Caring for Students Helps Them Succeed | TAPP Episode 19

Host Kevin Patton discusses the many ways case studies can be used in teaching, why they enhance learning, and where to find them. Also, updates in factors underlying left-handedness, functional maps of the brain, and …

A brief preview of the upcoming full episode 52, featuring upcoming topics that include case studies, brain mapping, age reversal, left-handedness …

Host Kevin Patton asks why we should be transparent in our course and elsewhere. Plus an update on AAA's recent rebranding, how the tongue can …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on transparency (in this podcast and in our teaching), updates in …

Host Kevin Patton presents a remix of classic segments from the TAPP Radio archive, all summarizing "tricks" to increase student retention and promote student success in distance or hybrid courses.

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Host Kevin Patton presents a remix of classic segments from the TAPP Radio archive, all related to the role of human remains in teaching and learning …

00:49 | Special Series
05:24 | Storytelling in the A&P Course
20:14 | Storytelling is a Human Skill
22:16 | Sponsored by HAPS
22:38 | Playful …

Host Kevin Patton discusses the human microbial system and how he approaches it in the A&P course. A plea for your nomination to the People's Choice Podcast Awards. How we can prepare ourselves for the age of …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the human microbiome, teaching in the age of artificial …

Host Kevin Patton outlines the analogy of a high-wire walker as a model for homeostasis. Plus an update in how bones grow in length and how the measles virus causes immune amnesia.

00:44 | Measles & Immune Amnesia
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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on The Wallenda Model of homeostasis, along with other topics. …

01:03 | Poll Results: Addressing Professors
11:23 | Sponsored by HAPS
11:43 | Running Concept List Video
14:20 | Sponsored by AAA
14:41 | TAPP Secret …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the Fishbowl Model of homeostasis and other topics. There's …

Host Kevin Patton discusses how students address professors, semi-identical twins, sorting student papers, using stickers, and more.

00:43 | Right and Left, Oh My!
04:22 | Sponsored by HAPS
06:11 | Semi-Identical Twins
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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on how students address faculty and other topics. There's more... …

Host Kevin Patton examines variations in human anatomy, including the fabella bone, situs inversus, and more.

00:40 | Preview Episodes
04:15 | Sponsored by HAPS
05:48 | Fabella Bone
15:51 | Sponsored by AAA
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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on anatomic variations in the human body.

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Veteran HAPS member and President Emeritus Kevin Patton gives his advice on having the best experience at the HAPS Annual Conference. Includes call-ins from Jerry Anzalone and Mindi Fried, plus music from Greg Crowther. …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, a longer bonus episode, on the upcoming HAPS Annual Conference in Portland OR.

Host Kevin Patton gets a call from Mike Pascoe that sparks more discussion of eponyms in teaching, revisits brain neurogenesis in adults and a note …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a follow-up discussion of eponyms in scientific terminology from …

Host Kevin Patton focuses on the use of eponyms (terms named for a person) in modern anatomy and physiology teaching. What are the pros and …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of eponyms in scientific terminology.

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00:51 | Cerebellum Functions
06:28 | Sponsored by HAPS
06:52 | Liver Responds to Food Stimuli
09:06 | Sponsored by AAA
09:26 | Exercise, Diet, …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of how paying attention to the meaning of muscle …

00:45 | Sperm Speed
02:48 | Sponsored by HAPS
03:32 | Hematopoiesis in the Gut
07:04 | Sponsored by AAA
07:22 | Swallow Legos Much?
10:41 | New Sponsor: MS-HAPI Program
15:23 | Featured: Mid-Semester Check-Ins Keep Your …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of how mid-term check-ins can help in teaching …

Host Kevin Patton emphasizes the idea of the "last best story" in science to review the unfolding debates about adult neurogenesis and autonomic …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which features a discussion of the last best story in teaching A&P, …

Closing out the first year of this podcast, host Kevin Patton reviews some of the topics covered throughout the year. Caller Adam Rich asks about giving feedback to students in online tests. Have we discovered a new …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the big year (the first year) of The A&P Professor podcast …

The essential concepts of anatomy & physiology can be recognized by students as the "big ideas" in the stories we tell. Will apoB tests replace …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on the big ideas (essential concepts) of the A&P course.

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Two strategies for making dissection activities work better for learning. A free summer neuro workshop in Missouri this July. The role of the …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on powering up how we do dissection activities.

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Kevin Patton responds to a question from Krista Rompolski about how often we should test our students. Updates on hair color genetics and how the …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on standards for test frequency in the A&P course. 

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Practical advice on helping students manage test anxiety. Updates in mitochondrial inheritance and cardiac stem cells, plus a way to access journal articles that are behind a paywall. Extended bonus episode. 

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Host Kevin Patton previews the content of the upcoming full episode, which focuses on tips in helping students manage test anxiety. 

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Kevin Patton shares experience as an elephant keeper & trainer that give us insight to how the skin helps us maintain homeostasis of body …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of The Elephant Episode. Huh? Yep, elephants.

There's more...including a small bit of bonus content to make …

Aaron Fried returns for a second conversation about anatomical specimens, this time discussing illustrations based on executed Nazi prisoners. Plus updates on epigenetics, handedness in cells, HAPS sponsorship, making …

Host Kevin Patton previews the content of The Nazi Anatomists, featuring another chat with Aaron Fried.

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Aaron Fried, national speaker on the use of human donor bodies in anatomy education, particularly in Nazi Germany, joins Kevin for the first of two …

Barbara Waxer gives advice on the "proper" use of media in teaching, including where to find it. Documented number of protein-coding genes & noncoding genes (RNA-coding genes) in the human genome continues to …

Weinstein & Sumeracki join Kevin for a conversation about their new book that explores how learning science can help us teach more effectively & help our students learn more effectively. And a brief update on …

Is there a newly discovered micro-organ in our lymph nodes? Perhaps we should be modeling professional integrity for our students.

00:42 | A new …

Master teachers focus more on promoting a culture of integrity than on specific anti-cheating strategies, but what are some practical ways to do …

The syllabus is a key document in any college course. But do we really pay close attention to it? In this extended bonus episode, host Kevin Patton …

Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. In this second of three episodes, Kevin continues the conversation with ways to literally make the …

Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. In this second of three episodes, Kevin continues the conversation with ways to literally make the …

Online courses continue to have a notoriously low retention rate and success rate compared to traditional courses. Kevin shares some general concepts and practical ideas that have helped him improve retention and pass …

Why we should encourage A&P students to say the difficult terms out loud before reading. Will we ever pin down the number of genes in the human …

Kevin interviews professor and author Paul Krieger, who describes a simple activity with contour drawing to get his students primed to learn human …

Getting ready for the annual conference of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)? Long-timer Kevin Patton gives some tips on how to get …

Walk away from each semester with confidence by doing an intentional course review before you leave. Which is the correct spelling, mamillary or mammillary? Put your A&P course into high gear with a new episode of …

Kevin reviews News & Notes: keeping pig brains alive, new form of DNA found in cells, your HAPS road trip. A discussion of which pronunciation of …

 Kevin shares his version of the classic love-story analogy of muscle contraction. Why does the Golgi apparatus looks so weird? it's the …

Can adult brains make new neurons? Kevin revisits this question and examines new evidence. See you at HAPS 2018 Annual Conference in Columbus OH? …

 Kevin explains why the term meatus is weird (hint: it's the plural form). The topic of storytelling in teaching continues with an emphasis on …

 Microglia in the brain nibble on synapse to induce remodeling of neural circuits. Kevin mentions his new online seminar on five ways to enhance long-term learning. A&P is the story of the human body, so A&P …

 Kevin discusses recent news that a new human organ has been discovered. Systematic debriefing by students after each test can boost their learning. …

Learning the bones and markings of the skeleton is hard—and so is teaching it. Learn some strategies that work! What are peripersonal neurons and what is their function? Try out the new Alexa skill for this podcast.

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Issues of returning learners and how to support them. Get daily, curated headlines of interest to A&P teachers. What are peripersonal neurons, …

Neurogenesis in the adult brain is challenged by a recent study. The analogy that cells hate calcium and sodium ions, but love potassium, helps …

Mitochondria run hotter than the rest of the cell—by how much? A new podcast tells the story of medical education cadavers unearthed after a century. …

What does the new blood test for concussion measure? Why red pens are not ideal for grading and feedback. Flipped learning isn't as hard as it sounds if you use short video presentations.

New blood test for concussion.
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Blood doping stories are effective in helping student students apply and integrate diverse concepts in anatomy and physiology. Concept mapping helps …

Cumulative testing enhances long-term learning, preparing students for final exams, later courses, and professional careers. The genetic code of …

How many proteins are there in a cell? Can a sneeze rupture the throat? The Anatomical Society publishes a curated list of online resources. The featured topic is how pre-tests can boost learning by students.

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Host Kevin Patton invites listeners to the 2018 Annual HAPS Conference, then summarizes a few key points from the new 2017 blood pressure guidelines, giving practical tips for the A&P course. The featured topic is …

In this premier episode of The A&P Professor podcast (TAPP Radio), Kevin introduces himself and his reasons for launching this new series. An …

Host Kevin Patton briefly introduces a podcast for teachers of human anatomy and physiology. 

Go to theAPprofessor.org and click PODCAST to listen or …