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LIVE! Centre for Excellence in Lifelong and Independent Veterinary Education
Lead Institution: The Royal Veterinary College, Director: Professor Stephen May LIVE stands for Lifelong and Independent Veterinary Education. It targets areas such as the development of new placement learning methods, independent learning and highly-advanced assessment tools, as well as the further development of the students’ clinical and communication skills. Our emphasis is on innovative curriculum design focused on improvement of clinical reasoning, and our self-directed learning sessions seek to prepare our students for a lifelong learning experience. The extensive use of e-learning packages and computer-assisted assessment enables students to learn at their own pace and to test their own progress. These new learning materials will include the production of digital videos with commentaries, and the assembly into work packages of models, simulators and clinical equipment. Also the new learning materials in professional and communication skills are developed to be accessible for students who are on their hospital rotations or involved in extramural studies. LIVE also puts emphasis on the research and evaluation of the effectiveness of these pioneering learning opportunities. LIVE is structured to engage as many individuals from as many different groups as possible. On an internal basis, LIVE makes use of the active internal framework within the Royal Veterinary College, which will allow further dissemination of findings. LIVE staff will contribute to an expanded teaching and learning experience at the RVC and will introduce all staff to the LIVE facilities and activities, as well as highlighting LIVE’s potential to help them with their own teaching. The LIVE Centre will include two brand new clinical skills laboratories, carefully designed to meet the needs of our students. These will bring both academics and students into contact with LIVE staff on a daily basis. We are proud of the fact that the RVC is the only vet school in the UK which offers this kind of facility to students, but would also wish to provide the Centre’s services to any other vet school, national body or other educational institution which perceives the need for such support. The opening of the new LIVE Centre is planned for early 2007. |
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