Are We Answering Student Questions? | Science Updates | TAPP 92

Episode 92 is all about how we can use customer-service concepts in education. Tune in and hear Kevin Patton discuss the importance of being a good listener and empathetic responder. You’ll also hear about new research that shows not all plaques are bad actors when it comes to Alzheimer disease. And finally, find out how to get free almost-daily updates on life science, teaching, and learning!

• 00:00 | Introduction
• 00:53 | New Discovery about Plaque
• 08:33 | Sponsored by AAA
• 09:51 | New TAPP Science & Education Updates
• 15:23 | Sponsored by HAPI
• 16:45 | Are We Answering Student Questions?
• 30:52| Sponsored by HAPS
• 31:40 | Power Skills for Answering Students
• 40:19 | Staying Connected

 

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The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them. (Ralph Nichols)

 

New Discovery about Plaque

7.5 minutes

In teaching A&P, it's not our objective to dive too deeply into pathophysiology. But we do use it as a tool to help students understand and apply concepts of "normal" structure and function. A new discovery about plaque's role in Alzheimer disease—or perhaps what is NOT its role—is a story that at once helps students make clinical applications, lets students know more about the vital functions of glial cells, and gives a glimpse of contemporary scientific discovery.

• Plaque Protect: Study Makes Surprising Finding About Alzheimer's Hallmark (summary article) my-ap.us/3aJFzCy
• In surprising twist, some Alzheimer’s plaques may be protective, not destructive (announcement from Salk Institute) my-ap.us/2S9BvW5
• Microglia use TAM receptors to detect and engulf amyloid β plaques (research article from Nature Immunology) my-ap.us/3eBEf5S
• Image: dense-core amyloid-beta plaque (red) surrounded by microglia (white) [Credit: Salk Institute] my-ap.us/3gFlp0l

 

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Are We Answering Student Questions?

14 minutes

No, really. Am I really answering what each student wants to know? Or am I simply reacting to key words or phrases without really listening to the specifics of each student question. This segment asks us to consider using some customer-service (gasp!) techniques to make sure we're not leaving our students alone and frustrated.

• Some previous episodes that touch on the customer-service model and student questions
  • 49 MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses | Episode 22
  • EVEN MORE Tricks for Retention & Success in Online Courses | Episode 23
  • Connecting in The Distance Course Special | Episode 50
  • The Case for Transparency | Episode 51
  • Still Moving Our Course to Remote| Episode 65
• Information on TextExpander—a tool for quickly inserting saved snippets of text (I am an affiliate)
  • The Case for Case Studies | Episode 52 (has a segment discussing TextExpander
  • theAPprofessor.org/textexpander

 

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Power Skill for Answering Students

8.5 minutes

Starting with some "power phrases" from a recent article, we explore some words and phrases to use when answering student questions.

• These 7 phrases can help you sound more powerful at work (article mentioned in this segment) my-ap.us/3eykP1N

 

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