Innovative technologies to enhance veterinary teaching

The ‘ooh – shiny’ effect

Virtual worlds

Apps and eBooks

Immersive technology

It has an interactive touch screen that simulates the Patient Monitor which displays all the physiological parameters like blood pressure, electrocardiogram, pulse oximeter, respiratory rate, heart rate and tidal volume. The Patient Monitor is also capable of displaying digital X rays, ultrasounds videos, lab results and other media on demand of the user, increasing the fidelity of the simulation experience for our students.

SimDog - Laerdal

This simulator is able to respond physiologically in real time to medication and any treatment that is given. The SimDog is able to reproduce realistic normal and abnormal respiratory, heart, bowel sounds and gut sounds

Most participants (98.5%) agreed or strongly agreed that the simulator was an engaging learning experience. Students commonly commented that the simulations allowed them to practice communication and teamwork skills and were more effective than paper-based, problem-oriented learning opportunities and lecture. Students also commented that they wanted more opportunities to participate in simulation exercises. These results suggest that high-fidelity veterinary simulation is an engaging educational methodology that addresses some limitations of other forms of problem-based learning.

Fletcher, D. J., Militello, R., Schoeffler, G. L., & Rogers, C. L. (2012). Development and evaluation of a high-fidelity canine patient simulator for veterinary clinical training. Journal of veterinary medical education, 39(1), 7-12.

Video

“Low-cost videos are innovative teaching tools that have a positive effect on student motivation”Bravo, E., Amante, B., Simo, P., Enache, M., & Fernandez, V. (2011, April). Video as a new teaching tool to increase student motivation. In Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2011 IEEE (pp. 638-642). IEEE.

Wearable cameras

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