Thomas M. Lancraft
I have taught at the Natural Science Department at St. Petersburg College since 1986. My teaching experience includes Human Anatomy, Earth Science, Introductory and majors Biology. Now, my major responsibilites involve Anatomy and physiology courses. I have published workbooks and manuals for our Anatomy and Physiology lab courses.
My work in online course development includes the first online biology lab in Florida. Further online course development includes four Anatomy and Physiology courses and one Human Anatomy course. In my role as the Course Design and Learning Coordinator for HAPS Institute, I have directly designed or facilitated the design of another eight courses. I have considerable experience in multiple course management systems.
Previous to teaching, I spent about 15 years as a Biological Oceanographer researching Subtropical and Antarctic oceanic deep sea fauna at the University of South Florida marine science program. . During those years I published many referred articles, spent over two years at sea, participated in six scientific expeditions to Antarctica and dived three times to the bottom of the ocean in research submersibles. My areas of interest included the trophodynamics and community structure of oceanic ecosystems and the ecophysiology of deepsea fish. Visit my curriculum vitae.
All of my courses are "blended" (using internet technologies to supplement communication, content delivery and assessment in face-to-face courses) or, entirely "online".
I use A and P multimedia designed for my lecture courses (Interactions) and laboratory experiment simulation software (PowerPhys) for some of my labs. Furthermore, I am a faculty mentor for the Wiley Faculty Network, a group of faculty promoting the integration of technology into education. I am also interested in the use of concept mapping as a learning tool.