{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Fonts, Syllabi, and Poop | TAPP 123","description":"Host Kevin Patton revisits the concept of using the syllabus and other course documents to build a positive and productive course culture. Poop\u2014it's everywhere! Does the font or typeface we use affect students\u2014especially regarding learning and memory? We look for answers in this episode! 00:00 | Introduction 00:52 | Revisiting the Syllabus 16:28 | Poop. Poop. Poop. 19:00 | Sponsored by AAA 19:59 | Fonts Are Important in Teaching & Learning 30:54 | Sponsored by HAPI 31:57 | Desirably Difficult Reading? 42:00 | Sponsored by HAPS 43:00 | Fluent & Dysfluent Fonts 56:12 | Staying Connected   \u2605 If you cannot see or activate the audio player, go to: theAPprofessor.org\/podcast-episode-123.html \ud83c\udfc5 Apply for your credential (badge\/certificate) for listening to this episode: theAPprofessor.org\/podcast-episode-123.html\/#badge \u2753 Please take the anonymous survey: theAPprofessor.org\/survey \u261d\ufe0f Questions & Feedback: 1-833-LION-DEN (1-833-546-6336) \u2714\ufe0f Follow The A&P Professor on Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, Revue, Tumblr, or Instagram! @theAPprofessor \ud83d\udcf0 Get the thrice-weekly TAPP Science & Education Updates theAPprofessor.org\/updates Typography must often draw attention to itself before it will be read. Yet in order to be read, it must relinquish the attention it has drawn. (Robert Bringhurst)   Revisiting the Syllabus 15.5 minutes Creating and nurturing a course culture can be influenced by our syllabus and other course materials. We revisit this idea with a few more tips and tweaks. \u2605 Anatomy &; Physiology Syllabus: It's an Art | TAPP 120 \u2605 Are We Answering Student Questions? | Science Updates | TAPP 92 \u2605 Wendy Riggs has a huge collection of anatomy, physiology, and general bio, instructional videos she uses in her flipped classes youtube.com\/user\/wendogg1 \u2605 Natalie Wade has engaging short videos about A&P content and study tips at The Anatomy Gal youtube.com\/c\/TheAnatomyGal \u2605 Jamie Chapman has a collection (Chapman Histology) of short (under 3 minutes) videos guiding students through lessons in histology youtube.com\/c\/ChapmanHistology Poop. Poop. Poop. 2.5 minutes After releasing The Poop Episode | Using Fecal Changes to Monitor Health | TAPP 121, I learned of a whole movement of poop listening on smart speakers. And that there are actually poop songs that are viral hits. Really. \u2605 When kids yell 'Alexa, play poop,' you'll hear these songs (story from All Things Considered on National Public Radioo) AandP.info\/wv2 \u2605 The Foot Book (Bright & Early children's book by Dr. Seuss; can be read as The Poop Book) geni.us\/afvGc \u2605 CHOC Stool Diary AandP.info\/4yq \u2605 Bowel Symptom Journal (from Alberta Health Services) AandP.info\/6fw \u2605 Poop Apps: 5 Tools for Tracking Your Stools AandP.info\/5ow   Sponsored by AAA 56 seconds 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\u2014HAPS members get a deep discount on AAA membership! AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR ANATOMY STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS HISTORY OF RACISM (Press release from AAA, giving the full text of the statement) AandP.info\/eei Fonts Are Important in Teaching & Learning 11 minutes At the suggestion of listener Dr. David Curole, we examine the roles that different fonts can play in teaching, learning, and memory. This segment reviews some past discussions of fonts, then introduces some new concepts of using fonts in teaching. Featured is a Word Dissection of the terms fluent font and dysfluent (disfluent) font. \u2605 Communication, Clarity, & Medical Errors | Episode 55 \u2605 Anatomy & Physiology Syllabus: It's an Art | TAPP 120 \u2605 Why Anatomy & Physiology Students Need Sectional Anatomy | TAPP 116   Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program 59 seconds The Master of Science in Human Anatomy & Physiology Instruction\u2014the MS-HAPI\u2014is a graduate program for A&P teachers, especially for those who already have a graduate\/professional degree. 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 be your best in both on-campus and remote teaching. Kevin Patton is a faculty member in this program at Northeast College of Health Sciences. Check it out! northeastcollege.edu\/hapi Desirably Difficult Reading? 10 minutes The article How Fonts Affect Learning and Memory by Carla Delgado takes our conversation a step further by looking the potential role of dysfluent fonts in learning. \u2605 How Fonts Affect Learning and Memory (article in Discover Magazine by Carla Delgado mentioned in this segment) AandP.info\/wof \u2605 A Review of the Cognitive Effects of Disfluent Typography on Functional Reading (review article from The Design Journal) AandP.info\/mwt \u2605 Fortune Favors the Bold (and the Italicized): Effects of Disfluency on Educational Outcomes (article from Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society) AandP.info\/jjt \u2605 Changing Fonts in Education: How the Benefits Vary with Ability and Dyslexia (article from The Journal of Educational Research) AandP.info\/yt4 \u2605 Fluency and the Detection of Misleading Questions: Low Processing Fluency Attenuates the Moses Illusion (article from the journal Social Cognition) AandP.info\/jul   Sponsored by HAPS 56 seconds 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. Watch for virtual town hall meetings and upcoming regional meetings! Anatomy & Physiology Society theAPprofessor.org\/haps Fluent & Dysfluent Fonts 13 minutes We identify some potentially fluent fonts, as well as a few dysfluent fonts (see image below or at AandP.info\/ihy). Sans Forgetica font was developed specifically to be dysfluent in a way that promotes remembering what is read. Does it work? Should we incorporate dysfluent fonts in our teaching materials? \u2605 Fonts and Fluency: The Effects of Typeface Familiarity, Appropriateness, and Personality on Reader Judgments (thesis by Tim Wang) AandP.info\/0hf \u2605 Previously claimed memory boosting font 'Sans Forgetica' does not actually boost memory (story from ScienceDaily) AandP.info\/zp4 \u2605 The science of Sans Forgetica - The font to remember (video from the creators of Sans Forgetica) AandP.info\/ox5 \u2605 An unforgettable year \u2013 Sans Forgetica turns one (article from the RMIT University website) AandP.info\/fo3 \u2605 Sans Forgetica: Study Mode by RMIT University (plugin for Chrome browser lets you read any web page in Sans Forgetica) AandP.info\/fc3 \u2605 Sans Forgetica (free download for personal use) AandP.info\/o4g \u2605 Can very small font size enhance memory? (article from journal Memory & Cognition) AandP.info\/rlk \u2605 Sans Forgetica is not desirable for learning (article from the journal Memory) AandP.info\/hmu \u2605 The role of font size and font style in younger and older adults' predicted and actual recall performance (article from Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition) AandP.info\/r6s   People Contributors: David Curole, Terry Thompson Mentions: Wendy Riggs, Natalie Wade, Jaime Chapman, Robert Bringhurst, Carla Delgado Production: Aileen Park (announcer), Andr\u00e9s Rodriguez (theme composer,  recording artist), Rev.com team (transcription), Kevin Patton (writer, editor, producer, host)     If the hyperlinks here are not active, go to TAPPradio.org to find the episode page. \u2605 More details at the episode page: theAPprofessor.org\/podcast-episode-123.html \u2605 Transcript available in the transcript box: theAPprofessor.org\/podcast-episode-123.html \u2605 Need help accessing resources locked behind a paywall? 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