Beyond Labeling: Teaching Concept Mapping in A&P
A free webinar for A&P, Human Body Systems, and health science educators.
A labeled diagram shows what students can name. A concept map shows how they think. In this 30-minute session, you’ll see how to move students past busywork toward maps that explain structure, function, and homeostasis in their own words.
What you’ll learn
How to turn an A&P learning objective into a focus question that a map can answer
What separates a strong map from a weak one, and what each shows about a student’s thinking
How a single-point mastery rubric assesses integration, not the number of boxes
How to introduce mapping to students who resist it
A live demo: building a map from a blank page in draw.io
Ways to give feedback without adding hours to your grading
Get the materials
Fill out this form to receive the slides, the Focus Question & Mastery Rubric Guide, and a printable student rubric:
About the presenter
Emily A. Royse, Ph.D., founded Royse Education Studio. She has taught anatomy and physiology for ten years, from high school through graduate school, and earned her Ph.D. in biology education from the University of Northern Colorado. She presented on concept mapping at the HAPS Virtual Conference 2026.
Bring this to your faculty
I offer hands-on workshops on concept mapping and A&P teaching for departments and PD days, as well as course, program, and grant evaluation. Now booking for spring 2027.