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This webinar a collaboration between the APS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and Teaching of Physiology Section. Presenters will discuss the challenges faced by physiology educators worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of inequitable access to technology. The focus of this session will be to identify challenges as well as alternative approaches to mitigate this inequity experienced by many countries and communities during the global pandemic and beyond.

The goals of the webinar include answering the following questions:

  • What challenges do countries or communities without universal access to technology encounter when in-person instruction is not available?
  • How do technological challenges impact faculty development, teaching resources, student engagement and equity in the classroom?
  • What tools, other than Zoom, are universally available in the midst of technological immersion?
  • What can educators do to increase awareness and overcome the challenges faced in other educational communities?
Moderator

Patricia A. Halpin, PhD-200Patricia A. Halpin, PhD, associate professor of biological sciences and biotechnology at The University of New Hampshire at Manchester, is internationally known for her STEM education research, focusing on use of dramatizations and songs to teach physiology and innovative student engagement strategies. For almost two decades, she has successfully implemented K–12 physiology outreach. Halpin teaches animal physiology, endocrinology, ethical issues in biology and clinical pathophysiology to undergraduates. She also serves as a mentor for capstone students who perform science outreach in the community. Halpin has authored numerous publications and has been awarded several National Science Foundation grants for education research. She has been a member of APS since 1995 and is the chair of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section.

Panelists

Camilo Lellis-Santos, PhD-200Camilo Lellis-Santos, PhD, is a professor at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo in Brazil. He graduated from São Paulo State University and obtained his PhD degree in human physiology from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo. Lellis-Santos coordinates the Laboratory of Experimentation and Physiology Education, a research group focused on developing and investigating technological and innovative methods in physiology education. He is the coordinator of the teaching committee of the Federation of Brazilian Societies for Experimental Biology. During the pandemic, Lellis-Santos has facilitated several workshops nationwide to help faculty apply online teaching strategies and smartphone-assisted experimentation.

Nouralsalhin Abdalhamid Alaagib, MBBS, MsC, PhD, MHPE-200Nouralsalhin Abdalhamid Alaagib, MBBS, MsC, PhD, MHPE, is an associate professor of physiology, head of the physiology department and the board of the master program of human physiology at the Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum in Sudan. She received a master’s degree and PhD in human physiology and a master’s degree in medical education from the Graduate College at University of Khartoum in Sudan. Alaagib is interested in innovation in teaching and learning. She is an active member of the Sudanese Physiological Society and Sudan Association of Medical Education.

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