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This presentation explores the role of technology in veterinary education, emphasizing how key stakeholders can improve learning through e-learning initiatives. It highlights the importance of engaging with students to understand their views on technology's impact on their learning experience. The discussion covers various tools, such as virtual environments, podcasts, and clinical video banks, while addressing challenges faced by students and staff. Valuable insights from student feedback can guide the development and implementation of effective and practical educational technologies.
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Engaging veterinary studentsin e-learning developmentNick Shorte-Media Unit, Royal Veterinary CollegeAMEE 2009
Overview • How do key stakeholders use technology? • How do we “Teach the Teachers”? • Perhaps by “Learning from the Learners”? • So what do the students say?
Current Status • Virtual learning environment • Podcast lectures • Computer aided assessment • e-directed learning • Clinical video bank • BUT
Students Academics
Teachers constraints to change • Traditional approaches to teaching • Lack of time to learn and implement new approaches • Limited exposure and awareness of new technology • Difficult to catch up with rapid pace of development • Not convinced of value of new approaches • DESPITE
Teaching the Teachers • Traditional training courses • Creating interactive training materials • Seeding peer to peer skill sharing • Using student pressure • Changes to curriculum • SO
Appropriate and Practical TechnologiesStudents, Teachers, Administrators and Researchers (STAIRS) www.bloomsbury.ac.uk/apt
Learning from the Learners • Focus groups and year reps • Student ambassadors • Developing e-guides • e-case development • Reviewing content • Lets hear the student view
Conclusions • Students have helped • Determine how new technologies can help them learn • Identify the most effective learning tools • Encourage teachers to adopt new practices • Develop new tools to improve their learning experience • Assisted in training and supporting staff • Monitor the uptake and impact of new approaches
Thank You Contact : Nick Short on : nshort@rvc.ac.uk Thanks to : Beverley Panto and Asher Allison Web : www.rvc.ac.uk/AMEE