1. 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
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What is APS?
International society composed of members engaged in physiology (or related disciplines) research or education
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What is Physiology?
Physiology is the study of life.
Physiology helps us understand how the body works, from genes to the organism.
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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
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Who Are APS Members?
Also:
International members
Community college and high school teachers
Industry researchers
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Governance
APS Council
Committees (Education, Careers, Trainee Advisory, etc.)
Sections (organ system-based: CV, GI, CNS, etc. + Teaching)
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7. How Teaching Resources Are Shared Historically
Meetings (annual meeting, conferences)
Posters
Teaching symposia
Publications
Advances in Physiology Education
Colleague-to-colleague sharing
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New Ways to Share
University web sites
Society web sites
Digital libraries
New idea in mid 1990s
APS Archive of Teaching Resources originally established
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9. Physiology Teaching Resources
Developed by APS
Developed by members
Developed by other faculty
Developed by organizations (NIH, AHA, etc.)
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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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
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14. 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
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15. 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
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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
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19. Submission and Review Information Screens
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Search Screens
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Object Information
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31. 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
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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)
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