Supporting Returning Learners | TAPP Radio 9
Peripersonal neurons monitor our environment.Daily headlines for A&P teachers. Supportinglearners coming back to school.If you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.Life loves theliverof it (Maya Angelou) (0:49) Several areas of the brain monitor your personal space —also called the peripersonal space (PPS). Theperipersonal neurons each monitor one small "bubble" of our PPS.Michael Graziano explains Peripersonal Neurons (episode 142 from the Brain Science podcast)The Spaces Between Us: A Story of Neuroscience, Evolution, and Human Nature (Graziano's book)Peripersonal space in the brain (nice review a...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 19, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Running Concept Lists Help Students Make Connections | TAPP Radio 8
Neurogenesis in the adult brain.Cells hate calcium (an analogy)Your take on teaching A&PRunning concept lists to enhance deep learning.If you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.(1:00) A new paper revives the old dogma that adult brains cannot produce new neurons —but it's not without controversy. What should we tell our students? The Discovery of the NeuronNeurogenesis in the adult human hippocampusHuman hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adultsNew Study Questions Confidence in Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain (5:52) A simple analogy can he...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 12, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Teaching for Long Term Learning | TAPP Radio 7
Thetemperature of mitochondria. Apodcast recommendation. Revisiting thecumulative approach.If you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.(0:50) Mitochondria run about10 °C hotter than the other components of the cell. Hot mitochondria? (an article inPLOS Biology)(2:20) Paul Gabrielsen of the University of Utah introduces his new serial podcast that tells the story of the discovery of remains of medical education cadavers buried on campus about a hundred years ago.Secrets of the Campus Cadavers (web page for the podcast)iTunes listingStitcher listing(6:26) A comment on Episode 4 by Margaret Thompson Reece s...
Source: The A and P Professor - March 5, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
The A & P Professor | Trailer
Host Kevin Patton briefly introduces a podcast for teachers of human anatomy and physiology. Go totheAPprofessor.org and click PODCAST to listen or get more information, including how to subscribe.Click here to listen to this episode —or access the detailed notes and transcript. (Source: The A and P Professor)
Source: The A and P Professor - March 4, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Give Your Course a Half Flip With a Full Twist | TAPP Radio 6
Newblood test for concussion. Whyred pens are not ideal for grading and feedback.Flipped learning isn't as hard as it sounds.If you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.(1:04) The FDA recently approved a new blood test for concussions. How is the test used and what does it tell us?FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adultsConcussions Can Be Detected With New Blood Test Approved by F.D.A.GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic proteinUCH-L1 | ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Concussions (Health and Medical Issues Today)(11:10) It ’s a small thing, for sure, ...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 26, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Give Your Course a Half Flip With a Full Twist | TAPP Radio 6
Newblood test for concussion. Whyred pens are not ideal for grading and feedback.Flipped learning isn't as hard as it sounds.If you cannot see or activate the audio playerclick here.(1:04) The FDA recently approved a new blood test for concussions. How is the test used and what does it tell us? FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adultsConcussions Can Be Detected With New Blood Test Approved by F.D.A.GFAP | glial fibrillary acidic proteinUCH-L1 | ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1Concussions (Health and Medical Issues Today)(11:10) It ’s a small thing, for ...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 26, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Concept Maps Help Students Find Their Way| TAPP Radio 5
Useconcept mapping for student learning and assessment.Blood dopingis a perennial news topic that helps apply central concepts of A&P.If you cannot see the audio playerclick here.(0:48) Blood doping stories related to the 2018 Winter Olympics (or in any context) are effective in helping student students apply and integrate diverse concepts in anatomy and physiologyOlympic athletes are cheating more often than you think (article concerning current issues in doping)Doping topics from The A&P Professor blog (various concepts that apply doping in A&P courses)World Doping Agency | WADA (webs...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 16, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Concept Maps Help Students Find Their Way| TAPP Radio 5
If you cannot see the audio playerclick here.(0:48) Blood doping stories related to the 2018 Winter Olympics (or in any context) are effective in helping student students apply and integrate diverse concepts in anatomy and physiologyOlympic athletes are cheating more often than you think (article concerning current issues in doping)Doping topics from The A&P Professor blog (various concepts that apply doping in A&P courses)World Doping Agency | WADA (website with various resources, including their official prohibited list)Blood Sport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis, and the Quest to End Basebal...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 16, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Cumulative Testing Makes Learning Last | TAPP Radio 4
Kevin shares his experience of usingcumulative testing to strengthen long-term learning.Usevideo walk-throughs to help students navigate your digital course platforms.Sometimesother people's genes influence an individual's biological traits.If you can't see the audio player, click here.(0:50) Things will get a lot more interesting if listeners start calling in with questions, comments, teaching tips, programming suggestions, updates, ...or anything else on your mind!Call1-833-LION-DEN(1-833-564-6336)podcast@theAPprofessor.org(2:20) A recent article in Science explores the idea the genomes of parents and others can affect t...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 12, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Cumulative Testing Makes Learning Last | TAPP Radio 4
If you can't see the audio player, click here. (0:50) Things will get a lot more interesting if listeners start calling in with questions, comments, teaching tips, programming suggestions, updates, ...or anything else on your mind!Call1-833-LION-DEN(1-833-564-6336)podcast@theAPprofessor.org (2:20) A recent article in Science explores the idea the genomes of parents and others can affect traits —not just the genes within the individual's genome. This concept of "genetic nurture" expands the notion of the measurable biological influences of genes.You Are Shaped by the Genes You Inherit. And Maybe by Those You D...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 12, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
Pre-Testing for a Powerful Learning Boost | TAPP Radio 3
The newest episode of TAPP Radio is here!Pre-testing is not just for assessment —it helps learning, too.A weirdsneeze injury.TheAnatomical Society's listof online resources.How many proteins are there in a cell?If you cannot see the audio playerclick here.A recent analysis suggests that a reasonable average number of proteins in a cell is 42 million. How might we incorporate that bit of trivia in our A&P courses? (0:41)Scientists Counted All The Protein Molecules in a Cell And The Answer Really Is 42The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe UK's Anatomical Society has put together a list of online resources under the a...
Source: The A and P Professor - February 6, 2018 Category: Physiology Authors: Kevin Patton Source Type: blogs
