Learning Technology and Innovation Showcase

This area of the website features a selection of computer aided learning programs and other projects completed or under development by Learning Technology and Innovation in collaboration with RVC academic staff.

More computer aided learning resources for veterinary students can be found on WikiVet.

	Cardiac Virtual Patients The RVC has developed a series of interactive cardiology virtual patients. Users can apply their knowledge and decision making skills to manage three cardiology cases from presentation to treatment. This project was supported by Elanco Animal Health. Requires Flash 9 or later.
	Global Citizenship Lecture A first year BVetMed global citizenship lecture captured and delivered online using Echo360.
	RVC Panoramas We are currently developing a series of 180° and 360° panoramas featuring some of the exciting new buildings and recent redevelopment projects at our Hawkshead and Camden Campuses.
	Learning from Stubbs A Flash animation based on an 18th century engraving of a horse skeleton. Drag-and-drop labels have then been added to the original illustration.
	Testing the functional integrity of ocular reflexes A Flash animation in which a virtual patient is provided to test ocular reflexes as well as the testing nervous control of extra-ocular muscles of the eye. Requires Flash 9 or later.
	Canine Radiographs This interactive resource enables users to explore the canine skeleton to view radiographs. It is a reference for pre-clinical students and revision aid for clinical students. Now in HTML5.
	Digital SlideBox Zoom right in to an image - up to 40x magnification. See eight example of this exciting development in online slide viewing.
	RVC Podcasts - Veterinary Science on the Move The subject of the last (50th) episode was Immune-mediated diseases and the role of Regulatory T cells in dogs and humans - RVC Podcast - Episode 50 (13.2MB MPEG-4 - right click to download or subscribe via the iTunes Store).
	WikiVet WikiVet is a collaborative project involving vetschools at Cambridge, Edinburgh, Nottingham and The Royal Veterinary College. It is an ongoing initiative to author a comprehensive veterinary version of Wikipedia for free access by students at veterinary schools throughout the world.
	Potcasting The RVC is developing a range of digital audio downloads for use by students on their iPods or MP3 players. Potcasts are one version of this format which provide an interactive narration of the anatomy museum
	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.
	Diagnosis in Dermatology This interactive website by Professor David Lloyd outlines the approach to diagnosis in veterinary dermatology. It focuses on small animals and covers history taking, examination and lesion recognition.
	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.
	Emergency Cases 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.
	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.
	Parasitology 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. Spanish version also available: La Guía TVC/FAO para el Diagnóstico Parasitológico Veterinario
	The Canine Abdomen The Abdominal Embryology chapter from an online learning course on The Canine Abdomen.