Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) Courses are often identified as gatekeeper courses because: 1- they are required for many health-related professional programs, and 2- they exhibit high withdrawal and failure rates. The success or failure of A&P coursework within our postsecondary educational system is essential to institutional achievements and our national public health. Moreover, students learning A&P for health majors may require more support than students learning the content for biology majors because of the known disparities in the course prerequisites. This lightning talk discusses embracing cultural humility as educators, recognizing that students are experts in their culture, and creating meaningful, culturally responsive content to support student success in A&P courses.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Consider cultural humility as a concept
- Describe examples of culturally responsive teaching
- Consider the value of student-chosen multimedia projects and peer critique
- Describe examples of current and relevant H5P wraparound activities to support student learning with puzzles and quizzing strategies
