
Episode 64 Intro | TAPP Radio Preview
03/05/20 • 11 min
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—a chat with Chase DiMarco—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation, and more!
00:19 | Topics 01:19 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 01:46 | Word Dissection 06:45 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:06 | Book Club 10:13 | Survey Says... 10:42 | Sponsored by AAA 11:02 | Staying Connected
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Upcoming Topics1 minute
In the full episode, I'll chat with mnemonist, author, and podcaster Chase DiMarco about a powerful memory technique called a "memory palace."
Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program0.5 minute
The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!
Word Dissection5 minutes
- mnemonic (again!)
- mnemonist
- loci (and locus) not Loki
0.5 minute
The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Don't forget the early-bird discount for the HAPS Annual Conference expires on February 21, 2020—the same deadline for submitting workshops and posters.
Book Club3 minutes
- Read This Before Medical School: How to Study Smarter and Live Better While Excelling in Class and on your USMLE or COMLEX Board Exams
- by Chase DiMarco, Theodore X. O'Connell, Greg Rodden
- amzn.to/2ThbBwv
- For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub
- Special opportunity
- Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers!
- Be sure include your reasons for recommending it
- Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate
- The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN)
- Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers!
- For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub
0.5 minute
- Please take about 5 minutes to answer some questions—it will really help improve this podcast!
0.5 minutes
- A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org.
- Don't forget—HAPS members get a dee...
A brief preview of the upcoming full episode, featuring upcoming topics—a chat with Chase DiMarco—plus word dissections, a book club recommendation, and more!
00:19 | Topics 01:19 | Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 01:46 | Word Dissection 06:45 | Sponsored by HAPS 07:06 | Book Club 10:13 | Survey Says... 10:42 | Sponsored by AAA 11:02 | Staying Connected
If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!
Upcoming Topics1 minute
In the full episode, I'll chat with mnemonist, author, and podcaster Chase DiMarco about a powerful memory technique called a "memory palace."
Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program0.5 minute
The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!
Word Dissection5 minutes
- mnemonic (again!)
- mnemonist
- loci (and locus) not Loki
0.5 minute
The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is a sponsor of this podcast. You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there. Don't forget the early-bird discount for the HAPS Annual Conference expires on February 21, 2020—the same deadline for submitting workshops and posters.
Book Club3 minutes
- Read This Before Medical School: How to Study Smarter and Live Better While Excelling in Class and on your USMLE or COMLEX Board Exams
- by Chase DiMarco, Theodore X. O'Connell, Greg Rodden
- amzn.to/2ThbBwv
- For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub
- Special opportunity
- Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers!
- Be sure include your reasons for recommending it
- Any contribution used will receive a $25 gift certificate
- The best contribution is one that you have recorded in your own voice (or in a voicemail at 1-833-LION-DEN)
- Contribute YOUR book recommendation for A&P teachers!
- For the complete list (and more) go to theAPprofessor.org/BookClub
0.5 minute
- Please take about 5 minutes to answer some questions—it will really help improve this podcast!
0.5 minutes
- A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org.
- Don't forget—HAPS members get a dee...
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Mid-Winter Winterizing of Our Courses | Bonus Episode 63
Host Kevin Patton alerts us to the potential impact of influenza and other outbreaks on our courses and provides advice and options for preparation, handling impacts, and more! In the absence of outbreaks, these tips also help cope with normal winter absences resulting from illnesses.
00:42 | Why Winterize in Mid Winter? 04:16 | Sponsored by AAA 04:33 | Learning from Past Epidemics and Pandemics 08:49 | Sponsored by HAPI 09:11 | Staying Home. I Mean It! 16:04 | Sponsored by HAPS 21:49 | Survey Says... 22:19 | Final Thoughts 26:56 | Staying Connected
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Just think: your family are the people most likely to give you the flu. (Jane Wagner)
Why Winterize in Mid Winter?3.5 minutes
We are now in a flu (influenza) season and on the verge of a coronavirus pandemic. Maybe we should have talked about this earlier, eh? But better late than never!
- CDC expects ‘community spread’ of coronavirus, as top official warns disruptions could be ‘severe’ (news summary) my-ap.us/2TjciVO
- World is approaching coronavirus tipping point, say experts (news summary) my-ap.us/2vel7bp
- Image: influenza structure my-ap.us/2Vlk58u
0.5 minutes
- A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org.
- Searchable transcript
- Captioned audiogram
- Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership!
4 minutes
Back in the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, St. Louis had a much lower impact than other major U.S. cities. The key was implementation of "social distancing," which we can implement in our personal lives—and in our courses.
- Quarantine during 1918 Spanish flu epidemic saves lives (retrospective on how closing things down helped stem an epidemic in St. Louis) my-ap.us/38VFJUJ
- Information About Social Distancing (fact sheet) my-ap.us/2TaEla1
- Influenza—Flu (CDC information hub regarding influenza) my-ap.us/3a5W8WN
- Image: Spanish flu in St. Louis 1918 my-ap.us/3c4mABR
0.5 minute
The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction—the MS-HAPI—is a graduate program for A&P teachers. A combination of science courses (enough to qualify you to teach at the college level) and courses in contemporary instructional practice, this program helps you power up your teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program. Check it out!
Staying Home. I Mean It!7 minutes
Yeah, we want to come to school. We want our students to be regular participants in class. But, you know, sometimes the public good takes precedent over what we think is "right" or h...
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Getting Ready for Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco | Bonus Episode 64
Kevin Patton confesses to a mistaken early release of Preview Episode 64, offering this brief "bonus" to assure listeners that the full episode is coming. And while we're at it, let's not forget about sending in your HAPS Conference stories. Join the TAA writing network. And that survey. Don't forget the survey!
00:20 | Mistake! 02:30 | HAPS Conference Guide 03:21 | Survey Says... 04:15 | Word Dissection 10:15 | TAA Writing Network 10:13 | Survey Says... 14:08 | Sponsors 14:26 | Staying Connected
If you cannot see or activate the audio player click here. Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org/survey Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Nuzzel, Tumblr, or Instagram!
Mistake!2 minutes
Yikes, because of a scheduling error, Preview Episode 64 was released a week early. So here's special post preview episode to bridge the gap, so you won't think you missed an episode!
HAPS Conference Guide1 minute
I need your questions, tips, strategies, stories NOW for the upcoming 2020 edition of Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the Annual HAPS Conference. Like right now!
Survey Says...0.5 minute
- Please take about 5 minutes to answer some questions—it will really help improve this podcast!
6 minutes
COVID-19—what does it mean and where did it come from? And who cares, anyway?
Stay up to date with reliable information about COVID-19 and other topics of interest to A&P teacher by subscribing to my daily headlines at nuzzel.com/theAPprofessor
Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)4 minutes
TAA is a professional development organization that helps authors of instructional materials (including textbooks) and of academic journals and books to become more effective writers. Help with legal issues (e.g., contracts, permissions, copyright), time management, writing skills, coaching, and many other needs are found within a variety of powerful resources such as articles, books, webinars, seminars, and conferences.
Sponsors0.5 minute
Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction (HAPI)
Online graduate program for holders of advanced degrees who want a comprehensive review of core principles of both anatomy and physiology, introduction to contemporary teaching practice, hands-on practice in course design and implementation, navigating the roles of college faculty, and collaboration with peers in building a solid portfolio in teaching human anatomy and physiology.
American Association for Anatomy (AAA)
- A searchable transcript for this episode, as well as the captioned audiogram of this episode, are sponsored by the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) at anatomy.org.
- Don't forget—HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership!
The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS)
You can help appreciate their support by clicking the link below and checking out the many resources and benefits found there.
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