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A sustainable public-private business model for international veterinary e- learning that works …… MARK JOHNSTON, VETSTREAM, CAMBRIDGE, UK NICK SHORT*, WIKIVET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, UK AMEE 5 TH SEPTEMBER 2105
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A sustainable public-private business
model for international veterinary e-learning that works ……
MARK JOHNSTON, VETSTREAM, CAMBRIDGE, UK
NICK SHORT*, WIKIVET EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, UK
AMEE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2105
Outline
Development of a global educational resource
Constraints to continued growth and development
Identifying new funding streams and partnerships
Working with a private sector provider
Future opportunities and challenges
SSEBUNYA YVETTE
Motivation
Sharing knowledge in a small profession to avoid duplication of
effort
Potential of Open Educational Resources to promote best
practice
Opportunity to work with international partners and promote
greater good
Challenges faced by poorly funded veterinary schools
Funding + Enthusiasm + Technology = Initiative
www.wikivet.net Nick Short
By Andrew Laing (Wiki-Wiki!!!) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
The WikiVet Educational
Foundation
Founded ins 2007 by three UK veterinary schools and
has subsequently grown to provide content for over
300 vet schools around the world
Set up to provide a comprehensive online
curriculum for students to support traditional
teaching
Registration required but all content then available
as Creative Commons licence CC BY NA SA
www.wikivet.net Nick Short
Creative Commons Licenced
Found in | Journal of an Open Source Original comic by | Nerdson(Under CC-BY License)
Development
Launched 2007
Pedagogy & Technology
Projects & Funding
Sustainability ????
User data
Widening access
Australasia 94%
UK 92%
South America 86%
North America 66%
Europe (not UK) 63%
Asia 63%
Africa 34%
% Agreement
International survey of veterinary students’ digital literaciesPresentation at eLearning Symposium 2015 Glasgow
Funding sources
Corporate
Government
Non Governmental
“In kind” ????
Comparative analysis
Not for profit veterinary
educational organisation
Global veterinary network of
universities and students
Principally focussed on
undergraduate curriculum
International audience
including less developed
countries
Commercial subscription
based resource
Committed to supporting
veterinary education
Resources for clinical students
and new graduates
Differential pricing model
based on World Bank costing
Vetstream
Content analysis
Model
Referral Model
Current Vet
Student
New Vet
Graduate
Vet
Practitioner
LDC
Graduate
Free to
View
Discount
Rate
Full
Rate
WB Tier
Rates
WikiVet Vetstream
Opportunities and challenges
Need to address the diverse needs of users to access
information anytime/anywhere
Providing integrated resources which avoid duplication
and streamline user experience
Addressing needs of users from different cultures and
settings including developing countries
Addressing the next generation of users…..
Ugandai am writing as a student ambassador of Wikivet and on behalf of
the student leadership at the college of veterinary medicine,
animal resources and biosecurity at Makerere University,
Kampala, Uganda.
we are grateful for the contribution that wikivet has so far made
in availing online veterinary information to students at all levels,
Veterinary doctors and the community at large. we were lucky to
have participated in the dentistry quiz and managed to have
one of our fellow student( SSEBUNYA YVETTE) as among the top
three.…..
…….its at this point, that i write to request the wikivet team to
organise with us, an orientation and training session for staff
and students at college on how to use wikivet. We are ready
to plan with your team on how this can be achieved. surely,
this will revolutionize veterinary training and service in Uganda.
Take Home Messages
Open Educational Resources DO have a value in the
future of veterinary learning
Need to develop more sustainable business models for
online courses delivery
Collaboration is challenging but essential
eLearning offers one of the most rapid and value added
potential to transform education
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the WikiVet Development Team
Partners at Vetstream UK
Students and academics at partner institutions
Vicki Dale for data analysis
More information :
[email protected] www.wikivet.net
[email protected] www.Vetstream.com
