APS Archive of Teaching Resources Melinda E. Lowy and Marsha Lakes Matyas, Ph.D. Education Office The American Physiological Society 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814-3991 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society What is APS? International society composed of members engaged in physiology (or related disciplines) research or education 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society What is Physiology? Physiology is the study of life. Physiology helps us understand how the body works, from genes to the organism. 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society Who Are APS Members? Approximately 11,000 members Majority are: Ph.D. or M.D., Ph.D. Basic biomedical researchers or clinicians Teachers at 4-year colleges and medical schools 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society Who Are APS Members? Also: International members Community college and high school teachers Industry researchers 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society Governance APS Council Committees (Education, Careers, Trainee Advisory, etc.) Sections (organ system-based: CV, GI, CNS, etc. + Teaching) 2006 The American Physiological Society

How Teaching Resources Are Shared Historically Meetings (annual meeting, conferences) Posters Teaching symposia Publications Advances in Physiology Education Colleague-to-colleague sharing 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society New Ways to Share University web sites Society web sites Digital libraries New idea in mid 1990s APS Archive of Teaching Resources originally established 2006 The American Physiological Society

Physiology Teaching Resources Developed by APS Developed by members Developed by other faculty Developed by organizations (NIH, AHA, etc.) 2006 The American Physiological Society

Initial Version of APS Archive Initial idea of APS Education Committee Established by APS Council NOT a digital library – simple html pages Implemented for graduate and/or medical school faculty Items submitted posted on APS web site for sharing No review for scientific accuracy 2006 The American Physiological Society

Current Version of APS Archive Database-driven web site Materials peer-reviewed for scientific accuracy and appropriate use of humans/animals Established for all levels of education (K-12, Undergraduate, and Graduate/Professional) Created by the APS and supported by APS and grants from NSF 2006 The American Physiological Society

Long-term Benefits of the Archive Member benefit to assist teachers Many researchers asked to teach out-of-area Greater ease of colleague-to-colleague sharing of resources developed by individuals Peer-reviewed resources for use Means to comment on usefulness of resource 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society APS-BEN Partnership Founding partner of BiosciEd Net (BEN) collaborative with AAAS, ASM, ESA Developed database parameters and metadata standards Assisted in development of APS Archive by ASM 2006 The American Physiological Society

Growing the BEN Collaborative Biological Sciences portal site Collaborative group that actually works collaboratively Desire to have additional resources to encompass more of biological science disciplines Many important resources did not have an NSDL route of access Assist others to develop their own digital libraries 2006 The American Physiological Society

APS Archive Partnerships: Rationale Physiology is an all-encompassing discipline Assist related but smaller societies Increase exposure for sister societies and their educational endeavors Increase the usefulness of the APS Archive and ultimately, BEN and NSDL Make more teaching materials available 2006 The American Physiological Society

2006 The American Physiological Society What it Took Changes in Archive database structure Allow retention of societal identity Allow different review structures Allow separate submissions Allow searching for their specific resources Allow separate harvesting by BEN 2006 The American Physiological Society

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Submission and Review Information Screens 2006 The American Physiological Society

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New Tools for APS Partners My Archive Set up and manage folders for items found Save sets of search parameters Automatic notification of new materials matching specific search parameters Share resources found via email 2006 The American Physiological Society

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2006 The American Physiological Society APS Partners Human Anatomy & Physiology Society Society for Developmental Biology National Association for Health Science Education Partnerships 21st Century Project (International Union of Physiological Sciences) 2006 The American Physiological Society