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The A&P Professor podcast (TAPP Radio) is hosted by award-winning A&P professor, author, and teaching mentor Dr. Kevin Patton.
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| Episode | Episode Page | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/07/2025 | 153 | Pulse Check: A Year in Review & What’s Next for A&P Teaching 📝Transcript 153 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Annual debriefing Coping with authoritarianism Solidarity among professors Educational technology DEI Love and kindness Holistic perspective Jerry Anzalone Mike Pascoe Forecasting academia Interdisciplinary A&P |
| 02/24/2025 | 152 | Fascinating Fascia: Kate Oland Galligan Unravels the Ties That Bind 📝Transcript 152 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Human fascial system Fascia Extracellular matrix (ECM) Body work Physical therapy Myofascial release Kate Oland Galligan Clinical applications |
| 12/03/2024 | 151 | Muscling Through Barriers: The A&P Student Accommodations Handbook Unveiled 📝Transcript 151 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Student accommodations Accommodations handbook Teaching tips Learning barriers Lab accommodations Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) resources Jennifer Stokes Abbey Breckling Rachel Hopp Breaks promote learning |
| 10/02/2024 | 150 | Textbooks to Slides: IP Attorney Brenda Ulrich on Legal Image Use in Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 150 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Legal issues in education Copyright law for faculty Legal use of images Using textbook images Attorney Brenda Ulrich |
| 06/29/2024 | 149 | Examining the Anatomy & Physiology Exam: Chatting with Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins 📝Transcript 149 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Greg Crowther Ben Wiggins Exams in Anatomy & Physiology Test Anxiety Tests and exams Test question templates TQT Public examss Warm demander Teaching as coaching Exam survey Inclusive exam |
| 05/15/2024 | 148 | Blueprints for Learning: Justin Shaffer on Structured A&P Course Design 📝Transcript 148 📺 Captioned audiogram* | High structure course design Student success Online practice Micro-case studies Clickers Post-pandemic teaching Inclusion Reducing achievement gaps Justin Shaffer |
| 04/11/2024 | 147 | Pulse of Progress: Looking Back, Moving Forward 📝Transcript 147 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Debriefing the podcast's 6th season (2023) Analyzing our previous predictions for 2023 Making predictions for 2024 |
| 01/15/2024 | 146 | Anatomy of Trust: Promoting Integrity in A&P Education | Winter Shorts 📝Transcript 146 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Academic integrity Preventing cheating & plagiarism Building a culture of trust Strategies to manage academic honesty |
| 01/01/2024 | 145 | A Tongue Twister's Guide to Mastering Anatomy Pronunciation | Winter Shorts 📝Transcript 145 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Pronunciation Anatomy terminology Physiology terminology Latin terms Greek terms Medical terminology Variations in pronunciation Accurate communication Learning from word lists |
| 12/13/2023 | 144 | The Dissecting the Kenhub Atlas: Insights from Editor Mike Pascoe 📝Transcript 144 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Anatomy Atlas Eponyms Diverse representation in anatomy Textbook design Mike Pascoe Kenhub David Allard Compassion Generosity |
| 11/01/2023 | 143 | The One Teaching Strategy That Will Fix Your Anatomy & Physiology Course 📝Transcript 143 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Teaching strategies Alternative grading Badges Generosity in teaching Uniformity of course design Uncertainty tolerance Embracing flexibility and experimentation Quantum waves in microtubules Consciousness Fractals in the mind Superposition effect in the brain Transducer model of the brain Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch OR) |
| 09/17/2023 | 142 | Muscle: A Gripping Story by Roy Meals 📝Transcript 142 📺 Captioned audiogram* | muscle structure & function muscle myths & misconceptions contraction Dr. Roy Meals Muscle: The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement muscle book |
| 08/16/2023 | 141 | Study Courses Supercharge Anatomy & Physiology Success 📝Transcript 141 📺 Captioned audiogram* | A&P1 Supplement course Pre-A&P course student success learning skills study time management study tips retrieval practice using clickers for lab practice supplemental course anatomy and physiology course personalized education Improving A&P grades |
| 07/17/2023 | 140 | Pre-A&P: A Refresher for Student Success in Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 140 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Pre-A&P course A&P1 Supplement course Refresher course Retrieval practice Readiness for anatomy & physiology Filling gaps Prerequisite courses Biology preparation Improving A&P grades |
| 06/27/2023 | 139 | Thinking New Thoughts about the Human Brain 📝Transcript 139 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Nerve signaling Chemical signaling Signal transduction Computer model of brain Transducer model of brain Endocrine regulation Nervous regulation Dendritic action potential Calcium action potential Human brain complexity Core concepts |
| 06/08/2023 | 138 | Dancing Organelles, AI Resources, Distracting Animations, Timed Tests & Micro-credentials 📝Transcript 138 📺 Captioned audiogram* | AI resources for teaching Using decorative animations in teaching slides New thinking about organelle interactions Timed online tests Inclusion Micro-credentials for professional development Wendy Riggs's awesome medal |
| 05/22/2023 | 137 | Our Teaching Persona in Anatomy & Physiology Class 📝Transcript 137 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Teaching persona Storytelling Authenticity Transparency about flaws The supportive teacher Inclusion Playfulness and play in teaching and learning Student responsibility Gestures improve comprehension |
| 05/08/2023 | 136†‡ | Deep Elaboration & Other Stories of Teaching Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 136* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Deep elaboration Concept maps Running concept lists Learning disabilities ADHD learners ASD learners Dyslexic learners Think, pair, share Aural diversity Hearing impairment Audio media Tattoos Sweat Landmark College training ATP |
| 04/11/2023 | 135†‡ | The Uncertainty Effect with Michelle Lazarus 📝Transcript 135* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Richard Feynman ASE Uncertainty Uncertainty tolerance Training for health professions Surviving the unexpected Clinical skills Nature of science and medicine Diversity Inclusion Dr. Michelle D. Lazarus |
| 03/08/2023 | 134†‡ | Anatomical Sciences Education with Jason Organ 📝Transcript 134* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Anatomical Sciences Education American Association for Anatomy Anatomy teaching journal Jason Organ Interdisciplinary teaching History of science Inclusion in anatomy education |
| 02/23/2023 | 133†‡ | Mindi Fried on Teaching & Learning with Aphantasia 📝Transcript 133* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Phantasia Aphantasia Mind's Eye Mindi Fried Learning Challenges Valerie O'Loughlin |
| 02/06/2023 | 132†‡ | Review a Year. Preview a Year. | Debriefing & Predictions 📝Transcript 132* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Predictions for 2023 Debriefing Annual reviews |
| 01/18/2023 | 131†‡ | Is AI the Beginning or End of Learning? 📝Transcript 131* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Artificial intelligence in learning Issues using chatbots ChatGPT Academic integrity Educational technology |
| 01/02/2023 | 130†‡ | Winter Short: Storytelling, Featuring the Actin-Myosin Love Story 📝Transcript 130* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Storytelling in teaching Actin-myosin love-story analogy Muscle fiber contraction Playfulness in teaching |
| 12/20/2022 | 129†‡ | Winter Short: Students Perform Best with a Pre-Test 📝Transcript 129* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Assessment Formative assessment Pre-test Student success |
| 12/07/2022 | 128†‡ | Winter Short: Nine (or Ten) Strategies for Learning the Skeleton 📝Transcript 128* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Learning the skeleton Identifying bones Identifying bone markings Laboratory instruction Mnemonic devices Bone terminology Flash cards Virtual dissection |
| 11/17/2022 | 127†‡ | Winter Short: Mitochondria, Platelets, Golgi, & Green Pens 📝Transcript 127* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Mitochondria Body temperature Thermogenesis Thermoregulation Immunity Platelets Motility Golgi apparatus Organelle shape Microtubules Grading pen color Green for grading |
| 11/01/2022 | 126†‡ | Ten Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells | A Forest in My Office 📝Transcript 126* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Order of A&P course topics Course design Diversity among A&P course sections Cell biology Cytoskeleton Molecular motors Plasma membrane Extracellular matrix Color of cells Organelle crowding Cells make mistakes Cells fix mistakes Cell complexity |
| 10/20/2022 | 125†‡ | The Pee Episode | Teaching Urinary & Renal Concepts 📝Transcript 125* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Urine formation Teaching urine formation Teaching renal function Analogies for teaching physiology Renal filtration Renal reabsorption Renal secretion Learning by song (with Greg Crowther) |
| 10/04/2022 | 124†‡ | Anatomy & Physiology: Combo or Split? | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 📝Transcript 124* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Separate anatomy & physiology courses Combined anatomy & physiology courses Student preferences Curriculum design Selecting course content Course rigor Journal Club |
| 09/19/2022 | 123†‡ | Fonts, Syllabi, and Poop 📝Transcript 123* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Positive course culture Course documents Course culture Syllabus Fonts & typefaces for learning & memory Fluent & dysfluent fonts Sans Forgetica font Using fonts intentionally |
| 09/07/2022 | 122†‡ | Teaching Human Reproduction | A Chat with Margaret Reece 📝Transcript 122* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Teaching reproduction Teaching human development Ultrasound used to study development Tubal and molar pregnancy Helping struggling A&P students Medicalsciencenavigator.com Dr. Margaret Reece |
| 08/24/2022 | 121†‡ | The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health 📝Transcript 121* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Fecal changes Defecation/elimination Intestinal motility Constipation Reading poop Stimulating defecation Patient health monitoring |
| 08/04/2022 | 120†‡ | Anatomy & Physiology Syllabus: It's an Art 📝Transcript 120* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Syllabus Storytelling Artful course documents Diversity Inclusion Growth mindset Course culture Transparency Professionalism Playfulness Integrity Compassion |
| 07/19/2022 | 119†‡ | Minding the Mind's Eye in Slides | Feedback on Abortion Misconceptions 📝Transcript 119* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Feedback Pregnancy Abortion Mind's eye Phantasia, aphantasia, hyperphantasia Dual-channel memory Slides with media |
| 07/04/2022 | 118†‡ | Pregnancy & Abortion Misconceptions We can Fix in A&P 📝Transcript 118* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Embryology Pregnancy & gestation Labor & birth Abortion care Public conversation Fixing misconceptions in our course |
| 06/20/2022 | 117†‡ | Why A﹠P Faculty Need to Become Students 📝Transcript 117* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Professor benefits when they take courses Olfactory adaptation Cerebrospinal fluid Memory Age related cognitive decline |
| 06/06/2022 | 116†‡ | Why Anatomy & Physiology Students Need Sectional Anatomy 📝Transcript 116* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Sectional anatomy Building conceptual frameworks Applying anatomy concepts Expiration dates / deadlines Teaching with slides Learning with slides Finding media for teaching Book Club: I Am Multitudes by Ed Yong |
| 05/16/2022 | 115†‡ | Are You a Warm Demander? 📝Transcript 115* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Deadline extensions Jerry Anzalone calls in Best-by dates Warm demanders Toxic rigor B-cell memory Vaccine boosters Growing auditory hair cells Mask talk: loud, slow, & clear Respiration in intestines |
| 05/02/2022 | 114†‡ | Skin's Microbiome & Other Stories 📝Transcript 114* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Human microbial system Skin microbiome Clean: The New Science of Skin by James Hamblin Human development and birth B vitamins Deadline leniency Academic integrity |
| 04/19/2022 | 113†‡ | Why Do A&P Students Hate Histology? And How Do We Fix That? 📝Transcript 113* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Teaching and learning histology Expert eye Spaced retrieval practice Gamification Clickers Student response systems |
| 04/04/2022 | 112†‡ | Should We Extend Deadlines? | Models & Color Codes 📝Transcript 112* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Test and assignment deadlines Extending deadlines Scientific models Science analogies Color codes in science |
| 03/13/2022 | 111†‡ | Digesting Foods and Fads - A Chat with Judi Nath 📝Transcript 111* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Food science Nutrition Diet Book writing Teaching Author & professor Judi Nath |
| 02/28/2022 | 110†‡ | Sins Against Science - A Chat with Judi Nath 📝Transcript 110* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Science misinformation Science and society Science and the law Helping students spot misinformation Writing and publishing in science Author & professor Judi Nath |
| 02/14/2022 | 109†‡ | The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 2 📝Transcript 109* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Inclusive teaching practices Student interest survey Inclusive office hours Valuing diverse viewpoints Inclusive classroom demeanor Learning from mistakes Suggest another instructor Many challenges are invisible Practice love |
| 01/31/2022 | 108 †‡ | The Inclusive Anatomy & Physiology Course | Part 1 📝Transcript 108* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Inclusive teaching practices Reflecting diverse cultures Accessible resources Inclusive syllabus Inclusive language Gender pronouns Preferred names First-week introductions |
| 01/18/2022 | 107 †‡ | Directions in A&P Teaching | Where We've Been & Where We Are Going | Future Trends 📝Transcript 107* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Debriefing concepts from the past year Revisiting last year's predictions Future trends and predictions in teaching A&P Remembering Linda Swisher |
| 12/06/2021 | 106 †‡ | Ungrading With Standards-Based Grading | A Chat With Staci Johnson 📝Transcript 106* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Ungrading Alternative grading Standards based grading Book Club: Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by Susan D. Blum Kevin's long winter's nap |
| 11/15/2021 | 105 †‡ | Is Anatomy Finished? | Review of New Discoveries 📝Transcript 105* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Continuing discovery in anatomy Fabella bone Barrier macrophages Interstitium Button & zipper junctions Lymph node micro-organs Bone vessels Tubarial salivary glands |
| 11/01/2021 | 104 †‡ | Should Students Change Answers? | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski 📝Transcript 104* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Learning research Test taking strategies Changing answers on tests Student success on exams |
| 10/18/2021 | 103 †‡ | Grading for Proficiency | Book Club: The One World School House 📝Transcript 103* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Proficiency Grading Pitfalls of Test Averaging or Totals Importance of Foundational Concepts Example of Proficiency Grading Book Club: The One World School House: Education Reimagined by Salman Khan |
| 10/04/2021 | 102 †‡ | Online Testing Effectiveness Data | Turning My Gray Hair Brown 📝Transcript 102* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Stats on Effectiveness of Online Testing Scheme Hair Graying Reversal Hippocampus as a Storyteller How Master/Mastery Can Be Problematic |
| 09/20/2021 | 101 †‡ | Even MORE Test Answers | Normal Body Temperature? 📝Transcript 101* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | The Concept of "Normal" What is Normal Body Temperature? Practical Tips for an Open, Online, Randomized Testing Scheme |
| 09/06/2021 | 100 †‡ | More Quizzing About Kevin's Wacky Testing Scheme | Book Club 📝Transcript 100* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | More on Patton Method of testing as teaching Open Tests & Board Exams Student Challenge of Test Items Test Debriefing Book Club: Ken Bain's What The Best College Teachers Do |
| 08/16/2021 | 099 †‡ | Quizzed About Tests | FAQs About Patton Test Strategies 📝Transcript 99* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Patton Method of testing as teaching Multiple Retakes, Retrieval Practice, Spacing Cumulative Testing, Interleaving Pre-Testing High & Low Stakes Formative & Summative Tests Open Book Testing Online Test Integrity |
| 08/01/2021 | 098 †‡ | Star Power Helps Students Identify Learning Goals 📝Transcript 98* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Strategies to help students identify learning goals Textbooks should not remain invisible How cilia are involved in COVID-19 Soap as a cellular defense strategy |
| 07/18/2021 | 097 †‡ | Six More Textbook Tricks 📝Transcript 97* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Transparency about the course textbook Reading and raiding the textbook Honoring the textbook (You) read the textbook Teach student how to read their textbook Loving & learning about textbooks |
| 07/04/2021 | 096 †‡ | Even More Slide Tricks | Ultimate Effective Teaching Presentations 📝Transcript 96* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | How to make slide presentations more effective Aligning preferred terminology Using title slides to engage learners Selecting the best presentation mode Telling the story |
| 06/20/2021 | 095 †‡ | More Slide Tricks | Effective Teaching Presentations 📝Transcript 95* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Effective teaching with slides Less text, more story Chunking slide content Using art effectively |
| 06/06/2021 | 094 †‡ | Do A&P Textbooks Have Too Much Content? 📝Transcript 94* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | How to teach with extra content in A&P textbooks The color of a marking pen may send unintended signals Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) Greek names for SARS-CoV-2 variants How teeth sense cold |
| 05/16/2021 | 093 †‡ | Weight Stigma! The Difficult Cadaver | Journal Club Episode 📝Transcript 93* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | How dissecting large body donors plays into weight-bias attitudes of future health professionals The pervasiveness and effects of weight stigma among health professionals |
| 05/02/2021 | 092 †‡ | Are We Answering Student Questions? | Science Updates 📝Transcript 92* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Listening & responding in ways that help students A new discovery regarding plaques in the brain A new way to get A&P science & teaching updates |
| 04/18/2021 | 091 †‡ | Burnout! A Chat with Rebecca Pope-Ruark 📝Transcript 91* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | What is Burnout? How do we deal with burnout? How can we prevent burnout? How can we support our burned-out peers? Our students? |
| 04/05/2021 | 090 †‡ | Taking Bold Steps in Teaching | Notetaking | Science Updates 📝Transcript 90* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Dealing with Resistance to New Teaching Strategies Notetaking: Pens or Laptops? The Pandemic Twenty Is Diluting Blood Plasma a Fountain of Youth? |
| 03/18/2021 | 089 †‡ | Smooth Teaching with Slides: Animations to Dramatize the Story of Anatomy & Physiology | Science Updates 📝Transcript 89* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Using Easy Animation Effects to Help Students Focus on Important Elements of Our Story Background Noise in the Brain Exercise Triggers Immune Cell Development in Bone Mitochondrial Organization during Mitosis How Old Will We Get? |
| 02/24/2021 | 088 †‡ | The Proper Order of Topics in A&P | Leaderboards | Student Frustration 📝Transcript 88* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Sequencing topics in the A&P course Using leaderboard competition in gamification strategy of teaching & learning Student frustration during pandemic teaching & learning |
| 02/09/2021 | 087 †‡ | Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A&P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests 📝Transcript 87* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Digital microcredentials in the A&P course Gamification with badges in higher education Dark skin color & clinical signs for future health professionals Refresher tests get students ready for A&P |
| 01/27/2021 | 086 †‡ | What a Year! | Pandemic Teaching & More | A Reflection 📝Transcript 86* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Annual debrief & review of the third year of this podcast Professional development community for A&P professors Micro-credentialing Coping with and recovering from pandemic teaching |
| 01/04/2021 | 085 †‡ | Student Evaluations of Teaching II: Proactive, Active, & Reactive Strategies 📝Transcript 85* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Strategies to Improve Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs), Help Students Evaluate Professionally, and Many More Tips for Dealing with Concerns About SETs. |
| 12/21/2020 | 084 †‡ | Student Evaluations of Teaching I: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 📝Transcript 84* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Concerns About Faculty Evaluations | Useful & Harmful Evaluations | The Concern About Anonymity | Fairness of Student Evaluations of Teaching |
| 12/07/2020 | 083 †‡ | Actual Learning vs. Feeling of Learning | Journal Club Episode 📝Transcript 83* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Krista Rompolski brings a journal article on the feeling of learning vs. actual learning, why they differ, and how to fix it |
| 11/23/2020 | 082 †‡ | Bones: Inside and Out—A Chat with Dr. Roy Meals 📝Transcript 82* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Interview with Roy A. Meals, MD, author of the new book Bones: Inside and Out What students need to appreciate about bones Bone terminology Being clear and simple when teaching about bones Learning over time |
| 11/09/2020 | 081 †‡ | The Cheater! Academic Integrity in Remote Learning 📝Transcript 81* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Cheating in the era of pandemic/post-pandemic teaching Academic integrity in remote learning Consequences of cheating Anti-cheating strategies Plagiarism & Rogeting |
| 10/26/2020 | 080 †‡ | New Organ, Dam Protons, & Our Secret Language 📝Transcript 80* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Have scientists discovered a new major salivary gland? (tuberial salivary gland) The continuing saga of making ATP (Those Dam Protons) Does A&P have a secret language? Word Dissection: torus tuberius |
| 10/12/2020 | 079 †‡ | Krebs Cycle: The Horror 📝Transcript 79* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Teaching the Krebs cycle with playful storytelling. The variability of anatomy terms. AnatomyTerms.info |
| 09/28/2020 | 078 †‡ | Desirable Difficulty 📝Transcript 78* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Desirable difficulties from spaced retrieval practice & interleaving. The A&P Professor's online community is still receiving "insider" applications. A 4-stranded form of DNA. Even more tips on Zoom meetings. |
| 09/14/2020 | 077 †‡ | Stress & Community 📝Transcript 77* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | The A&P Professor's online community is now open! Stress! Acronyms: who needs them? Word Dissections: cardoid acronym |
| 08/24/2020 | 076 †‡ | The Surprising Power of Digital Textbooks 📝Transcript 76* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Digital textbooks are here to stay Digital textbook features can be leveraged for powerful teaching & learning Two arm lengths is not 2 m nor even 6 ft— but one arm span is close Book Club: Digital Minimalism (picked by Mike Pascoe) |
| 08/10/2020 | 075 †‡ | The Syllabus Special 📝Transcript 75* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Syllabus strategies Do students read it? Reading & Raiding 1st-day activities Basic Elements Add-ons Professionalism Warnings & safety Pronouns Long syllabi |
| 07/29/2020 | 074 †‡ | Back to Campus Pandemic Teaching 📝Transcript 74* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Back-to-campus-pandemic-teaching guide to introducing new room set-up & procedures Resilience Book Club: Resilience—The Science of Mastering Life's Greatest Challenges |
| 07/15/2020 | 073 †‡ | Zoom Fatigue and Other Symptoms of Pandemic Teaching 📝Transcript 73* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Zoom Fatigue Pandemic Heart Updating our CV's skill list Sensory updates Word Dissection: stress cardiomyopathy takotsubo cardiomyopathy apical ballooning syndrome Book Club: The Concise Book of Muscles |
| 06/29/2020 | 072 †‡ | Even More Pandemic Teaching Tips 📝Transcript 72* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Still Pandemic Teaching The Other Pandemic: Racism Faculty Office in a Box The Media-Friendly Faculty Office An Apology |
| 06/15/2020 | 071 †‡ | Faculty Mindsets & Minority Student Achievement Gaps: Journal Club 📝Transcript 71* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Journal Club (with Krista Rompolski) explores a study showing that fixed mindset vs. Growth Mindset in STEM faculty impacts achievement among under-represented minority undergrad students Book Club: Mindset Please share: Pandemic Teaching (free download) |
| 06/02/2020 | 070 †‡ | Test Question Templates Help Students Learn 📝Transcript 70* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Greg Crowther explains Test Question Templates (TQTs) Please share: Pandemic Teaching (free download) |
| 05/18/2020 | 069 †‡ | Content Delivery Style: Journal Club 📝Transcript 69* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Journal Club (with Krista Rompolski) discusses content delivery style's effects on learning A new seminar on Running Concept Lists is available at the website Please share: Pandemic Teaching (free download) |
| 05/04/2020 | 068 †‡§ | Revisiting Retrieval Practice | New Journal Club 📝Transcript 68* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Retrieval practices is still the best way to learn— we revisit Kevin's method Krista Rompolski will be hosting a new segment: TAPP Journal Club Free offer from ADInstruments Please share: Pandemic Teaching (free download) |
| 04/20/2020 | 067 †‡§ | Simple Ideas for Pandemic Teaching 📝Transcript 67* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Simple formula for remote teaching Zoombombing revisited Video walk-throughs Pandemic teaching resource guide Free offer from ADInstruments Book Club: Pandemic Teaching (free download) |
| 04/03/2020 | 066 †‡§ | PREVIEW Episode 66 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 66 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Slides Serve the Story of Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 66* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Simple slides support our story of A&P FFT: fumbling first try Zoom-bombing Free online lab platform Virtual conferences Book Club: Presentation Zen (Reynolds) Word Dissection: virus coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic epidemic |
| 03/25/2020 | 065 †‡ | BONUS EPISODE Still Moving Our Course to Remote 📝Transcript 65* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Slashing content (really) Being present Accessibility Webinar Skills Faces Feedback Tips Teaching at Home |
| 03/16/2020 | 064 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 64 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 64 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* POST PREVIEW Getting Ready for Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco | Bonus Episode 64 📝Transcript 64 Post Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco 📝Transcript 64* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Memory palaces with Chase DiMarco Memory techniques we can share with our students Textbook & Academic Authors Association Word Dissection: mnemonic (again) mnemonist loci (locus) COVID-19 |
| 03/14/2020 | 064b †‡ | BONUS EPISODE Quickly Moving to Remote Delivery—The Musical 📝Transcript 64b* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | 19 tips for quickly shifting from face-to-face to online or other remote options. Sing-along music from Greg Crowther that teaches concepts. No dancing, though. |
| 02/26/2020 | 063b †‡ | BONUS EPISODE Mid Winter Winterizing of our Courses 📝Transcript 63b* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Strategies & Tips for Flu Season and Potential Pandemic Infections Social Distancing to Reduce Spread of Disease Preparing Our Courses for Student & Teacher Absences |
| 02/24/2020 | 063 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 63 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 63 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Mistakes in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 63* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Making mistakes in teaching. In front of students! How stress causes gray hair. An X-lymphocyte is discovered. Word Dissection: Imposter syndrome Norepinephrine Noradrenaline Adrenergic Melanin Eumelanin Pheomelanin HLA |
| 02/06/2020 | 062 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 62 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 62 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Another Big Year in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 62* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Review & debrief of the 2nd full year of The A&P Professor podcast Word Dissection: dissect |
| 01/23/2021 | 061 †‡§ | PREVIEW Episode 61 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 61 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE The Prerequisite Problem in the A&P Course 📝Transcript 61* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Issues & questions surrounding required prerequisites for the A&P course Transplant effects in the human genome Hazards of Wi-Fi effects in the body Word Dissection: chimera forensic apoptosis Wi-Fi |
| 01/09/2020 | 060 †‡§ | PREVIEW Episode 60 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 60 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Even More Flashcards: Ultimate Hidden Powers Unleashed 📝Transcript 60* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Flashcards 3: advanced techniques (including emojis, concept lists, concept maps) Tribute to the late Bruce McEwen, stress scientist A new sponsor: ADInstruments Word Dissection: allostasis and allostatic emoji and emoticon cumulative Word Dissection: obverse & reverse mnemonic & pneumonic pseudogene |
| 12/25/2019 | 059 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 59 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 59 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE More Flashcards: Hidden Powers Unleashed 📝Transcript 59* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Flashcards 2: intermediate techniques (including levitation) The term pseudogene may be misleading Junk-DNA analogy Survey! Podcasts may be safe and effective sleep aids BONUS: Dr. ZZzzz on "Influenza" obverse & reverse mnemonic & pneumonic pseudogene |
| 12/12/2019 | 058 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 58 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 58 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Flashcards: Hidden Powers 📝Transcript 58* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Flashcards: the learning science behind them and some intermediate techniques Gene therapy can grow new adult brain cells Some can hear when they don't have olfactory bulbs Word Dissection: anosmia cribriform plate polydendrocyte oligodendrocyte NG2 cell or NG2 glia flashcard (evolved from hornbooks) |
| 11/27/2019 | 057 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 57 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 57 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE Warnings & Safety Tips in the A&P Syllabus 📝Transcript 57* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Warnings for the A&P syllabus Safety tips in the A&P syllabus HAPS awards Nuzzel newsletter Preview: TAPP app features Podcast Review Show clip featuring TAPP Radio Word Dissection: syllabus, syllabi, syllabuses (revisited) |
| 11/15/2020 | 056 †‡ | PREVIEW Episode 56 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview 📝Transcript 56 Preview* 📺 Captioned audiogram* FULL EPISODE More on Spelling, Case, & Grammar 📝Transcript 56* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Clarifying a hard line on misspelling as part of a formative testing regimen glycoRNA —what is it? Do macrophages form barriers in joints? How best to label models for lab practicals? Word Dissection: formative [assessment] summative [assessment] practical (lab test) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Y RNA glycan oligosaccharide N-glycan O-glycan glycosylation |
| 04/05/2021 | 055 †‡ | Communication, Clarity, & Medical Errors 📝Transcript 55* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Is Spelling Important? Alternate Spellings A Case for Proper Case Professionalism as Course Objective BONUS handouts only inside the TAPP APP Word Dissection: perineum peritoneum femur fibula [letter] case (upper and lower) |
| 10/21/2019 | 054 †‡ | Revisiting A&P Learning Outcomes 📝Transcript 54* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Release of Updated A&P Learning Outcomes from HAPS Vaping Vaccination Time Matters Neurons That Cause Forgetting Word Dissection: isovolumic & isovolumetric hemopoiesis & hematopoiesis vaccination CD8 cell |
| 10/07/2019 | 054a †‡ | Cells & Oxygen Availability | Nobel Special 📝Transcript 54a* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in how cells sense & adapt to oxygen availability Context in the A&P course |
| 09/30/2019 | 053 †‡ | How to Amplify Learning in A&P 📝Transcript 53* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Amplifying learning in our courses Role of exosomes in metastasis of cancer How activity affects heart shape Jargon: show notes & episode page Word Dissection: metastasis extracellular vesicle (EV) exosome oncosome transcytosis |
| 09/16/2019 | 052 †‡ | The Case for Case Studies 📝Transcript 52* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Case studies in teaching A&P Brain mapping issues Reversing biological age Genes for left-handedness Tips for answering frustrating student questions Word Dissection: case [study] hypercalcemia parcellation atlas (as in anatomy atlas or as in first cervical vertebra) epigenome |
| 09/02/2019 | 051 †‡ | The Case for Transparency 📝Transcript 51* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Transparency in this podcast Transparency in our courses Revisiting new neurons in the adult brain Olfaction & gustation overlap Understanding mouse vs. human brains AAA gets a new name & new look! Word Dissection: transparency olfaction gustation subventricular zone (SVZ) |
| 08/12/2019 | 050 †‡ | Connecting in the Distance Course Special 📝Transcript 50* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Classic segments about supporting students in distance & hybrid courses to improve retention & student success |
| 07/29/2019 | 049 †‡ | The Silent Teacher Special 📝Transcript 49* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Classic segments about the humanity of human body donors (and reproductions made from them) Three related book recommendations |
| 07/15/2019 | 048 †‡ | The Storytelling Special 📝Transcript 48* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Classic segments about teaching as a form of storytelling |
| 07/01/2019 | 047 †‡ | The Human Microbial System 📝Transcript 47* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Teachers vs robots in the age of AI Special episodes coming! Podcast award nomination Teaching the human microbiome Word Dissection: artificial intelligence (AI) microbe microbiome |
| 06/17/2019 | 046 †‡ | The Wallenda Model of Homeostasis 📝Transcript 46* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Bone growth update Measles & immune amnesia Wallenda Model (highwire) of homeostasis Word Dissection: chondrocyte chondroprogenitor cell epiphysis & epiphyseal plate amnesia measles |
| 06/04/2019 | 045 †‡ | The Fishbowl Model of Homeostasis 📝Transcript 45* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Addressing professor poll Unveiling The Anatomy & Physiology Professor Concept list seminar Fishbowl Model of homeostasis Word Dissection: homeostasis thermostat sodium & Na/natrium potassium & K/kalium |
| 05/20/2019 | 044 †‡ | How Our Students Address Us 📝Transcript 44* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Semi-identical twinning Easy way to sort student papers for grading/recording Stickers & gamification How students address faculty Word Dissection: gamification zygote tripolar [spindle] pronucleus locus blastocyst |
| 05/06/2019 | 043 †‡ | Human Anatomic Variation 📝Transcript 43* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Fabella bone Situs inversus Levocardia Variety of Variations Word Dissection: anatomic vs. anatomical physiologic vs. physiological situs inversus situs solitus levocardia dextrocardia fabella (pl. fabellae) |
| 04/22/2019 | 042 †‡ | Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | 2019 Edition 📝Transcript 42* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Kevin's insights & tips for getting the most out of the HAPS Conference Revisiting Kevin's Law of Professional Development Mindi Fried & Jerry Anzalone call in Greg Crowther's A&P songs Word Dissection: conference Portland |
| 04/08/2019 | 041 †‡ | More on Eponyms in A&P Terminology 📝Transcript 41* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Eponyms again! (Mike Pascoe calls in) Update in adult brain neurogenesis More on finding media for teaching What we call our students Word Dissection: duodenum pl., duodena or duodenums hippocampus |
| 03/25/2019 | 040 †‡ | The Eponym Episode 📝Transcript 40* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | What is an eponym? Modern use of eponyms Another problem with eponyms How to deal with eponyms in our A&P course Word Dissection: eponym haversian canal toponym |
| 03/11/2019 | 039 †‡ | Language of Muscles: A Strategy for Learning 📝Transcript 39* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | The literal meaning of muscle names can be mnemonic aids for students. Functions of the cerebellum. Liver anticipates food. Exercise, diet, metabolism, body weight. Word Dissection: cerebellum muscle tendon anglicize |
| 02/25/2019 | 038 †‡ | Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your A&P Course on Track 📝Transcript 38* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Why wait until it's too late to survey your students? What happens when you swallow a Lego? The gut makes 10% of blood. Why must sperm be fast? Our new sponsor is revealed! Word Dissection: chimera, chimerism allograft progenitor cell |
| 02/11/2019 | 037 † | The Last Best Story in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 37* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | The "last best story" to emphasize the changing nature of science. Adult neurogenesis (yet again). Is sacral outflow sympathetic? More about feedback in online tests. Anatomical compass & anatomical rosette. Reserve hematopoiesis. Word Dissection: neurogenesis craniosacral thoracolumbar hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) [anatomical] rosette |
| 01/28/2019 | 036 † | A Big Year in Teaching Anatomy & Physiology 📝Transcript 36* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Looking back over a big (first) year of this podcast. Adam Rich calls in with a question about test feedback for students. Have scientists found a new set of blood vessels in bone? |
| 01/14/2019 | 035 † | Big Ideas: The Essential Concepts of A&P 📝Transcript 35* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | How students can/should find the kinda big ideas (core concepts) of A&P ApoB or LDL tests? How oxytocin works Smell affects stress |
| 12/31/2018 | 034 † | Power Tips for Dissection Activities 📝Transcript 34* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Two different strategies to make dissection activities more focused and meaningful Free summer neuroscience workshop Ganglion cells in the retina |
| 12/17/2018 | 033 † | Test Frequency in A&P 📝Transcript 33* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Listener Krista Rompolski asks about testing frequency in the A&P course Genes for red hair Making the somatosensory map What about those preview episodes? |
| 12/03/2018 | 032 † | Helping Students With Test Anxiety 📝Transcript 32* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Bonus episode Tips on helping students with test anxiety Mitochondrial inheritance Cardiac stem cells Free access to journal articles |
| 11/19/2018 | 031 † | The Elephant Episode 📝Transcript 31* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Kevin's experience with elephants gives insights on human skin Netrin-1 is a protein needed to form memories in the brain |
| 11/05/2018 | 030 † | The Nazi Anatomists - A Conversation with Aaron Fried 📝Transcript 30* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Aaron Fried discusses illustrations produced by Nazi anatomists & still in use today Update in epigenetics Handedness in cells HAPS sponsors TAPP podcast |
| 10/22/2018 | 029 | The Silent Teacher - A Conversation with Aaron Fried 📝Transcript 29* 📺 Captioned audiogram* | Aaron Fried discusses body donation and respect for our "silent teachers" Why is this podcast so loud? AAA sponsors our transcripts! Features of the TAPP app. Your homework! |
| 10/08/2018 | 028 | Using Media in Our A&P Course - Advice From Barbara Waxer 📝Transcript 28 📺 Captioned audiogram | Chat with a Media/copyright expert on using media properly in our course Update on the number of genes in the human genome Discovery of a new sensory structure in the gut |
| 09/24/2018 | 027 | Understanding How We Learn, a Chat with Yana Weinstein & Megan Sumeracki 📝Transcript 27 📺 Captioned audiogram | Conversation With the Authors of a New Book About Learning Science Myosin & Actin Hook Up in Red Blood Cells |
| 09/10/2018 | 026 | Modeling Professional Integrity 📝Transcript 26 📺 Captioned audiogram | A new micro-organ in our lymph nodes? Daily Nuzzel newsletter with curated headlines for A&P teachers Succeed in A&P podcast mentioned us! Modeling professional integrity The A&P Student blog |
| 08/27/2018 | 025 | Promoting Academic Integrity in Our Courses 📝Transcript 25 📺 Captioned audiogram | Practical tips for promoting a culture of professional integrity and honesty in the A&P course. Greg Crowther sings "A Physiologist's Blessing" Buttons & zippers in lymphatic capillaries |
| 08/13/2018 | 024 | The Syllabus Episode | BONUS 📝Transcript 24 📺 Captioned audiogram | Do students read the syllabus? What is a syllabus? Reading and raiding the syllabus First-day activities | A syllabus quiz? Basic elements of a syllabus More things to put in a syllabus Study strategies, extra topics, & FAQs |
| 08/06/2018 | 023 | EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 📝Transcript 23 📺 Captioned audiogram | Medical mitochondria Recap of Parts 1 & 2 Reaching out to at-risk students Importance of feedback |
| 07/23/2018 | 022 | 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 📝Transcript 22 📺 Captioned audiogram | Syllabuses or syllabI? Recap of Part 1 Bringing faces to class The featured topic continues in the next episode |
| 07/09/2018 | 021 | 49 Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses 📝Transcript 21 📺 Captioned audiogram | Transcripts available Captioned audiograms available How to connect with this podcast The featured topic continues in the next episode |
| 06/25/2018 | 020 | Reading A&P Terms Out Loud Helps Reading Comprehension 📝Transcript 20 📺 Captioned audiogram | How many genes in the human genome? Free book of brain facts Expand the reach of this podcast Why students should read A&P terms out loud Binge much? |
| 06/11/2018 | 019 | Caring for Students Helps Them Succeed 📝Transcript 19 📺 Captioned audiogram | Summer schedule reminder Giving lecture slides to students TAPP APP update Sleeping in on weekends Commit to caring for A&P Students |
| 05/26/2018 | 018 | Contour Drawing Helps Students Learn Anatomy 📝Transcript 18 📺 Captioned audiogram | Interview with Paul Krieger New apps available! Shift to biweekly schedule |
| 05/21/2018 | 017 b | Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference 📝Transcript Bonus 17 b 📺 Captioned audiogram | Kevin's Law of Professional Development Tips to get the most out of the HAPS conference Why you should bring business cards and index cards |
| 05/14/2018 | 017 | End-of-Term Reviews Help Keep Your Course on Track 📝Transcript 17 📺 Captioned audiogram | Mamillary or mammillary? A course review can help you leave the semester ready for a more restful break. |
| 05/08/2018 | 016 | How Do YOU Pronounce It? 📝Transcript 16 📺 Captioned audiogram | News & Notes: keeping the brain alive, new form of DNA in cells, HAPS road trip Pronunciation of A&P terms The A&P Student blog |
| 04/30/2018 | 015 | Actin & Myosin - A Love Story 📝Transcript 15 📺 Captioned audiogram | Why is the Golgi apparatus so oddly shaped? A love-story analogy for teaching muscle contraction. |
| 04/23/2018 | 014 | Are Learning Styles Real? Why or Why Not? 📝Transcript 14 📺 Captioned audiogram | Adult brains CAN grow new neurons. Come to HAPS 2018! Learning styles |
| 04/16/2018 | 013 | Playful & Serious Is the Perfect Combo for A&P 📝Transcript 13 📺 Captioned audiogram | Meatus is a weird word. Convenient ways to subscribe to The A&P Professor podcast. Playfulness helps tell the stories of the human body, as do analogies. |
| 04/09/2018 | 012 | Storytelling is the Heart of A&P 📝Transcript 12 📺 Captioned audiogram | Microglia nibble synapses to remodel neural circuits. Kevin's new online seminar outlines 5 strategies for long-term learning. Tips for telling the story of the human body effectively. |
| 04/02/2018 | 011 | Test Debriefing Boosts Student Learning 📝Transcript 11 📺 Captioned audiogram | Has a new organ been discovered? Systematic debriefing after a test helps students learn. |
| 03/26/2018 | 010 | Nine Super Strategies for Teaching the Skeleton 📝Transcript 10 📺 Captioned audiogram | Teaching the human skeleton New Alexa skill for this podcast Free media resources from the NSF |
| 03/19/2018 | 009 | Supporting Returning Learners 📝Transcript 9 📺 Captioned audiogram | Returning learners Peripersonal neuron Get daily headlines for A&P teachers |
| 03/12/2018 | 008 | Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections 📝Transcript 8 📺 Captioned audiogram | Running concept lists Neurogenesis in adult brains Cells hate calcium Let's hear your take |
| 03/05/2018 | 007 | Teaching For Long-Term Learning 📝Transcript 7 📺 Captioned audiogram | Teaching for long term learning Hot mitochondria Secrets of the Campus Cadavers (podcast) |
| 02/26/2018 | 006 | Give Your Course a Half Flip With a Full Twist 📝Transcript 6 📺 Captioned audiogram | Flipped A&P class New blood test for concussion Green pens for grading |
| 02/19/2018 | 005 | Concept Maps Help Students Find Their Way 📝Transcript 5 📺 Captioned audiogram | Concept maps Blood doping |
| 02/12/2018 | 004 | Cumulative Tests Make Learning Last 📝Transcript 4 📺 Captioned audiogram | Cumulative testing Genetics update Call in | subscribe | review & rate Short video walk-throughs |
| 02/06/2018 | 003 | Pre-Tests Power-Boost Learning 📝Transcript 3 📺 Captioned audiogram | Pre-Tests to Enhance Learning How many proteins are in a cell? Online Resource list from the Anatomical Society Sneeze injuries |
| 01/27/2018 | 002 | Testing As a Teaching Strategy 📝Transcript 2 📺 Captioned audiogram | Testing as teaching 2018 HAPS annual conference 2017 blood pressure guidelines |
| 01/23/2018 | 001 | Intro | Spaced Retrieval Practice 📝Transcript 1 📺 Captioned audiogram | Spaced retrieval practice HAPS regional mtg in St Louis Platelets in immunity Introducing TAPP Radio |
| 01/20/2018 | 000 | Trailer Trailer Script |
* Transcripts & captioning of this episode supported by AAA, the American Association for Anatomy anatomy.org
† Marketing support by HAPS, the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org/haps
‡ Distribution costs paid by Northeast College of Health Sciences's online graduate program in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction [HAPI] northeastcollege.edu/hapi
§ Episode support by ADInstruments ADInstruments.com
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