The $300,000 federal grant will fund research to develop and study the impact of a comprehensive collection of competency-based educational resources on antimicrobial resistance to aid veterinary education programs throughout the United States. Dr. Kevin Cummings, principal investigator for Cornell…
CVM Welcomes New Director of the Center for Educational Technologies
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has selected Dr. Nicola L. Ritter, an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, as the director of the Center for Educational Technologies (CET). Dr. Ritter assumed her new…
Creating A Flipped Classroom Using Animated Videos
The flipped classroom method of teaching has recently received much attention across higher education as a means to increase active learning in the classroom environment. At its core, flipped classroom requires assigning students pre-work (such as required reading) before they…
Michelle Wiederhold Joins CET
The next time you visit the Center for Educational Technologies (CET), stop by to meet the newest member of the team. On May 8th, Michelle Wiederhold joined the team as a project coordinator and will provide project management for the Center’s…
A Fond Farewell
It is with mixed emotions that the Center for Educational Technologies is saying goodbye to its founder, Jodi Korich. Dr. Korich has accepted an offer to be the new Associate Dean for Education at the Cornell University College of Veterinary…
CET Annual Report
January 2016 marked the fifth anniversary for the Center for Educational Technologies and what an amazing journey it has been. Take a look at our year in review
Spotlight on Teaching: Script Concordance Testing
Clinical rotations present some unique educational challenges for faculty and students. One of the main goals of the fourth year veterinary curriculum is to help students build strong clinical reasoning skills. However, the unstructured nature of the teaching hospital, including…
The Voice of Kyle Field Teams up with Center for Educational Technologies
Chace Murphy, The “Voice of Kyle Field”, teams up with another Texas A&M University program, the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Science’s Center for Educational Technologies. Since 2001, Murphy has served as the PA voice for his alma mater’s…
CET Develops First 360-degree Virtual Reality Video for Veterinary Education
Simply putting on a virtual reality (VR) headset can transport someone into an immersive digital environment. This technology has been used for both entertainment and educational purposes, including in medical schools, but for the first time is being leveraged in…