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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…
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…
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…
Have you ever noticed how variable the depth of learning is amongst students in your classroom – even when you have students with very similar backgrounds and levels of preparation? Perhaps you’ve looked for patterns or specific characteristics that might…
In Parts 1 and 2 of this blog series, we identified that Anatomy & Physiology students are having difficulty with reading comprehension. More specifically, their struggles are not limited to understanding specific content; rather, they are struggling with general vocabulary…
Years ago, I took a graduate level educational class called “Teaching Reading in the Content Area.” This class was geared toward elementary and secondary schools; I never dreamed the information presented would be relevant to me later as a professor…