The HAPS Discussion group (also known as HAPS-L and before that as “the listserv”) is the place where the most interesting conversations in A&P are happening. This discussion group has hundreds of members, is very active, and has often features amazingly high…
This post describes an update seminar delivered by Dr. Mario R Capecchi at the 2017 HAPS Annual Conference in Salt Lake City. Update seminar VI was a special one, given by Nobel laureate, Mario Capecchi. Having survived World War II…
Before last fall, when I would start to plan out my first day of A&P, I always greatly underestimated the time it would take to go over the syllabus, class expectations, and introductions. Typically, I would plan all those activities…
Consider this post an invitation to submit classroom activities for possible publication in a special issue of the HAPS Educator! My boss, Robin, and I were talking one day about our best classroom activities. “Do you have anything that’s a…
The President’s medal is an award that recognizes a HAPS member who has provided exemplary service to HAPS. The recipient of the award is chosen by the current HAPS President and is announced at the Annual General Membership Meeting. Terry…
Since 2003 HAPS members have been sharing teaching tips with each other through HAPS publications. Over the years these teaching tips were archived primarily in whole-publication pdf files of the HAPS Educator. While it was always exciting to see the…
Each year Thieme supports great teaching by supporting one of the largest scholarships that HAPS awards. This is always a very difficult award to give, because HAPS is full of amazing educators. This year’s winner was also the 2017 Conference…
With the support of Wiley, the Gail Jenkins Award recognizes an A&P instructor who inspires students and colleagues alike. This year the winner was first-time conference attendee Richelle Monaghan. You can read more about Richelle below. Richelle Monaghan joined…
In 2017 ADInstruments funded three Sam Drogo Awards, supporting excellence in the classroom. As usual, the ADInstruments team came out in force to support HAPS and this amazing group of instructors who have distinguished themselves with their use of technology…
Smiles, hugs, beer, science Exhaustion, excitation HAPSters say goodbye. -The deadline poet Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow. -Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet [Act II, Scene 2] It’s…