>>Dr. Ketchum: The purpose of this video is to familiarize you with the layout of the
course. If you are taking this as an open course, you’ll have access to all the course
materials through Janux. However, if you are enrolled in Human Physiology for credit, we
will be using Janux to supplement our face-to-face course. To be clear: If you are enrolled in
Human Physiology, you are required to complete materials online and you are also required
to attend class three times a week—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday—and lab once a week.
Hence, some of the materials in this video are only relevant to enrolled students.
This course is divided into several modules. Each module will include a Module Overview,
Pre-Lab, Post-Lab, and Summary section. The Module Overview is designed to help you prepare
for our face-to-face meetings. In the Module Overview, you will have access to the introductory
video, learning objectives, readings via a modified text book, help discussion, reading
quiz, Lib-Guide link, Mastering A&P link, and a real-world discussion forum. Before
coming to class, you will need to complete the required readings in the textbook. To
determine what readings you are required to complete before each class period, please
refer to the syllabus. Throughout the reading, you will find links to animations, video lectures,
and Mastering A&P assignments. I encourage you to take notes on these materials, as this
information is very important. There is also a help discussion forum for content support.
If you are unclear about the readings, animations, and/or videos, please feel free to post an
“SOS” in the help discussion forum so that either another student, your instructor,
or teaching assistant can help. If you do not receive enough clarification in help discussion,
please bring your question to class, as you will have time to get further clarification
in class. The required readings will be followed by a required online reading quiz. Please
refer to the syllabus regarding the due dates for online reading quizzes. The link to Lib-Guide,
which contains additional, optional resources that you find helpful for this course and
the Mastering A&P link, can also be found in the Module Overview. Finally, there is
a real-world discussion forum. Each forum will prompt you with a question, and you are
required to read these postings and participate in the discussion. Your teaching assistants,
as well as myself, will be monitoring the discussions and reviewing quiz responses.
We will use that material to gauge your understanding of the content. With that being said, please
take special note of content that you find especially difficult or would like additional
help with and please ask for help. By completing the materials in this Module Overview, you
will be prepared for our in-class quizzes, discussions, case studies, real-world applications,
and other engaging activities. In the Pre-Lab section of each module, you’ll have access
to the Pre-lab workbook, help discussion board, pre-lab quiz, laboratory procedures, and a
link to Mastering A&P. For some lab exercises, you will also have pre-lab videos to view
prior to coming to lab. Before proceeding with the pre-lab materials, please refer to
the syllabus and review readings that are relevant to the laboratory exercise. Each
week, you will have to complete a pre-lab workbook in order to gain entry to your lab
and to earn participation points. Pre-lab workbooks will be filled out individually
and submitted online. Please refer to the syllabus for due dates. To help you complete
the material in these workbooks, we encourage you to use the pre-lab help discussion board.
Your peers, instructor, and teaching assistants will assist these discussions. I encourage
you to start your workbook early enough such that there’s ample time to have those wonderful
discussions. After you’ve completed the pre-lab workbook, read the laboratory procedures.
You will need to have a hard copy of these procedures with you during the lab. There
may also be some pre-lab videos for you to watch regarding the procedures. After you
have completed the pre-lab materials, you will need to complete your pre-lab quiz in
order to gain entry into lab. Please refer to the syllabus for due dates for pre-lab
quizzes. The pre-lab quiz is an online quiz that covers materials from the readings, pre-lab
workbook, and laboratory procedures. Once you have completed these tasks, you will be
prepared to participate during lab. During the face-to-face lab, you will be working
in groups. Once your groups are formed, be sure to meet and choose a group leader, set
group expectations, and determine the exact times and days when your group will meet to
complete required assignments. And finally, be sure to communicate with your group members.
After all, you are a team. In the Post-Lab section, you have access to the data collection
sheet and post-lab workbook for each laboratory exercise, as well as a Mastering A&P link.
You may also have a post-lab video for some lab exercises. Your group will need to upload
the completed data collection sheet and post-lab workbook by the required due date. It is the
group’s responsibilities to complete the assignments as a group. The data collection
sheet, including any required graphs, will be completed during the laboratory. After
your lab, your lab group will need to meet to complete the post-lab workbook. I encourage
you, individually, to start this workbook right after completion of your lab, and please
come to office hours and Action Centers if you need help. A little goes a long way, right?
So if you work on this workbook a little each day prior to your meeting, you will be prepared
for your group meeting. And once the group meets, you can then discuss and finalize your
responses. This should be one of your group’s expectations: That each group member comes
prepared to the group meeting by having a rough draft of their responses. Completion
of the data collection and post-lab workbooks will prepare you for the post-lab quiz, which
will be given during lab. Please refer to the syllabus for the due dates for both the
data collection sheets and post-lab workbooks.
In the Summary section of each module, you will find a conclusion to the module, additional
information, review sheets, link to Mastering A&P, and a wrap-up discussion. The review
sheets are optional, and are intended to help you organize and condense content. I highly
encourage you to complete the review sheets. If you complete all of them, you will have
built yourself a wonderful study guide for the exams. While completing the review sheets,
please feel free to use the wrap-up discussion board for any additional questions you may
have regarding the module. This section will also include a link to Mastering A&P. You
will have required assignments at the end of each module to complete in Mastering A&P.
Please refer to the syllabus for due dates regarding Mastering A&P assignments. Please
note that you may find features that are added or subtracted from these sections as we refine
this course to make it even better.