15- Why Do We Do This?
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…
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Posts related to the philosophy of teaching
Flipping A & P: The Benefit of the Second Chance
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…
14- The External Brain
As some of you probably know, I got a little bit fired up about the External Brain as presented by Jon Runyon (Go Ducks) at the annual conference in Vegas this year. I have incorporated the External Brain into my…
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 slowly unclench my fingers from the mouse as I read this email from a student the evening before our first lab…
Flipping A & P: The Drama of Collaboration
It’s that time of the semester again, group assessment time. I’m hoping it will resolve some of the group drama that I’ve been pulled into. When I first started flipping my classes, I decided that my students would work collaboratively…
13- Clicker-ific
One of my biggest goals in my flipped class this semester was to improve the quality of the in-class activities that took place during “lecture”. This goal guided the workshops I attended at the annual conference in May, and I…
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 them to truly understanding the material if I can only figure out how to help them reach through the fear and…
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 first heard about flipping the classroom. If this thought is keeping you from flipping, there is another way to test the…
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 midst of planning our mid-year meeting for the Board and Steering committee, assisting the Jacksonville committee for the HAPS 2014 planning,…
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. I was a first-timer at the annual conference in May and I felt a powerful sense of community among a diverse…