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LATEST HAPS EDUCATOR
Spring 2025
The latest edition explores various innovative strategies in teaching physiology and related subjects, aimed at enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes. This includes: 1. Mindful Breathing Exercises and Student Anxiety, 2. Cooperative Quizzes and Community College A&P, 3. Building Muscles in Clay, 4. Linking Reproductive Anatomy with Parturition Biomechanics, 5. 3D Virtual Cadavers to Support Pathophysiology Education, 6. HAPS Curriculum and Instruction Laboratory Survey Part 3, and 7. A Visual Demonstration of the Brachial Plexus.

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Flipping A & P: The Benefit of the Second Chance
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14- The External Brain
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High Hopes for the Semester, Part 3
“Can you set up the practical for me next week? I’m just not ready for it this week.” I…
Flipping A & P: The Drama of Collaboration
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Old Physiology for Young Students – A Tribute, Part 1
13- Clicker-ific
One of my biggest goals in my flipped class this semester was to improve the quality of the in-class…
High Hopes for the Semester, part 2
Microscopy…Arrgh! It can be a bane for many students. However, it can also be a gateway for many of…
Flipping A & P: Can’t Create, Curate!
“Flipping sounds great, but I don’t have time to make all those videos.” That was my thought when I…
From HAPS President to Flipped-Classroom-Apprentice: Why I also ‘drank the kool-aid’
These past two and a half months as HAPS president have been keeping me busy. I am in the…
12- Does it Improve Student Learning?
One of the best things about HAPS (in my opinion) is the priority it places on TEACHING and LEARNING. …
Flipping A&P: Flipped Day
Yesterday, September 6, was Flip Your Classroom Day: A Global Initiative. The event was sponsored by the Flipped Learning Network. Educators…