The A&P Professor

In his annual look back at this podcast, host Kevin Patton reviews what we learned this year in A&P teaching. Which was a lot! He also looks ahead to what to expect in teaching—and in the podcast—as we go forward.

• 00:49 | Looking Back
• 10:15 | Those Darn Sponsor Messages
• 14:40 | There's More!
• 22:49 | Psychic Predictions
• 38:30 | TAPP Community
• 47:02 | TAPP Education | TAPP-ed
• 51:34 | Our Complex Selves
• 55:35 | Staying Connected

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Looking back we see with great clarity, and what once appeared as difficulties now reveal themselves as blessings. (Dan Millman)

Looking Back...

9.5 minutes

Kevin kicks off his annual debriefing of the last full year of this podcast, which started its fourth year on 15 January 2021. As usual, the podcast seems to have accomplished a lot more than he was thinking.

• Podcast Archive | 2020 (all the 2020 episode lined up on one page)
• Podcast List (sortable list of all episodes with topics listed)
• Pandemic Teaching (all the TAPP resources on pandemic teaching listed in one place)

Those Darn Sponsor Messages

4.5 minutes

Sponsor messages are a fair trade when somebody else pays for your podcast listening. And they give important reminders about programs and services available to you and your colleagues!

Sponsored by AAA

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.

Searchable transcript

Captioned audiogram

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

Sponsored by HAPS

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

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

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!

nycc.edu/hapi

There's more!

8 minutes

Some changes and additions over the last year...

• And listens are up 30% over last year!
• We moved away from Preview episodes, but till have occasional Word Dissections (22 in 2020) and recommendations from The A&P Professor Book Club (7 in 2020).
• Kevin's new bestselling book based partly on podcast content: Pandemic Teaching: A Survival Guide for College Faculty. The free eBook was released in April and the paper back is due out any day. books2read.com/pandemicteaching
• Krista Rompolski created The A&P Professor Journal Club, which offered three special episodes this year.
  • TAPP Journal Club (listing of all the Journal Club episodes)

Psychic Predictions

15.5 minutes

Kevin uses his psychic powers (meaning he uses his mind) to predict trends for the coming year and beyond.

• The current pandemic will extend through the next academic year and there may be more pandemics to come.
  • Fauci says herd immunity possible by fall, 'normality' by end of 2021 (news from The Harvard Gazette) my-ap.us/3ceYHtY
  • Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1): a Threat to Human Health (review article) my-ap.us/3pi0CBH
  • 100 Years Since 1918: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic? (interesting slide presentation published just prior to COVID-19 pandemic, links the 1918 pandemic to current needs for preparedness) my-ap.us/3a1NaeO
  • 10 infectious diseases that could be the next pandemic (post from a vaccination alliance) my-ap.us/36fp27o
• Changes in staffing, working conditions, contract protections, tenure, etc.
  • As the Pandemic Hits Campus Finances, Faculty Face Layoffs (article from The Scientist) my-ap.us/3cqmtDt
  • Hit by Covid-19, Colleges Do the Unthinkable and Cut Tenure | Schools facing steep drops in revenue scale back the age-old role of faculty in governance (article from The Wall Street Journal) my-ap.us/2M3ZRO0

TAPP Community

8.5 minutes

This year, we took The A&P Professor experience to a new level by offering the new online private community away from distracting social media platforms, tangle email threads, and the roiling sea of available webinars. It's still in its embryonic stage, but we wanted to get it out there during the pandemic when faculty need it the most.

• Discussions that matter. In our private space, we can have the vulnerability needed for authentic, deep discussions. Discussions not limited to a sentence or two at a time.
• No ads. No spam. No fake news. No thoughtless re-shares. Just plain old connection with others who do what you do!
• Privacy. The A&P Professor community has the connectivity of Facebook and Twitter, but the security of a private membership site. None of your information can be shared outside the community, so you can share what you like without it being re-shared to the world. Like your dean, for instance. In our community, you can share your frustrations freely. And find support.
• No algorithms. You get to choose what you want to see. You curate your own feed, selecting only those topics that interest you. Join subgroups that resonate with who you are—or who you want to be.
• Access to mentors and like-minded peers. Our community is made up of all kinds of people from all over the world, each with different perspectives and experiences of teaching A&P. Find members near you—or far away. Connect with members online at that moment.
• Courses, groups, and live events. As the community grows, we'll add mini-courses and micro-courses—some with earned micro-credentials, live virtual office hours with me and other mentors or guests, private special-interest groups, and more.
• There is a very modest subscription fee to join our community.
  • Deep anniversary discount on subscription to The A&P Professor community (good until end of February 2021) theAPprofessor.org/Insider21

TAPP Education | TAPP-ed

4.5 minutes

Now all the professional development—that continuing education—that you do when you listen to The A&P Professor podcast, read the books recommended in The A&P Professor Book Club, watch the online seminars at The A&P Professor website, any micro-courses or networking you do in The A&P Professor Community, can be documented with micro-credentials! It's the new The A&P Professor Education or TAPP-ed initiative.

Click this link to claim your credential for listening to this episode: form.jotform.com/210247218258150

Our Complex Selves

4 minutes

As we muddle through pandemic teaching, we become more complex. As we cycle through optimism, pessimism, hope, anxiety, triumph, we are changed. Some changes are good; some are not. We'll probably come out of this with some sort of pandemic-related PTSD—at least in terms of our teaching experience. Building resilience and hope are essential. A supportive professional community—and your favorite podcast—can help.

• The A&P Professor Community
• It's hard to be optimistic after surviving trauma, but it's not impossible. Here's how to start. | We all say we want to move on after terrible periods in our lives, but it can be more difficult than it sounds. (self-help article) my-ap.us/2NCGlsz

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• Transcript available in the transcript box.
• Listen to any episode on your Alexa device.
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Sponsors

• 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 NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) | nycc.edu/hapi

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Host Kevin Patton continues the discussion about student evaluations of teaching (SETs) with a set of strategies to make them work better, or at least mitigate some of the potentially bad or ugly outcomes. There are things we can do proactively before a SET, actively during a SET, and reactively after a SET. Listen to hear them all!

• 00:00 | Quotation
• 00:57 | Student Evaluation of Teaching: Part II
• 04:16 | Sponsored by AAA
• 05:39 | Proactive Strategies
• 12:49 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 14:03 | Active Strategies
• 29:52 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 31:18 | Reactive Strategies
• 46:15 | Cookies!
• 48:00 | Staying Connected

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The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope. (Barack Obama)

Student Evaluation of Teaching II

3.5 minutes

A brief intro to this second of two discussions of student evaluation of teaching. It's easier to follow this one if you've first listened to Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | TAPP 84.

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.

Searchable transcript

Captioned audiogram

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

Proactive Strategies for SETs

7 minutes

There's a lot we can do well in advance of student evaluations of teaching being administered. For example, speaking up and signing up to facilitate change in our own institutions.

• Mitigating gender bias in student evaluations of teaching (recent journal article) my-ap.us/3oaDXGG
• Actual Learning vs. Feeling of Learning | Journal Club Episode | TAPP 83 (mentions value of transparency)
• The Case for Transparency | Episode 51

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

1.5 minutes

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!

nycc.edu/hapi

Active Strategies for SETs

16 minutes

There are strategies we can implement as SETs are being implemented, such as promoting greater participation by students and training students on how to evaluation courses and teachers effectively.

• Dr. Amy Simolo (HAPI faculty my-ap.us/2XhAJFP) created a tool for use at NYCC that teaches students how to evaluate courses & teachers in a professional manner. Included are six key tips:
  • Be respectful.
  • Focus on observable behavior.
  • Be constructive.
  • Offer actionable solutions.
  • Stay on point.
  • Give constructive and specific praise.
• Kevin's briefer message to instruct students on evaluating courses & teachers:
  • First, take a moment to reflect on your hard work—that desirable difficulty—resulting in the progress you've made in refreshing all those forgotten concepts and filled in the gaps for those concepts you somehow missed learning along the way. Then, will you please take a moment now to fill out the super-brief, super-easy CourseEval survey?
  • Please remember to be professional, respectful, and constructive in your responses. If you do that, stay focused on just this course/instructor, note specific things that helped you, and offer actionable solutions that improve learning, then my bosses (and I) will be more likely to understand and value your opinion. And take actions that will help future students in this course.
• End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track | Episode 17
• Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track | Episode 38
• Krebs Cycle Horror Story | Anatomy Terms | TAPP 79 (explains that outburst when Kevin mentions the Krebs Cycle)

Sponsored by HAPS

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

Anatomy & Physiology Society

theAPprofessor.org/haps

Reactive Strategies for SETs

15 minutes

Some things we ought to be doing after SETs are administered include doing our own surveys, debriefings, and/or reflections—and compiling, reflecting upon, and writing a statement analyzing them. This helps us in the moment, as well as if/when we're challenged by our supervisor. And there are even things we can do to mitigate potential problems with those online professor-rating sites!

• End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track | Episode 17
• For quick jotting down of student comments:
  • Index card wallet
    • Levenger Pocket Briefcase that Kevin uses amzn.to/2Uwmitj
    • Oxford At-Hand Note Card Case amzn.to/2GmixBU
    • Perotti leather card wallet amzn.to/2IwXct2
  • Moleskine notebooks amzn.to/2PkNsCG
  • OneNote my-ap.us/2Dzy1SD
  • Evernote my-ap.us/2Dq03j4
• Where Kevin sends his disappointed students:
  • lionden.com/manuel.htm

Cookies!

2 minutes

To prove the point that SETs don't necessarily measure what we are pretending that they measure, it's been proven that supplying students with cookies produces higher scores on SETs. So if we are measuring how pampered students feel, then maybe SETs are indeed the answer!

• Kevin's Favorite Blueberry-Walnut Oatmeal Cookie Recipe my-ap.us/386hSn6
• Availability of cookies during an academic course session affects evaluation of teaching (research article from Medical Education) my-ap.us/34VVsTt

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

• More details at the episode page.
• Transcript available in the transcript box.
• Listen to any episode on your Alexa device.
• Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440

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Sponsors

• 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 NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) | nycc.edu/hapi

Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast! Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram! The A&P Professor® and Lion Den® are registered trademarks of Lion Den Inc. (Kevin Patton) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may be compensated for links to sponsors and certain other links.

Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are problematic in many ways—but perhaps useful in other ways. Host Kevin Patton discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly. What are the issues and what's behind those issues?

• 00:47 | Student Evaluation of Teaching (intro)
• 02:28 | Share the Fun: Refer & Earn
• 05:37 | The Good
• 08:39 | Sponsored by AAA
• 10:12 | The Bad
• 26:10 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 28:13 | The Ugly
• 44:15 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 45:26 | Staying Connected

If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!

Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher. (Parker Palmer)

Student Evaluation of Teaching (intro)

1.5 minutes

A brief intro to this discussion of student evaluation of teaching. This is the first of two planned episodes on this subject.

Share the Fun: Refer & Earn

3 minutes

You can earn cash rewards—up to $25 for referring other A&P faculty, teaching assistants, and grad students to this podcast. Just go to theAPprofessor.org/refer to get your personal referral URL.

Student Evaluation of Teaching: The Good

3 minutes

There is useful, actionable information that can be obtained from valid and fair student evaluations of teaching. When they work.

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.

Searchable transcript

Captioned audiogram

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

Student Evaluation of Teaching: The Bad

16 minutes

A lot can go wrong with student evaluations of teaching. In this segment, Kevin uses a recent research article demonstrating unfairness of valid evaluations as a launching point for discussion.

• Unbiased, reliable, and valid student evaluations can still be unfair (journal article) my-ap.us/38baMg3
• Even 'Valid' Student Evaluations Are 'Unfair' (online article) my-ap.us/34eyAhG
• Actual Learning vs. Feeling of Learning | Journal Club Episode | TAPP 83 (previous episode mentioned in this discussion)

Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program

2 minutes

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!

nycc.edu/hapi

Student Evaluation of Teaching: The Ugly

16 minutes

Kevin turns his attention to a few of the potential ugly issues concerning student evaluations of faculty.

• The 20 Meanest Teacher Evaluations of All Time (an informal list of anecdotes) my-ap.us/3r6WANE
• Prof Evaluations PART 3 – The Ugly | Evaluations can bring out the least attractive aspects of human nature (online essay) my-ap.us/3p9QFFW
• Teaching Evals: Bias and Tenure (online essay) my-ap.us/3asoH43
• The Frequency of "Brilliant" and "Genius" in Teaching Evaluations Predicts the Representation of Women and African Americans across Fields (research article on bias in online professor-evaluation sites) my-ap.us/3h1r9jc

Sponsored by HAPS

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

Anatomy & Physiology Society

theAPprofessor.org/haps

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

• More details at the episode page.
• Transcript available in the transcript box.
• Listen to any episode on your Alexa device.
• Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440

Take The A&P Professor experience to the next level! The A&P Professor community Earn cash by referring other A&P faculty to this podcast: theAPprofessor.org/refer Tools & Resources

• Amazon
• Text Expander
• Rev.com
• Snagit & Camtasia
• Krisp Free Noise-Cancelling App
• The A&P Professor Logo Items

Sponsors

• 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 NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) | nycc.edu/hapi

Clicking on sponsor links helps let them know you appreciate their support of this podcast! Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram! The A&P Professor® and Lion Den® are registered trademarks of Lion Den Inc. (Kevin Patton) As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may be compensated for links to sponsors and certain other links.

Krista Rompolski again joins host Kevin Patton for a Journal Club episode to discuss a study of whether student feelings of how much they learn accurately reflect their actual learning. What were the results and how do they impact the effectiveness of our courses?

• 00:46 | Kevin & Krista: Journal Club
• 02:43 | Sponsored by AAA
• 04:00 | Article Summary
• 09:52 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 11:36 | Feeling of Learning vs. Actual Learning
• 35:39 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 36:51 | More Discussion: Our Students
• 47:49 | Staying Connected

If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. (Chinese Proverb)

Kevin & Krista

2 minutes

Krista Rompolski joins host Kevin Patton for another TAPP Journal Club episode!

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.

Searchable transcript

Captioned audiogram

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

Article Summary

6 minutes

Krista Rompolski summarizes the essential content of this episode's journal article.

• Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom (our journal article of focus) my-ap.us/3mG5gIn

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!

nycc.edu/hapi

Feeling of Learning vs. Actual Learning

24 minutes

Krista and Kevin discuss what they learned from the article and how that relates to their own experience as teachers and learners.

• The Case for Transparency | Episode 51 (discusses benefits of transparency in teaching)
• Desirable Difficulty | More Web Meeting Skills | TAPP 78 (discusses the frustration of effective learning)

Sponsored by HAPS

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

Anatomy & Physiology Society

theAPprofessor.org/haps

More Discussion: Our Students

11 minutes

Kevin and Krista bring back the discussion to how the new research might apply to our non-Harvard, non-engineering students—or whether it applies at all.

• Actin & Myosin – A Love Story | Episode 15
• Small Teaching (book referenced in the discussion) theAPprofessor.org/bookclub.html#badge-B013

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

• More details at the episode page.
• Transcript available in the transcript box.
• Listen to any episode on your Alexa device.
• Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? Check out this advice from Episode 32 to get what you need! https://youtu.be/JU_l76JGwVw?t=440

Take The A&P Professor experience to the next level! The A&P Professor community

Earn cash by referring other A&P faculty to this podcast: theAPprofessor.org/refer

Tools & Resources

• Amazon
• Text Expander
• Rev.com
• Snagit & Camtasia
• Krisp Free Noise-Cancelling App
• The A&P Professor Logo Items

Sponsors

• 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 NYCC's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI) | nycc.edu/hapi

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The A&P Professor® and Lion Den® are registered trademarks of Lion Den Inc. (Kevin Patton)

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I may be compensated for links to sponsors and certain other links.

In this episode, we have a chat with Roy Meals, author of Bones: Inside and Out. We discuss what our students should know about bones and how that fits into their journey as learners. And we talk about how to make complex topics make sense to our students. Grab a drink and turn up the volume, we're going to tell some bone stories!

• 00:46 | Dr. Roy A. Meals MD
• 03:30 | Sponsored by AAA
• 04:21 | Student Engagement with Bone
• 16:52 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 17:54 | Telling the Story of Bones
• 32:50 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 33:39 | The Beauty of Bone
• 35:20 | Staying Connected

If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Apply for your credential (badge/certificate) for listening to this episode. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. (Reba McEntire)

Dr. Roy A. Meals

2.5 minutes

We meet Dr. Roy A. Meals, orthopedic surgeon, educator, and author.

• • Roy A. Meals (biography) my-ap.us/2UyHrpy
  • Doctors Demystify (Dr. Meals's courses) my-ap.us/DoctorsDemystify

Thanks to listener Dr. David Allard, who started me on the path to connecting with Dr. Meals.

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.

Searchable transcript

Captioned audiogram

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

Student Engagement with Bones

12.5 minutes

We chat with Roy Meals about what students should appreciate about bones.

• Bones: Inside and Out (the book) amzn.to/3nniaec
• About Bone (Roy Meals's blog about bone) my-ap.us/AboutBone

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!

nycc.edu/hapi

Telling the Story of Bones

15 minutes

Telling the story of bone. And stories about bone.

• The Storytelling Special | Episode 48
• Nine Super Strategies for Teaching the Skeleton | Episode 10

Sponsored by HAPS

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

Anatomy & Physiology Society

theAPprofessor.org/haps

The Beauty of Bone

1.5 minutes

We wrap up our chat.

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

• More details at the episode page.
• Transcript available in the transcript box.
• Listen to any episode on your Alexa device.
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Cheating has become a concern in remote teaching. Host Kevin Patton discusses some approaches and best practices for preventing cheating, detecting cheating, and prosecuting cheating.

• 00:52 | The Cheater
• 04:00 | Academic Integrity
• 20:26 | Sponsored by AAA
• 21:54 | Consequences
• 32:22 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 33:20 | Remote Cheating
• 42:50 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 43:41 | Advanced Anti-Cheating
• 51:34 | Staying Connected

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Look out for the Cheater. He's gonna build you up just to let you down …Tough luck for the cheater. Too bad for the fool-hearted clown. (John Krenski)

The Cheater

3 minutes

Cheating in remote tests and other online work has become a topic of discussion in higher education recently. Here's an intro to the topic—and to this episode.

• Promoting Academic Integrity in Our Course | Episode 25
• An ed-tech specialist spoke out about remote testing software — and now he's being sued | Faculty, staff, and students say they've had enough (online article) my-ap.us/3n1bOB6

Academic Integrity

16.5 minutes

One way to approach "the cheating issue" in our courses is to promote a culture of academic honesty from the start. But how do we do that? Kevin shares some practical tips you can use for a comprehensive approach to creating and maintaining a culture of professional and academic integrity in your A&P courses (or any courses, really).

• • What the Best College Teachers Do (the Ken Bain book mentioned in this episode)
  • The Syllabus Episode (mentioned several times in this podcast)
  • Academic Integrity (A special topic page at The A&P Professor website; includes additional information and links to resources)
  • Why be honest? (about academic integrity; for students)
  • Kevin's Academic Integrity statement (This is a statement I have used in my course syllabi. You are welcome to adapt it according to your own course and institution's needs. It's an example to get you thinking about actively promoting honesty.)
  • Kevin' Academic Integrity Case Study handout/activity (This document is an example of an in-class activity that I use to promote discussion of academic integrity. It's a handout used for small group discussions. You can adapt it to fit your needs, per the attribution/share-alike license enclosed in the document.)
  • Frank O'Neill @growgraymatter (Turn on your "Frank O'Neill filter.")

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Consequences

10.5 minutes

Even though we should empathize with students in how we handle cheating, compassion dictates that we also hold them accountable.

• Using Media in Our A&P Course – Advice From Barbara Waxer | Episode 28
• Using copyrightable materials in teaching (Some good practical advice from the University of Minnesota Libraries. But ask your own librarians for help. And don't forget, I've got an upcoming episode with an expert!)
• Testing as Teaching (this seminar at The A&P Professor website shows you how I use Respondus test editor, one of many available test editors that can also easily produce multiple versions of a test)
• Caring for Students Helps Them Succeed (the episode where I focused on "that empathy thing")
• Cheating in College: Why Students Do It and What Educators Can Do about It (a book you might find to be helpful)

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Remote Cheating

9.5 minutes

In the era of pandemic teaching and post-pandemic teaching, how can we best prevent cheating? Kevin has some ideas. And they're not new.

• Spaced Retrieval Practice | Episode 1
• Revisiting Retrieval Practice | Episode 68
• Teaching: Why (Some) Professors Are So Worried About Cheating (Supiano article mentioned in this segment) my-ap.us/2GE1lfm
• With No Study Buddies, More College Students Turn to Cheating (online article) my-ap.us/36aqHtX
• Examination cheating: Risks to the quality and integrity of higher education (journal article) my-ap.us/2IdqA8T

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Advanced Anti-Cheating

8 minutes

Perhaps we can use the effective security strategy of misdirection as we try to manage cheating in our course.. And also look at student work inside and out for signs of academic dishonesty, including Rogeting.

• Anti-Plagiarism Checker vs Rogeting - How do they work? How Plagiarism Detection Sofware and Rogeting tools actually work and what can you use to check if you're dealing with original work or not (online article) my-ap.us/352rvll
• Rogeting: why 'sinister buttocks' are creeping into students' essays (news article) my-ap.us/354VJEg
• 10 Free Anti-Plagiarism Detection Checker software tools | A list of 10 free plagiarism detection tools, applications and web-based solutions that can help you check if you're dealing with original work or not (online article) my-ap.us/3k94GR8

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The news is out: we have a new organ that's been uncovered in the body. Or do we? What's the secret language of A&P? And should we be telling people?! Host Kevin Patton continues his story of cellular respiration with another playful analogy.

• 00:48 | Word Dissection
• 04:58 | Sponsored by AAA
• 06:23 | New Organ
• 14:41 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 15:38 | Secret Language of A&P
• 20:19 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 21:05 | Dam Protons
• 32:05 | Staying Connected

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Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate. (Seneca)

Word Dissection

4 minutes

We start with a brief word dissection of a term that Kevin proposes to use someday as a pseudonym.

• Torus tubarius

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New Organ

8 minutes

A recent paper proposes the existence of a new organ—the paired tubarial salivary gland. It's suggested that this be added as a major salivary gland along with the parotid, submandibular, and submaxillary salivary glands.

• The tubarial salivary glands: A potential new organ at risk for radiotherapy (original research article) my-ap.us/3khGFZe
• Doctors May Have Found Secretive New Organs in the Center of Your Head (newspaper article) my-ap.us/31L4RvV
• Cancer researchers discover new salivary gland (press release about discovery) my-ap.us/3m9mc9w
• Image: my-ap.us/3jgsO3T (CC license)

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Secret Language of A&P

4.5 minutes

Another one of those playful little games that Kevin plays with his students. Or is it only a game?

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Those Dam Protons

11 minutes

Host Kevin Patton follows up on his analogy about cellular respiration mentioned in the last episode—Krebs Cycle: The Horror. After summarizing the Krebs Cycle story (no! not the Krebs Cycle!), he briefly outlines the sequel featuring those dam protons.

• Krebs Cycle Horror Story | Anatomy Terms | TAPP 79
• Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12
• Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P | Episode 13
• Actin & Myosin & A Love Story | Episode 15

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Say the term Krebs cycle around anyone who's had a biology course and watch for signs of stress. In this episode, host Kevin Patton provides a way to make the citric acid cycle less scary by playing into the horror of it all. And we revisit the idea of a standard terminology of anatomy.

• 00:46 | Krebs Cycle Game
• 15:22 | Sponsored by AAA
• 16:07| Proof of Concept
• 25:07 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 25:54 | Riding the Krebs Cycle
• 35:25 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 36:01 | Anatomical Terms Info
• 42:33 | Staying Connected

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We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones. (Stephen King)

Krebs Cycle Game

14.5 minutes

In the first season of this podcast, Kevin talked about storytelling—especially playful storytelling—being a key tool for effective college teaching. Especially in A&P. In this first of three segments on part of the story he tells about the Krebs cycle, Kevin talks about leaning into the horror of the Krebs cycle and making a game of that.

• Storytelling is the Heart of Teaching A&P | Episode 12
• Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P | Episode 13
• Actin & Myosin—A Love Story | Episode 15
• The Storytelling Special | Episode 48
• Sigma's poster Metabolic Pathways my-ap.us/36OE9pn
• Image: my-ap.us/3lz1WOd Credit: Narayanese, WikiUserPedia, YassineMrabet, TotoBaggins

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Proof of Concept

9 minutes

Kevin tells the tale about how he came upon proof that people really do react to the Krebs cycle as if it were a horrible monster. At least under certain conditions. And, okay, it's not peer-reviewed evidence.

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Riding the Krebs Cycle

9.5 minutes

The pyruvate is forced onto a sort of metabolic Ferris wheel, despite the fact that pyruvates are getting onto this carnival ride, but the cars are empty when the wheel comes back around! But coenzyme A grabs the acetyl and forces the pyruvate into the Krebs cycle. And yes, mayhem and gore ensue.

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Variation in Anatomical Terms

6.5 minutes

Tony Weinhaus and Sara Sulaiman recently gave a workshop about variability in anatomical terms and revealed the amazing free tool AnatomicalTerms.info (ATI).

• AnatomicalTerms.info (the resource discussed in this episode) https://www.anatomicalterms.info/ AnatoNomina (another online resource based on the Terminologia anatomica) my-ap.us/2GIBJOf
• Terminologia anatomica 2nd edition (updated edition; also has links to other current/updated terminology lists) (TA2) fipat.library.dal.ca/ta2/
  • UPDATE: TA2 has now been officially approved by IFAA.
• UPDATE: TA2 viewer (an easy way to navigate Terminologia Anatomica 2nd edition in an online viewer)
• New Terminologia Anatomica: Cranium and extracranial bones of head (article going through some of the updates in the new edition) my-ap.us/3nw9Utc
• Understanding Anatomical Latin (short booklet on basic principles of Latin as it's used in anatomical terminology) my-ap.us/3nBvgWc

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Students want things easy. We often make it hard for them. Host Kevin Patton discusses desirable difficulty and contrasts it with undesirable difficulty. Did you know that healthy human cells have little sections of 4-stranded DNA? We can be better in our web meeting skills. And don't forget our new online community of anatomy & physiology faculty!

• 00:46 | G4 DNA
• 05:58 | Sponsored by AAA
• 06:38 | Even More Web Meeting Ideas
• 18:55 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 19:55 | Desirable Difficulty
• 35:35 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 36:26 | Our New Online Community
• 39:54 | Staying Connected

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. (Colin Powell)

G4 DNA

5 minutes

Oh, come on! Is there really a quadruple-strand DNA in our normal, healthy cells? Or is that only in space aliens? Or zombies?

• Quadruple-stranded DNA seen in healthy human cells for the first time (news summary of the discovery) my-ap.us/2RXp7Vt
• Single-molecule visualization of DNA G-quadruplex formation in live cells (journal article in Nature Chemistry) my-ap.us/2EwXr6O
• Image: G-quadruplex by Julian Huppert my-ap.us/3i70AIv

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Even More Web Meeting Ideas

12 minutes

Yep, more Zoom. In this segment, Kevin talks about unintended harmful effects of banter, comments on home webcam locations, and turning off video. Plus some advice on backgrounds, both real and virtual. And stuff.

• Communication, Clarity, & Medical Errors | Episode 55
• Pandemic Teaching
• Zooming While Black | Videoconferencing from our private spaces opens a lens on cultural authenticity, professional image, workplace code-switching and white privilege. (article by Shonda Buchanan) my-ap.us/2S3doEQ
• Krisp artificial-inteligence noise-eliminator theAPprofessor.org/krisp
• 4 Tips for Choosing the Best Virtual Backgrounds on Zoom Meetings (blog post) my-ap.us/2EBNN2Z
• pxhere (free photo site) pxhere.com
• Unsplash (free photo site) unsplash.com
• Some sample images suitable for Zoom virtual backgrounds:
  • Dramatic sky my-ap.us/3j6Mk3F
  • Wilderness my-ap.us/2G9yU8z
  • Sunrise my-ap.us/2GcetHU
  • Forest road my-ap.us/2S49P1f
  • Misty my-ap.us/2FXAQ4j
  • Broken sunlight my-ap.us/349gA7w
  • Chalk board (black) my-ap.us/3cA78xW
  • Green chalk boards my-ap.us/338dFwV
  • Geometric shadows my-ap.us/3mWAL1f
  • Wood planks my-ap.us/36dHiPb
  • Book shelves my-ap.us/337maIg
  • Leeds Library my-ap.us/335wwZl
  • Gladstone's Libary my-ap.us/3cz4l86

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Desirable Difficulty

15.5 minutes

Robert Bjork proposed that the difficulties posed by retrieval practice, spacing, and interleaving are desirable difficulties that improve learning. But there are undesirable difficulties that do not help learning. Why must learning be difficult? How can we avoid undesirable difficulty? Hey, wait! Aren't we supposed to make learning easy for students?!

• Communication, Clarity, & Medical Errors | Episode 55
• More on Spelling, Case, & Grammar | Episode 56
• Desirable Difficulties Perspective on Learning (Robert Bjork's brief summary of his concept) my-ap.us/3kM0asE
• Making Things Hard on Yourself, But in a Good Way: Creating Desirable Difficulties to Enhance Learning (Elizabeth and Robert Bjork's contribution to Psychology in the Real World) my-ap.us/3i1Sv7J

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Our New Community

3.5 minutes

Take The A&P Professor experience to a new level by joining the new online private community away from distracting social media platforms, tangle email threads, and the roiling sea of available webinars.

• Discussions that matter. In our private space, we can have the vulnerability needed for authentic, deep discussions. Discussions not limited to a sentence or two at a time.
• No ads. No spam. No fake news. No thoughtless re-shares. Just plain old connection with others who do what you do!
• Privacy. The A&P Professor community has the connectivity of Facebook and Twitter, but the security of a private membership site. None of your information can be shared outside the community, so you can share what you like without it being re-shared to the world. Like your dean, for instance. In our community, you can share your frustrations freely. And find support.
• No algorithms. You get to choose what you want to see. You curate your own feed, selecting only those topics that interest you. Join subgroups that resonate with who you are—or who you want to be.
• Access to mentors and like-minded peers. Our community is made up of all kinds of people from all over the world, each with different perspectives and experiences of teaching A&P. Find members near you—or far away. Connect with members online at that moment.
• Courses, groups, and live events. As the community grows, we'll add mini-courses and micro-courses—some with earned micro-credentials, live virtual office hours with me and other mentors or guests, private special-interest groups, and more.
• There is a very modest subscription fee to join our community. All subscriptions include a free trial period!

Deep discount on subscription to The A&P Professor community (good all of September 2020) theAPprofessor.org/Insider20

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Host Kevin Patton discusses the stress we are all feeling right now and introduces a new community of support. Word Dissection: What, if anything, is an acronym? New research on the use of acronyms in science. Some practical tips for instructional video & web meetings.

• 0:00:49 | Instructional Media Tips
• 0:20:54 | Sponsored by AAA
• 0:21:35 | Acronyms: Enough or Too Many?
• 0:33:38 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 0:34:36 | Stress. Yeah. Stress.
• 0:54:23 | Sponsored by HAPS
• 0:55:55 | Your New Online Community
• 1:07:31 | Staying Connected

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Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion. (Simon Sinek)

Instructional Media Tips

20 minutes

How can we fix that Kilroy-was-here look in our videos? Review tips on avoiding creepy-face. What are the best microphones to use for teaching online or making videos? Oh come on, do I really need headphones or earbuds?

• CORRECTION: I misspelled "cardioid" in this segment. Sorry about that.
• Ring light (one example of many) amzn.to/2A8Z1ts
• Word Dissection: cardioid = heartlike
• Microphones
  • Samson Q2u (USB or XLR, cardioid dynamic mic) used by the announcer (Aileen) in this episode my-ap.us/2DGuzc3
  • Thronemax MDrill One Pro (USB, condenser, selectabl-pattern mic) used by Kevin in this episode amzn.to/32aPSvz
  • Blue Yeti USB (USB, condenser, selectable-pattern mic) amzn.to/3m3WNP6
  • Audio Technica ATR2100x (USB or XLR, cardioid dynamic mic) amzn.to/2F8qaz6
• Even More Pandemic Teaching Tips | TAPP 72 (more media tips)
• Krisp (noise-cancelling app) theAPprofessor.org/krisp
• Images
  • Cardioid image: my-ap.us/2ZnjPqK (credit: Galak 76)
  • Kilroy image: my-ap.us/3hmcqy4 (credit: Luis Rubio)

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Acronyms: Enough or Too Many?

12 minutes

In a twist on the usual Word Dissection feature, we explore what an acronym is—and it's a bit more complex than you might think—and some current trends in the use of acronyms in science. There's new research, too!

• Patton's definition of acronym & list of A&P acronyms (from Survival Guide for Anatomy & Physiology) my-ap.us/2ZnpGvY
• From ACTH to DNA: the rise of acronyms in research (brief summary article from Nature) my-ap.us/2Fq6WVp
• The growth of acronyms in the scientific literature (research article from eLife) my-ap.us/32bW4n7
  • Image is from this article (my-ap.us/2FfIl5L)
• GGTOTD (good generic time of the day)

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Stress. Yeah. Stress.

20 minutes

Okay, I kinda got nothin' for you. But I will tell you what I've done about stress that works for me. And emphasize that I"m here for you (and where you can find others to network with).

• Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide
  • This is a free downloadable stress-management guide for coping with adversity. The guide aims to equip people with practical skills to help cope with stress. A few minutes each day are enough to practice the self-help techniques. The guide can be used alone or with the accompanying audio exercises.
  • Informed by evidence and extensive field testing, the guide is for anyone who experiences stress, wherever they live and whatever their circumstances.
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• Managing Stress and Anxiety
  • Resources form the Anxiety and Depression Association of America
  • Tips for managing anxiety and stress during times of uncertainty. Advice and resources from trusted professionals. Find support today. Up To Date Statistics. 40 Years Of Experience. A Range Of Free Resources. Evidence-Based Advice. World's Leading Experts.
  • my-ap.us/35qdDSG
• A U.S. Pandemic of Depression, Too? Rates Are Triple Pre-COVID Levels (news article) my-ap.us/3bAz6t4
• Mental Health Needs Rise With Pandemic (Rising mental health problems has health advocates worried about the need for additional support for struggling students and the ability of colleges to provide it) my-ap.us/35pZ3u7
• Helping Others Dampens the Effects of Everyday Stress (post from Association for Psychological Science) my-ap.us/2Fn0Zsi
• Management‐related stress in the red‐shouldered hawk (that stress research I did years ago) my-ap.us/35qiFhK

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