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Anita Smith Ph.D.

Anita Smith Ph.D.

About me

Hello,

I have been teaching classes for students in our Medical Laboratory Technician,medical assistant and electronic health records programs, for a little over a year now.  I have a Ph.D. in Biomedical Physiology, so I am privileged enough to get the hard core science and medical classes. I love teaching, especially when you get those "Aha"moments from them.  I am still struggling with those few that interrupt class constantly, and the professional cheaters.  But over all it's actually a lot of fun.  I was in hard core research for 15 years, so I have many stories to to share.

Interests

outside of class, bird watching, photography, movies, all sorts (exception, most 60-70's films)

Skills

microsoft office, pc or mac.writing grants, abstracts and manuscripts. microscopy, elisa, cell culture, western blotting, small animal surgery.

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Humor in teaching

@scmeaux : I have a Ph.D. in a Tech. Collage, so the students automatical think I am going to teach over their heads.  I try to alleviate this from the begining.  I tell the that they can call me Dr. Smith, or Ms. Smith, but "hey you" does not go over too well. I am very quick with a pun or a dead pan joke.  Depending on the class, sometime this works, sometimes not so much.  Sometime you just have to lighten the mood, don't forget though, you are still on a knife's edge.  I have found that once a… >>>

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Winter is coming

We thought it was hard keeping students in class during the spring and summer, now we have winter upon us.  Shorter, colder days, and the colds.  Some times it's hard to get everybody motivated.  Suggestions welcome.

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You Tube Acid/Base Video

Video illustrates how adding an acid or a base to the extracted juice from red cabbage, makes the solution change color.  I have been dying to do this in class, oh but the mess.

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