Web 2.0 Tools

Veterinary collaboration in the age of Web 2.0VIEW Workshop - AMEE 2012

Nick Short, Chris Trace and Liz MossopRoyal Veterinary College, Nottingham & WikiVet

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Session Objectives

Summary of Web 2.0 features

Examples of veterinary applications

Blogs

Podcasts

Twitter

Newsletters

Video

Group work to explore curriculum applications

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Blogs…

http://socialbuzzbiz.wordpress.com/tag/informative/

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Podcast Review

THE (PARTICULARLY) GOOD-- what works?

THE BAD-ineffective

THE REALLY UGLY-more hassle than they’re worth

Concisely covered revision topics with clear narrative, pictures, graphs, diagrams.

Many too long, monotonous and hard work.

Those that wont load/take too long/ keep freezing etc

 A clinical case e.g. patient describing symptoms with narrated approaches to cases/thought process/summary questions

 Poor quality visuals worse than no visuals

 Videos of lecturer with no added slides/visual information. Might as well be podcast.

 Anatomy narrative with specimens Non-specific titles and lack of

topic overviews.

 Randomly inserted slides just for the sake of it with no added value.

 Ultrasonography/radiology/microscopy/fundic examination slides with interpretation narrative and cursor directing.

Unexplained or mistimed graphs, diagrams etc

 Those that try to pitch at multiple audiences-confusing.

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Feedback from 57 recent RVC graduates

98 % said they would like podcasts for revision if they covered

topics in a concise manner.

96% said they would prefer added visual aids such as lecture

slides/diagrams.

32% were interested in looking at topics more in depth or

listening to podcasts about RVC research topics.

Summary/ approaches to thinking were deemed more useful.

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Online Videos

Uses:• Demonstrations • Advertising• Teaching

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(e)Newsletters

• Generally regular posting• Distilled news stories• Example

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Group work

Identify a key web 2.0 technology from a

student’s perspective and discuss how this

might be applied within your curriculum.