for this podcast | theAPprofessor.org/haps

★ Distribution of this episode is supported by the Northeast College of Health Sciences online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) | northeast.edu/hapi

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