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Faculty First 2016 Participants
Teaching fundamental concepts of forest biology through short video modules
Dr. Jennifer Franklin
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
This project will develop two videos that will be used to test the effectiveness of a progressive learning system on student retention of course material. Students will watch videos multiple times as they progress through 3 stages of learning: observation, understanding of concept, and application of technical terminology.
Engaging all learners: Use of multimedia for instruction in the principles and practices of surgery
Dr. Karen Tobias
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
The purpose of this project is to develop an online, integrated, and interactive manual that uses multimedia to describe and illustrate basic surgery skills. The integrated manual would use various graphical control elements to allow the user to select the level of detail desired and to control visual materials such as video clips and illustrations.
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Developing a new online course to address the emerging food safety issues from food animals
Dr. Chika C. Okafor
Department of Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences
The plan is to develop a new graduate level online course in the Comparative and Experimental Medicine program titled ‘Pre-Harvest Safety of Foods of Animal Origin’. The new course is intended for the UTK and UTIA students interested in food safety and public health.
Small Animal Anesthesia Instructional Video
Dr. Reza Seddighi and Dr. Tom Doherty
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
The objective of this project is to produce a digital instructional video for veterinary students. The primary users of this material will include the second year veterinary students enrolled in veterinary anesthesiology- VM832 course, and the fourth year veterinary students enrolled in clinical anesthesia rotation- VM870. In addition, this material will be useful for all veterinary students at any stage of their curriculum, as a useful resource of anesthesia.