An electronic case An electronic case recording system for recording system for student use on student use on clinicsclinics

3131stst August 2009 August 2009

C Trace BVetMed MRCVS

e-Media Unit4

Student numbers on rotations are increasing at the RVC…

The Situation:The Situation:

Student numbers on rotations are increasing at the RVC… but without an increase in number of cases in all rotations

The Situation:The Situation:

Students not satisfied with the way they’re assessed, and often lack feedback

National Student Survey 2008

Our response:Our response:

Develop a system that: Students can enter cases into Students can utilise to work through cases Students can use to look up cases Staff can use as a teaching resource

Can satisfy both staff and students

Phase 1:Phase 1:

e-Learning

Phase 2

e-Learning

Phase 2:Phase 2:

Phase 3

e-Learning

Phase 3:Phase 3:

Entire Entire process:process:

Completed template e-mailed to e-Media, uploaded to casebank VetConnect

VetConnect screen-grab with flash case

FeedbackFeedback

Would be a good way of revising for finals, as a lot of these questions are case-based

e-Cases are good if it’s quiet on rotations, as can look up cases

They reinforce a logical approach to solving a case, which would be useful in practice

e-Cases are good at getting the students to work up a case in a structured manner

They help facilitate deep learning

Problems we’ve encountered Problems we’ve encountered

Getting e-Cases through for uploading

Quality control not always adequate

Owner consent

Ownership of content – student or RVC?

Outcomes:

Clinicians using system in small animal, farm and equine rotations

All final years exposed to system

Over 25 cases edited and shared online

Second stage of project now being planned

Contact detailsContact details

ctrace@rvc.ac.uk

(0044) 1707 666 867

Presentation and summary available at:

www.rvc.ac.uk/amee