The A&P Professor
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The A&P Professor
Explore human anatomy and physiology (A&P) teaching and learning with host Kevin Patton. An experienced professor, textbook author, and mentor, Kevin is a recognized leader in A&P teaching. The A&P Professor updates science content and provides practical teaching advice. Want some ideas to superchar...
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Dual Enrollment in A&P: Murray Jensen on Rigor, Pedagogy, and Community | TAPP 155
Murray Jensen joins Kevin Patton to explore dual enrollment in anatomy & physiology. From guided inquiry to the power of teacher communities, this con...
10 Reasons Why Mucus Is Our Friend | TAPP 154
Kevin Patton tackles one of A&P’s slimiest subjects: mucus. In this playful but powerful episode, he reveals ten (or eleven) reasons mucus deserves mo...
Pulse Check: A Year in Review & What’s Next for A&P Teaching | TAPP 153
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future," said Yogi Berra, but that's never stopped me before! In this annual episode, we'll revi...
Fascinating Fascia: Kate Oland Galligan Unravels the Ties That Bind | TAPP 152
Episode 152 centers on a lively conversation between Kevin and Dr. Kate Oland Galligan as they trace her path from a curious undergrad to a passionate...
Muscling Through Barriers: The A&P Student Accommodations Handbook Unveiled | TAPP 151
In Episode 151 of The A&P Professor podcast, host Kevin Patton is joined by Jennifer Stokes, Rachel Hopp, and Abbey Breckling to discuss the Anatomy a...
Textbooks to Slides: IP Attorney Brenda Ulrich on Legal Image Use in Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 150
In Episode 150 of The A&P Professor podcast, host Kevin Patton speaks with intellectual property attorney Brenda Ulrich about copyright law and image...
Examining the Anatomy & Physiology Exam: Chatting with Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins | TAPP 149
In episode 149 of The A&P Professor podcast, host Kevin Patton chats with Greg Crowther and Ben Wiggins about their work with exams in the anatomy and...
Blueprints for Learning: Justin Shaffer on Structured A&P Course Design | TAPP 148
In Episode 148, Justin Shaffer joins host Kevin Patton to discuss high structure course design. Justin shares his success in building a scaffold for l...
Pulse of Progress: Looking Back, Moving Forward | TAPP 147
In Episode 147, host Kevin Patton reviews the highlights and events of the previous year in the world of The A&P Professor. He then turns to last year...
Anatomy of Trust: Promoting Integrity in A&P Education | Winter Shorts | TAPP 146
Episode 146 of The A&P Professor podcast is one of our winter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, we disc...
A Tongue Twister's Guide to Mastering Anatomy Pronunciation | Winter Shorts | TAPP 145
Episode 145 of The A&P Professor podcast is one of our winter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, you'll...
Dissecting the Kenhub Atlas: Insights from Editor Mike Pascoe | TAPP 144
Mike Pascoe joins host Kevin Patton in Episode 144 to chat about Mike's experience in editing the new Kenhub Atlas of Human Anatomy. We go behind the...
The One Teaching Strategy That Will Fix Your Anatomy & Physiology Course | TAPP 143
In episode 143 of The A&P Professor podcast for anatomy and physiology faculty, host Kevin Patton uncovers the super-secret, single, ultimate teaching...
Muscle: A Gripping Story by Roy Meals | TAPP 142
Get pumped up for Episode 142, where we have the honor of hosting Dr. Roy Meals, the musculoskeletal maestro! 💪 We're gonna flex our curiosity muscle...
Study Courses Supercharge Anatomy & Physiology Success | TAPP 141
Get ready for a mind-bending 😲 rendezvous with Kevin Patton in Episode 141, where he continues to spill the beans on his top-secret recipe for studen...
Pre-A&P: A Refresher for Student Success in Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 140
In episode 140, we introduce the development of the pre-A&P course and the A&P1 Supplement course. These courses address the challenges faced by A&P s...
Thinking New Thoughts about the Human Brain | TAPP 139
In Episode 139, we explore a new discovery in nerve signaling in the brain called a dendritic action potential (dCaAP), we look at a whacky proposed m...
Dancing Organelles, AI Resources, Distracting Animations, Timed Tests & Micro-credentials | TAPP 138
In Episode 138 of The A&P Professor podcast for anatomy & physiology faculty, host Kevin Patton discusses some new thinking about organelle function,...
Our Teaching Persona in Anatomy & Physiology Class | TAPP 137
In Episode 137, host Kevin Patton explores the significance of playfulness, transparency, and authenticity in the teaching persona. Drawing from perso...
Deep Elaboration & Other Stories of Teaching Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 136
In Episode 136, host Kevin Patton looks at the effects of tattoos on sweat glands, we discuss aural diversity and how we can accommodate it, and we ex...
The Uncertainty Effect with Michelle Lazarus | TAPP 135
Dr. Michelle Lazarus, author of the new book, The Uncertainty Effect: How to Survive and Thrive through the Unexpected, joins host Kevin Patton for a...
Anatomical Sciences Education with Jason Organ | TAPP 134
In Episode 134, Jason Organ, the new Editor-in-Chief of Anatomical Sciences Education (ASE). joins us for a chat about his vision for this popular jou...
Mindi Fried on Teaching & Learning with Aphantasia | TAPP 133
In Episode 133, Dr. Mindi Fried joins us to discuss her experience of aphantasia, the inability to picture thoughts and memories in the mind's eye, an...
Review a Year. Preview a Year. | Debriefing & Predictions | TAPP 132
Episode 132 is the annual debriefing episode, which features a review of the last year and a look ahead to the coming year. And yes, I make my traditi...
Is AI the Beginning or End of Learning? | TAPP 131
In Episode 131, Kevin Patton discusses the use of ChatGPT and other chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching and learning. We learn what'...
Winter Short: Storytelling, Featuring the Actin-Myosin Love Story | TAPP 130
Host Kevin Patton revisits some classic segments from past episodes. In the first segment, he explains why he thinks storytelling is the heart of effe...
Winter Short: Students Perform Best with a Pre-Test | TAPP 129
In yet another of our Winter Shorts episodes, Kevin Patton discusses his experience with Pre-Tests as a learning tool—not simply an assessment tool. S...
Winter Short: Nine (or Ten) Strategies for Learning the Skeleton | TAPP 128
In another of our Winter Shorts episodes, Kevin Patton discusses nine (or is it ten?) simple strategies for improving student learning of the human sk...
Winter Short: Mitochondria, Platelets, Golgi, & Green Pens TAPP 127
Episode 127 is one of our winter shorts, where I replay interesting segments from previous episodes. In this one, you'll hear about the role of platel...
Ten Things We Forget to Tell Students About Cells | A Forest in My Office | TAPP 126
We list ten things that we often forget to tell—or remind—our students about cells. We learn how to create a peaceful forest-like retreat in our offic...
The Pee Episode | Teaching Urinary & Renal Concepts | TAPP 125
Teaching renal anatomy & physiology is tricky and sometimes difficult. In The Pee Episode I'll tell you how I know that for sure. Plus, I'll share som...
Anatomy & Physiology: Combo or Split? | Journal Club with Krista Rompolski | TAPP 124
Dr. Krista Rompolski joins us for a Journal Club episode discussing a study regarding whether it's best to have a separate anatomy course followed by...
Fonts, Syllabi, and Poop | TAPP 123
Host Kevin Patton revisits the concept of using the syllabus and other course documents to build a positive and productive course culture. Poop—it's e...
Teaching Human Reproduction | A Chat with Margaret Reece | TAPP 122
Veteran A&P educator and reproduction researcher Dr. Margaret Reece joins host Kevin Patton to talk about challenges of teaching human reproduction an...
The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health | TAPP 121
In The Poop Episode, host Kevin Patton applies stories from his experience monitoring digestive health in zoo and circus animals to human anatomy and...
Anatomy & Physiology Syllabus: It's an Art | TAPP 120
Host Kevin Patton discusses the importance of the course syllabus in setting the tone for a course and helping to create a positive course culture. He...
Minding the Mind's Eye in Slides | Feedback on Abortion Misconceptions | TAPP 119
Phantasia, forming mental images in our mind's eye, can be enhanced by making effective visually oriented slides. Facts about biology misconceptions c...
Pregnancy & Abortion Misconceptions We can Fix in A&P | TAPP 118
Host Kevin Patton uses a recent article from Science News as a basis for discussing the biological processes involved in pregnancy, birth, and abortio...
Why A﹠P Faculty Need to Become Students | TAPP 117
Sure, we're all life-long learners. But taking an actual college course from time to time throughout our teaching career can have unexpected benefits....
Why Anatomy & Physiology Students Need Sectional Anatomy | TAPP 116
Host Kevin Patton talks about why our anatomy & physiology students need to experience and get comfortable with sectional anatomy, Terry Thompson shar...