Posts related to teaching undergraduate level A&P
HAPSters spend a lot of time discussing the teaching and learning of anatomy and physiology. Check out this post from long time HAPSter and Central Regional Director, Murray Jensen. Murray is trying to generate a bit of controversy about teaching anatomy and…
HAPS is a society focused on the teaching and learning anatomy and physiology, but educators are just half of this equation. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for our students. So welcome to a new series of HAPS blog…
In one of my earlier lives, I was a research associate for a USDA scientist in Auburn, Alabama. At the time, my husband was a graduate student in the Fisheries Department at Auburn University. I had been teaching physiology to…
If you haven’t already gotten this idea, HAPS is an organization based on sharing and camaraderie between A&P instructors all around the world. In this vein, HAPS member Julie Dias, with the crucial support of HAPS Executive Director Peter English,…
It isn’t too late to register for the HAPS Central Regional Meeting on October 17-18 in Minneapolis, MN. The conference is being held at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota and is geared for both college and high school anatomy and physiology educators. Eastview High…
This might surprise you (!) but we Anatomy and Physiology instructors are usually pretty busy people. HAPS, as usual, aims to support us by offering opportunities for professional development via HAPS Institute (HAPS-I) courses. These courses are designed to broaden…
Summer is such a luxurious time to reflect on my teaching and get fired up to make improvements. It is so nice to feel my excitement growing as I get my class materials together for the fall semester, which is only…
I’m a stubborn human. I also have some pretty grave questions about my sanity. Because it was just this morning as I chatted with my mom on the phone during a very slow jog through my neighborhood, that I AGAIN…
I’m slowly settling into the swing of summer…and it is time to pull the trigger on a decision I have been struggling with for a couple of months now. In the fall, I will be teaching a new class that…
Information is cheap. Teachers are no longer holders of ALL knowledge. Instead, we help organize the massive quantities of information that are accessible to anyone with an internet connection. Our task has clearly shifted from “Let me TELL YOU everything…