Brainstorming

Some thoughts on the format and tone of the book:

I prefer to write in a conversational style - is that appropriate for a textbook?

How do I want the book to appear?  Lots of text?  Or lots of images with descriptions (like visual A&P?) or somewhere in the middle?

What about OER?  Can I turn this into something available that way, and still be able to maintain some ownership of the idea?

There are several resources at TAA - need to schedule some time to listen to them and learn about my options.

Some more brainstorming - 

What about this idea as a way to introduce A&P to someone - like for a human biology class?  Advantage would be possibly no lab, or a simpler anatomy only lab.  Another advantage would be that it's not necessary to get as in depth with some physiology.  

If  it were to be used as an introduction to A&P, what would it look like?

Again, start with introduction chapter, no major changes.  Move to microscopic functions, no change?  Then move to macroscopic functions paired similarly to microscopic?  How would that look?

> Maintaining Boundaries

• epithelial tissue

>.  Movement

• muscle 
• bone
• cardiovascular

> Responsiveness

• nervous system
• endocrine system
• lymphatic/immune

>  Digestion, Respiration & Growth

• digestive system
• respiratory system
• urinary system

>.  Reproduction

• repro

Interestingly, except for cardiovascular, that's pretty much the systems order in most textbooks.  Need to consider this - maybe it makes sense to start with a 1 semester course and see how the approach works then move to 2 semesters?