Computer Aided Learning

ELEARNING SHOWCASE

The following are a few examples of computer aided learning that are available through the Wiki:

An Introduction to Veterinary Dentistry

Aimed at veterinary students, surgeons and nurses to reinforce basic canine dental skills. It is a comprehensive multimedia course incorporating quizzes, flash animations and video clips as well as text and images.

Emergency Case Simulator

This Flash packages is designed to simulate emergency clinical cases. It allows students to safely experiment with a “virtual” patient and encourages them to apply their knowledge and decision-making skills.

Dermatology Cases

These are a selection of dermatology cases developed for the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology. They have been developed in Powerpoint using some of the more advanced features of the program.

Recombinant DNA

This program has been developed in Flash for first year veterinary students. It is designed to demonstrate some of the more complex genetic concepts through comprehensive animations.

Pitfalls in Practice

This programme was developed to highlight some of the potential problems that new graduates need to be aware of when starting out in practice. It has been distributed to new graduates from all the UK veterinary schools.

Parsitology Guide

The ‘RVC/FAO Guide to Veterinary Diagnostic Parasitology’ is a collaborative project which provide a user-friendly computer-aided educational tool for lecturers in both the UK in the developing world.

New Treatment for Cushing's Disease

This is an example of a streaming Powerpoint lecture by Professor Reto Neiger on Hyperadrenocorticism. The College also uses a simpler approach to capture audio lectures for use by students after a lecture.

The Canine Abdomen

The Abdominal Embryology chapter from an online learning course on The Canine Abdomen.

Interactive Canine Anatomy

Flash program aimed at veterinary students. Lots of real pictures, interactive quizes etc.