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's predictions for teaching human anatomy and physiology to see if he was on the right track. Finally, predictions for the coming year are revealed. And lots of other stuff—this episode is two hours long, after all!

0:00:00 | Introduction

0:00:50 | Debrief: Topics, Stats, Reflections

0:21:28 | A Long, Long, Long Episode

0:23:05 | Debrief: More Reviewing & Reflecting

0:38:59 | Did I Get My Predictions Right?

0:50:22 | Textbook & Academic Authors Association

0:57:47 | Looking Ahead with New (Old) Predictions

1:10:49 | Brain Break

1:12:58 | A Couple More Predictions

1:24:50 | What's on TAPP?

1:26:20 | More New Predictions

1:44:47 | Let's Share

1:45:41 | Even More New Predictions

1:58:20 | Staying Connected

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Reflection is an essential part of learning. Debriefing after any experience is key to personal and professional growth. (Sharon Salzberg))

 

Debrief: Topics, Stats, Reflections

20.5 minutes

This segment begins our debriefing process by reflecting on the audience size (which a nearly impossible to measure), and quickly reviewing who we talked to and what we talked about over the last season. It turns out that many important and useful topics came up this season, including two episodes that sort of summarize all I've learned about teaching A&P over my decades-long career. And then there's that one weird episode that I snuck in at the beginning of the year, as the entry of AI into teaching and learning was suddenly on everyone's mind—when I'd intended to be doing last year's debriefing instead .

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A Long, Long, Long Episode

1.5 minutes

A brief "brain break" to talk about the fact that this episode is particularly long—and why. And how to manage listening to long podcast episodes.

★ Using chapters on Apple Podcasts (explains how to navigate segments [chapters] on Apple Podcasts; generally applies to any podcast player) AandP.info/5kp

 

Debrief: More Reviewing & Reflecting

13 minutes

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★ Temper Your Harsh Critic By Looking For A Podcast's Best Trick (this is a brief episode of Podcast Pontifications in which I was the guest host; it's aimed at podcasters, but the lesson I teach applies to teaching, too) AandP.info/nm5

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Did I Get My Predictions Right?

16 minutes

In this segment, we briefly review the predictions made for 2023 to see if we got close on any of them.

★Review a Year. Preview a Year. | Debriefing & Predictions | TAPP 132

★ Chatbot responses suggest that hypothetical biology questions are harder than realistic ones (the Crowther, et al. paper that I mentioned participating in) AandP.info/3rv

★ Test Question Templates Help Students Learn | TAPP 70

★ Micro-Credentials & Gamification in the A&P Course | Brown & Black Skin | Refresher Tests | TAPP 87

★ A Pre-A&P Course Improves Student Success in Anatomy & Physiology | TAPP 140 (discusses how I use badges in a course)

★ DEI Is Under Attack At Colleges And Universities (article from Forbes) AandP.info/8jr

★ The Chronicle of Higher Education Releases Updated DEI Legislation Tracker (press release describing monitoring 49 bills in 23 states) AandP.info/2x8

★ Walking Faculty Back from the Cliff (article from Inside Higher Ed) AandP.info/raw

★ A Look Back at College Closures and Merger (article from Inside Higher Ed) AandP.info/hdp

 

Textbook & Academic Authors Association

7.5 minutes

We take a brief pause to talk about the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) in which many A&P professors find helpful support and benefits. With a strongly supportive network of colleagues, TAA provides many resources and active, engaging opportunities for growth and network-forming. TAA meets the needs of those interested in creating textbooks, lab manuals, workbooks, and other learning resources, as well as those who focus on academic writing, such as