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Advances in Teaching and Learning in the Anatomical Sciences

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Innovative Teaching Practices: Critique-and-Correct Multiple-Choice Questions
The ATLAS Research Lab has a keen interest in understanding the implications of testing strategies on students and their academic...
Avni Bhargava
Nov 13, 20245 min read


Innovative Teaching Practices: Telling Stories of Embryological Development
Teaching in academia is no small feat. With large classrooms, dense information, and limited time, effective teaching methods are...

Andrew Long
Oct 25, 20243 min read


Innovative Teaching Practices: Student Writing Circle
First-time academic authorship, especially for undergraduate researchers, can be both intimidating and exciting. In a candid interview,...

Jennifer Choi
Jun 12, 20245 min read


Student Perspectives: AAA Anatomy Connected 2024
Last March, the ATLAS Research Lab had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the American Association for Anatomy’s (AAA) annual...
atlasresearchlab
May 8, 20248 min read


Clinical Embryology: A Novel Graduate Program at the University of Toronto
Clinical embryologists are essential members of the fertility health care team. While the fertility doctor performs thorough clinical...

Aimee Perry
Mar 13, 20245 min read


Innovative Teaching Practices: Microteaching Assessments as a Way to Develop Science Communication
Like the inquiry-guided learning projects (IGLPs) discussed in one of our previous blog posts (link here) serving to introduce students...

Angelo Sotto
Feb 9, 20245 min read


Innovative Teaching Practices: Book Club
“In The Knife Man, Wendy Moore unveils John Hunter’s murky and macabre world—a world characterized by public hangings, secret expeditions...

Aimy Ayo
Mar 24, 20235 min read


Student Perspectives: Inquiry-Guided Learning Projects
Training students of allied health professions in critical appraisal of scientific literature is essential, as our reliance on...

Angelo Sotto
Mar 6, 20234 min read


Student Perspectives: Experiential Learning in Anatomy, with Yoga!
An exciting and important area of research in anatomical education is examining the efficacy of novel teaching techniques - including...

Angelo Sotto
Dec 16, 20225 min read


Student Perspectives: Remote Gross Anatomy Instruction during COVID-19
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, many classrooms have had to transition from in-person learning to online remote learning. Not...

Angelo Sotto
Jun 10, 20223 min read


Student Perspectives: Two-Stage Collaborative Testing
What comes to mind when you hear the word “test”? Most think of individual, closed-book evaluations. No collaboration. No talking. Rarely...

Angelo Sotto
May 15, 20224 min read
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