Activities

As it Stands

Distance Learners

The distance CVN students have completed a Cert in Animal Care part time the previous year. They have had more of an introduction to terminology through A&P. They have participated in a block course terminology activity at block course one.

These learners are mostly out in practice at least two days a week, some fulltime trainee VN’s. These students are at a great advantage in this respect. It is the students that lack a reasonable quantity of good quality work experience that require the support with this subject. 

Distance learners do have problems with pronunciation.

Fulltime Class

The fulltime class do lack quantity of work placement hours and come to do the Cert of Animal Care with the A&P component followed by the VN units. They have the advantage of the classroom being a safe (hopefully) place to test the language.

There is currently one lesson formally dedicated to terminology which involves a powerpoint. It is very technical and not much fun.

Proposed Learning Activities

Terminology Game

Using the sistech clicker (who wants to be a millionaire) equipment, a terminology game for use in the classroom and at block course one (and possibly two). Every student gets a clicker on which they can choose an answer.  

Distribute cards with a word on one side, and three possible answers (A,B & C) on the other side. One true, one humorous and one possible but not true.  

Each student says their word (pronunciation website free dictionary to assist  over the speaker system if they request) and the whole class is encouraged to say the word together.

The student reads out the answers and the class chooses their answer with the clickers.

The result is shown on the board along with the % of each answer chosen by the class.

Open Access Moodle Resources & MCQ Tests

A brief powerpoint and written notes on the logistics of the language.

Printable flashcards.

Links to relevant youtube songs and lessons

Links to relevant ipad apps.

Visual guides to anatomical directions (from A&P notes)

MCQ test for self assessment

Word of the Week

In the classroom weekly for the full timers  and on the moodle forum once a week for the distance students. Encourage the groups to come up with a word of the week to share. Interesting, technical, unusual or funny the word and its definition.  Perhaps publish the fulltime word on the distance forum and vice versa encouraging interaction between the groups.