Equine Anatomedia: Development, Integration and Evaluation of an E-Learning Resource in Applied Veterinary Anatomy

Abstract

SUMMARY:In Egypt, there is a growing movement to encourage veterinary student-centered learning using the most up to date educational technologies. This paper focuses on a computer-facilitated learning program "Equine Anatomedia", which comprises now two modules (head and digit) fully integrated with the applied anatomy curriculum at Alexandria and Damanhour Universities. The educational design of this program allows students and clinicians to explore anatomical concepts, principles and procedure guidelines in a manner more suited to their individual learning needs than traditional methods. The program comprises over 300 high quality images and diagrams, audio and video clips as well as animated graphics with colored keys highlighting the anatomical features. Staff and student feedback indicates that Equine Anatomedia is an effective and engaging learning tool which helps students to develop their knowledge in anatomy and to appreciate its relevance in clinical situations. In addition, it encourages student-staff interaction and is a useful tool in overcoming the challenges of limited resources and increasing numbers of students.

ASAS-NANP SYMPOSIUM: prospects for interactive and dynamic graphics in the era of data-rich animal science1

“…Users can solve exercises and quizzes while exploring 2D images and 3D models interactively. Other interactive e-learning platforms exist, however, many are species specific ( El Sharaby et al, 2015 ; Raffan et al, 2017 ).…”

IVET, an Interactive Veterinary Education Tool1

“…Note that most of the platforms are nonweb-based (some of them are delivered in CD-ROM format), or they require the users to install one or more plug-ins to run the application in a web browser, such as the ones presented by Dale et al (2005), Ertmer and Nour (2007), and Pop et al (2013). Only 2 of them (Grizzle et al, 2008;El Sharaby et al, 2015) seem to work in a web browser without the need for any plug-ins, although this is not specified in the corresponding publications. Besides, none of them describes the possibility to run the application using a mobile device, such as a smartphone or a tablet.…”

“…Different studies confirmed the need for a modernization process in veterinary education (Short, 2002;Simões, 2010;Ozkadif and Eken, 2012;Valliyate et al, 2012), as well as the benefits of e-learning environments (Bing et al, 2011;Jan et al, 2012;Dorosh et al, 2013). Nonetheless, few environments have been proposed in this field, and most of them only deal with single parts of the animal body or with a particular species of animals (Tawfiek, 2011;El Sharaby et al, 2015;Raffan et al, 2017). To overcome this limitation, the Interactive Veterinary Education Tool (IVET) is proposed, a new educational platform specifically designed to support teaching and learning in veterinary science with no restrictions on animal species.…”

Anatomic Interactive Atlas of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Head

“…Resources such as the use of live animals, cadavers, gross dissections, anatomic sections, and plastination enhance anatomic learning by researchers, students, and technicians [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. In recent years, technological developments in the area of computer-assisted learning have improved anatomy teaching [ 19 , 20 ].…”