Covid-19 has changed how we teach students

Mark Bowen is professor of veterinary internal medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham ‘The time has now come for us all to do more’.This was the plea from our prime minister on Monday 23 March. > Innovation in veterinary education has suddenly occurred at a rate never seen before In response, innovation in veterinary education has suddenly occurred at a rate never seen before. Within days, the classroom curriculum evolved to online material delivered from lecturers’ kitchen tables to students’ homes. Teaching has been adapted so that it can still be delivered in this new reality, and staff are encouraging participation using a range of tools, chat functionality and video conferencing to create more dynamic sessions. Whether this has resulted in a ‘better’ learning environment is unknown, but it is certainly one that is better aligned to the ethos of the millennial …