HAPS Lab Survey 2022
In our quieter moments, I’m sure we can all recall long-planned projects and events that should have happened in the spring of 2020. For HAPS, one such project was the third offering of the Lab Survey. Results from the first…
Category Pedagogy
Posts related to the philosophy of teaching
A&P Lab Accommodations Town Hall Series Preview
The beginning of each semester is an exciting time for both HAPS members and our students, but that excitement may dwindle as our inboxes and to-do lists begin filling with administrative tasks. One common beginning of the term task is…
Axe, Meet Learning Objectives. Part. II: The Lecture
As I write this, I’m putting a bow on the urinary system. Yeah, I’m thinking about all the great stuff we discussed in lecture, but I can’t stop thinking about the “what-ifs”. What if they really needed to know how…
Axe, Meet Learning Objectives. Part. I: Introduction
Cue wavy waterfall effect: Remembering when. The first teaching gig. 12 years ago, I received a huge cement block from the department chair. That cement block was the A&P textbook. My first teaching gig. I didn’t even blink. All I…
New Teaching Tips Submission Process
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…
My Experience in Striving for Equitable Education in A&P Curriculum: Why it Matters to my Students
I want to invite you to read some words that may make you uncomfortable, and I encourage all of my readers to read, reflect, and keep an open mind. We often find our greatest opportunity for growth by stepping outside…
A&P Cyber Style Part 4: Asynchronously Out of Sync
This is finale of a multi-part series of posts from HAPSter Jordan Clark. Check out his introduction post and his thoughts on synchronous lectures and synchronous labs while you’re here! Fast food. Sure, sure…I know. Your palate is too refined.…
A&P Cyber Style Part 3: The Sounds of Synchronicity…in the Lab
This is part 3 in a multi-part series of posts from HAPSter Jordan Clark. Check out his introduction post and his thoughts on synchronous lectures while you’re here! Admittedly I was surprised with my own positive reflections for synchronous online…
A&P Cyber Style Part 2: The Sounds of Synchronicity
This is part 2 in a multi-part series of posts from HAPSter Jordan Clark. You can find the introduction post here. By the time you’ll read this, the Fall 2020 semester reviews are limping in. And it is ugly. My…
A&P Cyber Style Part 1: My Experiences in the New Virtual Norm of Remote Teaching
Growing up in the 1980’s, I was constantly reminded that one day “it’s all gonna be computers and robots.” What did they mean by “it?” Did “it” mean entertainment, jobs, transportation, teaching? Surely not teaching. As a child, I embraced…