Posts related to the philosophy of teaching
“Baltimore…somewhere in the 90s. That was my first HAPS conference. Since then, I’ve attended most of the annual conferences, served on a few committees, contributed articles to the HAPS-EDucator, and worked on the effort to archive past issues of the…
Greetings HAPSters! It is great to be getting ready for a fresh new semester of flippin’ fun times. This promises to be a special semester, because after five years of working as an adjunct at my school, I have been…
I’m always getting crazy ideas. Sometimes they’re crazy good ideas, sometimes just plain crazy. This week’s crazy idea came out of my frustration with teaching cell membrane potentials. It’s a very difficult… no, that’s too negative…challenging concept for students. A…
I’ve been in a relationship with Flipping for over a year now. I think it’s time to take this relationship to the next level. It’s time to ‘Go All The Way’. That’s right, Flipped Mastery. I really love flipping my…
I’m so glad that my Associate Dean warned me about the hit I would take on my student evaluations when I decided to flip my courses. Without that warning, I would have been devastated by the response after my first…
At the beginning of every class this semester, I ask my students to answer two questions. First, I ask them how much “flippin’” work they did to prepare for class. To get a “3” (out of 5), they have to…
I work out. I don’t particularly enjoy it, but I make myself do it for my own good. Sound in mind and body, that sort of thing. So I was in the college fitness center, using the strength training equipment,…
Now, that was unexpected. One of my “high maintenance” students – mentioned in the last blog installment – has been continuing to be an issue for me. Her exam scores have averaged 30%. She always has an excuse. “When you…
I’m on week five of my 16 week semester. It is 11:30pm and I haven’t yet solidified the activities I will do in class tomorrow…in just 9 hours. I could probably benefit from using that 9 hours to sleep…but sleep…
I really want my students to understand Anatomy and Physiology, not just memorize the terms and some factoids. So I try to design assignments that challenge them to connect ideas, delve into ramifications and apply information in new ways. When…