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Reflection and metacognition for veterinary students

Teaching Matters Student Employment

It is fair to say that an individual student’s ability to reflect is highly variable and we are currently working on further curriculum developments to allow us to identify and support students who are less comfortable with the approach. What next for reflection?

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Engaging the professional community in teaching medical students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Offering choice presents a series of challenges and opportunities to the curriculum developer. Make the task undertaken valuable But some students choose to shadow less obvious roles, including the hospital chaplain, orthopaedic plaster technician, morgue attendant, or lifeboatman.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Confessions of a Community College Dean

His father was a doctor who worked at the local hospital, but it was bombed in 2015. What about curriculum development? Breaking ‘Rules’ Akram (not his real name) grew up in Aleppo, Syria, Reshef said, recounting a story of a UoPeople student. Afterward, his father treated patients in his home.

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Using Peer Observation to enhance teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

They then pair up with a colleague of their choice, select a teaching session they want feedback on (this can be a lecture, tutorial, practical class, research supervision, or teaching in the hospital clinics), and are provided with a proforma to help structure their observation.

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Placing study circles at the centre of the student learning experience

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry Report. References Francis, R. 2013) Report of the inquiry into the Mid-Staffordshire Foundation NHS Trust. The Stationary Office: London. McLean, (2014). APS Group: Scotland. and Moisio, O-P.

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Does lecture capture enhance learning?

Teaching Matters Online Learning

One was able to participate in the lectures from her hospital bed while recovering from an operation. However, this was less than one third of the number who stated that lecture capture had enhanced their learning. Students were sometimes absent for justifiable reasons, such as mental health issues or a timetabling clash.

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A student’s experience of the Learning and Teaching Conference 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The vet school is unique in that many staff give lectures and then are interacted with again in practical classes and/or in the hospital. A repeating theme was found to be community. This creation of a community at the school promotes more open conversation between staff and students, and has led to some unique collaboration.