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Written by: Tiffany N Halfacre, DHSc, MSMS Online education has presented many opportunities but also challenges to the educator. With technology at our fingertips, we can reach students where they are, allowing accessibility to those we previously couldn’t reach. With…
I work with many excellent teachers with years of experience helping high school students learn human physiology. All use guided inquiry, cooperative group learning, and weekly cooperative quizzes – these are teaching practices I require in my dual enrollment program…
By now, we’ve all heard about generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it has revolutionized many aspects of our lives, including education. One relatively recent development that may impact our anatomy and physiology courses is the ability for students to…
Ensuring all students have equitable moments for learning is at the forefront of our HAPS goal of promoting excellence in the teaching of human anatomy and physiology. Providing students extra time on lecture exams may require relatively minimal effort, while…
A note from the Blog Master: the work that led to this blog post initially occurred in the 2019-2020 academic year, but its publication got delayed by that whole pesky pandemic/emergency online instruction situation. Last week, HAPS member Karen Groh…
We’ve all seen this image, or something quite similar, in chapter 1 of any anatomy & physiology textbook identifying the various barriers, tubes, and cavities of the human body. Although the image is part of the usual collection of introductory…
This post is provided by the HAPS Curriculum and Instruction Teaching Tips Review Team Have you ever wanted to revamp your teaching activities? Needed new ideas to engage students with important curricular concepts or how to pair with formative assessments?! We have…
This post is provided by the HAPS Curriculum and Instruction Teaching Tips Review Team For more than two decades, HAPS members have been sharing Teaching Tips (formerly EduSnippets). These Teaching Tips are descriptions of learning activities that others in the…
Community College Anatomy and Physiology Education Research (CAPER) Program: Promoting Change in Classroom Pedagogy to Benefit Students Active learning is not a new concept within HAPS. Annual conference poster and workshop sessions are chock-full of ideas on how to incorporate…
This past semester, I had the fortunate experience to have an extra A&P lab session relative to previous semesters. I decided to take a page from my Microbiology courses and find a movie on an A&P topic to show for…