The Teaching Academy of the Consortium of West Region Colleges of Veterinary Medicine

June 24, Monday:

2:00 PM: College of Veterinary Medicine Tours (be sure to select this option at time of registration)

2:00 PM: Working Group Meetings

• Local Peer Review of Teaching Initiative: Meet Valley Hall
• External Peer Review of Teaching Initiative: Meet Valley Hall

3:45 PM: BMP Committee pre-conference meeting – Meet in Valley Hall

6:00 PM: New Member Welcome– Bistro 33 Davis (226 F St, Davis, CA)

6:30 PM: Conference Kick-off Event – REGISTRATION will occur here – Meal is included with registration – Location: Bisto 33 Davis (226 F St, Davis, CA)

June 25, Tuesday:
Theme: Collaborative approaches to our shared educational challenges

Location: Vet Med 3A – MPT room 2110 (Click here for campus map, enter MPT)

8:00 am: Welcome – UCD Associate Dean Joie Watson & Dean Michael Lairmore

8:15 am: History and Vision – Steve Hines (WSU) & Joie Watson (UCD)

8:45 am: Initiative Committee Presentations

1. Steering Committee – Peggy Barr (WU)
2. Faculty Development (VETS) – Susan Matthew (WSU)
3. Local Peer Observation – Diana Hassel (CSU)
4. External Review of Teaching – Dean Hendrickson & Erica Suchman (CSU)
5. Membership Committee – Leslie Sprunger (WSU)

10:00 am: Workshop: Future Directions – Step 1: What now? What next for the RTA?

12:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm: Teaching Innovations – Part #1 – Session Co-chairs: Barb Byrne (UCD) & Diana Hassel (CSU)

1. “The use of Explain Everything to replace the white board during lectures.” – Presenter: Dean Hendrickson (Colorado State University)
2. “Endocrine Pathogenesis Cards: cementing connections through gamification.” – Presenter: Brian Murphy (University of California, Davis)
3. “How much quiz could a quizizz quiz?” – Presenter: Christine Olver (Colorado State University)
4. “An introduction to clinical reasoning, evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM), and cognitive (diagnostic) error for first year veterinary students.” – Presenter: Steve Hines (Washington State University)

2:00 pm: Local Peer Observation Initiative: Panel Discussion – Progress & Challenges at Member Colleges – Session Co-chairs: Bill Vernau (UCD) & Diana Hassel (CSU)

3:00 pm: Living Between the Lines: Life, Work and Wellbeing – Session 1: Today’s Classroom: A Snapshot – Laurie Fonken (CSU)

3:30 pm: Break

3:45 pm: Poster Session: 2 minute talk & poster presentation – Session Leader Laurie Fonken (CSU)
Scholarship Posters

• “Acquisition of Pedagogical Knowledge by Instructors of Veterinary Medicine” –Jacob M Shivley, (Mississippi State University)
• “Homework Assignments that Promote Content Integration and Application” –Heloisa M. Rutigliano (Utah State University/Washington State University)
• “An immersive, situated learning exercise that strengthens veterinary students’ clinical reasoning and professional skills.” –Rachel Halsey (Washington State University)
• “Validation of a laparoscopic abdominal simulator assessment tool as a predictor of in vivo performance of laparoscopic ovariectomy in live dogs in 4th year veterinary students.” – Emily D. French, Dominique Griffon, Maria A. Fahie, Paul Gordon‐Ross and Ohad Levi (Southwest Veterinary Surgical Service & Western University of Health Sciences)
• “Arizona Veterinarians’ Perceptions of and Consensus Regarding Skills, Knowledge, and Attributes of Day One Veterinary Graduates.” –Rachael E. Kreisler, Nancy L. Stackhouse, Thomas K. Graves (Midwestern University)
• “Flipped to Participate: Incorporating New Strategies to Engage Student Information Literacy and Evidence‐based Practice.” –Erik Fausak (University of California, Davis)

Innovation Posters:

• “The use of slow-motion videography on an iPad to teach lameness to 4th year veterinary students.” – Dean Hendrickson (Colorado State University)
• “Jigsaw for case-based learning debrief” – Stuart Meyers and Karen Boudreaux (University of California, Davis)
• “How shelter medicine helps to create day one ready veterinarians: the Midwestern experience” – Rachael Kreisler (Midwestern University)
• “Engaging intrinsic teacher motivation using pedagogical frameworks and theory in the clinical setting.” – Jacob Shivley (Mississippi State University)
• “Using experiential learning framework in spay/neuter surgical skill acquisition.” – Jacob Shivley (Mississippi State University)
• “Collaboratively establishing graduate learning outcomes for DVM core curricular content.” – Susan Matthew (Washington State University)

6:00 PM: Social and Dinner – Meal is included with registration and food will be from Buckhorn Catering – Location: Valley Hall & outside

June 26, Wednesday:

Location: Vet Med 3A – MPT room 2110 (Click here for campus map, enter MPT)

7:50 am: Conference Announcements – Bill Vernau & Joie Watson (UCD)

8:00 am: Living Between the Lines: Life, Work and Wellbeing – Session 2: A View from the Edge: Challenges to Wellbeing – Laurie Fonken (CSU)

8:30 am: Scholarship Session – Peer reviewed (podium presentations of accepted abstracts) – Session Chair: Maria Fahie (WU)

• Integrating communication, clinical reasoning and hands-on skills in a large classroom setting using concepts from laboratory settings and team-based learning models. Kristy L. Dowers, Colorado State University
• Educating Veterinary Students in an Intensive Care Unit about Transfusion Reactions: Development and Impact of a Formal Learning Module. Jillian M. Haines, DVM, MS, DACVIM, K. Jane Wardrop, DVM, MS, DACVP, Christopher J. Lindberg, BS, Kira J. Carbonneau, PhD3, Thandeka R. Ngwenyama, DVM, DACVECC, Linda G. Martin, DVM, MS, DACVECC, Washington State University
• Outcomes of elective sterilization surgeries performed by veterinary students and shelter veterinarians in a shelter environment. Rachael E. Kreisler, Stephanie L. Shaver, John H. Holmes; Animal Health Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, Midwestern University (Kreisler, Shaver); Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania (Holmes)
• Use of Virtual Canine Anatomy Improves Student Outcomes in an Undergraduate Domestic Gross Anatomy Course. AC Garrett, Ivie KR, Linton A, Martin JF, Delcambre JJ, Whalen LW, Magee C. Colorado State University.

9:30 am: Break

10:00 am: Keynote Workshop: Preparing Learners for Adaptive Expertise Facilitators – Drs. Nicole Woods & Maria Mylopoulos

12:00 pm: Lunch & Campus Tours (be sure to select this option at time of registration)

1:30 pm: Workshop: Future Directions – Step 2: Consensus Decision Making

3:30 pm: Break

4:00 pm: Teaching Innovations – Part #2 – Session Co-Chairs: Barb Byrne (UCD) & Diana Hassel (CSU)

1. “Teaching Veterinary Students How to Teach: A Pilot Program in Peer Assisted Learning.” – Presenter: Steve Lampa (Washington State University)
2. “Adaptive and personalized learning smart Sparrow.” – Presenter: Christine Olver (Colorado State University)
3. “Interactive Clinical Simulation- Managing Calf Diarrhea.” – Presenter: Jessie Ziegler (Washington State University)
4. “Herding cats: Preparing diverse and geographically separated sets of simulated clients for an immersive week-long exercise.” – Presenter: Rachel Halsey (Washington State University

5:00 pm: Wrap-up for the day

June 27, Thursday:

Location: Vet Med 3A – MPT room 2110 (Click here for campus map, enter MPT)

7:50 am: Conference Announcements – Bill Vernau & Barb Byrne (UCD)

8:00 am: Living Between the Lines: Life, Work and Wellbeing -Session 3: Your Path to Wellbeing – Laurie Fonken (CSU)

8:30 am: Scholarship Session – Peer reviewed (podium presentations of accepted abstracts) – Session Chair: Maria Fahie (WU)

• What we learned at Colorado State University using learning management system usage data that can be used to help students improve engagement practices. Erica Suchman, James Folkestad, Priya Harindranathan, Jennifer McLean, Marcela Henao-Tamayo* Colorado State University /em>
• Does learner metacognition in veterinary students improve in response to coaching on strategies to monitor learning? Julie Dechant, Po-Yen Chou, Karen Boudreaux, & Johanna Watson, University of California, Davis.
• Does the students’ attitudes towards communication change through the 4-year program with a structured communication skills curriculum? Munashe Chigerwe, Jim Clark, Jody Yelland, & Karen Boudreaux, University of California, Davis.
• Peer Feedback Tool for PBL Facilitation at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences. Khamas, W, Kachani, M., Fahie, M., Rutllant, J.at College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences.

9:30 am: Break

10:00 am: Keynote Workshop: Testing to Teach or Teaching to the Test? New Ideas in Assessment Theory and Practice Facilitator Dr. Kulamakan (Mahan) Kulasegaram

11:00 am: Keynote Workshop: Aligning Assessment with Curricular Goals Facilitator Dr. Kulamakan (Mahan) Kulasegaram

12:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm: Teaching Innovations – Part #3 – Clinical Teaching – Session Co-Chairs: Barb Byrne (UCD) & Diana Hassel (CSU)

1. “Using students’ personal mobile devices to capture case encounters and competency attainment and engage students in reflective practice during externship rotations in a distributive model.” – Presenter: Paul Gordon-Ross (Western University of Heath Sciences)
2. “Experiences of using the Socratic method to improve students’ learning during patient-side clinical rounds?” – Presenter: Munashe Chigerwe (University of California, Davis)

1:30 pm: Workshop: External Peer Review of Teaching Initiative: Catalyzing Cultural & Institutional Change – Session Co-Chairs: Steve Hines (WSU) & Peggy Barr (WU)

3:00 pm: Break

3:30 pm: Teaching Innovations – Part #4 – Session Co-Chairs: Barb Byrne (UCD) & Diana Hassel (CSU)

1. “Proactive Peer Tutoring” – Presenter: Karen Boudreaux (University of California, Davis)
2. “Transition to Clinics Orientation” – Presenter: Thandeka Ngwenyama (Washington State University)

4:00 pm: Conference Wrap-up & RTA Town Hall (everyone is encouraged to take part) – RTA Steering Committee – Peggy Barr (WU)

5:00 pm: Conference Conclusion & Thank you