1 Educational Philosophy and Philosophers
Section 1: Introduction and Overview
Section 2: A Brief History of Western Educational Philosophy
Section 3: The Eastern Origins of the Philosophy of Education
Section 4: Ethics and Aims of Education
Section 5: Educational Philosophers of Note
Section 6: Teacher-Centered Educational Philosophies: Perennialism and Essentialism
Section 7: Learner-Centered Educational Philosophies: Pragmatism and Existentialism
Section 8: Socially-Centered Educational Philosophies: Behaviorism and Reconstructionism
2 Educational Theory and Theorists
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Big Three and Their Other Sibling
Section 3: Educational Equity: The Classroom as an Equalizer
3 Cognition and Learning
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Social Cognitive Theory
Section 3: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
4 Andragogy
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: A Very Brief History of Pedagogy
Section 3: History and Emergence of Andragogy
Section 4: Features and Foundations of Knowles’s Andragogy
Section 5: Challenges to Andragogy
Section 6: Support of Andragogy
Section 7: Applications to the Veterinary Classroom
5 Understanding the Professional Program Student
Section 1: Introduction and Overview
Section 2: Who Are Our Students?
Section 3: Neurodivergence
Section 4: Personality Types
Section 5: How Our Students Fit into Our Structures
Section 6: Expectations
Section 7: Student Factors
Section 8: Practical Tips for Safely Incorporating Failure into Veterinary Education
6 Roles of the Professional Program Instructor
Section 1: Classroom Learning
Section 2: Laboratory and Clinical Skills Instruction
Section 3: Teaching Personal Finances
Section 4: Including Cultural Humility, Cultural Competency, and Cultural Fluency in the Veterinary Medical Curriculum
Section 5: Teaching Empathy and Ethics
Section 6: Teaching and Practicing Foundational Communication Skills
Section 7: Teaching on the Clinical Floor – Veterinary Students and House Officers
7 Technology in the Classroom
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Presenting Information and Interactions with Content
Section 3: Online and Blended Learning
Section 4: Instructional Systems Design for Digital Learning
Section 5: Veterinary Student Success in Technology-Enhanced Learning
Section 6: Safety and Security Considerations
Section 7: Present and Future Technologies to Enhance Learning
Section 8: Common Forms of Educational Technologies
Section 9: Review of Examples of Technologies Used in Veterinary Education
8 The Syllabus
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Syllabus Purposes
Section 3: Creating an Effective Syllabus
Section 4: The Syllabus as a Tool to Document Scholarship in Teaching and Learning
9 Assignments and Rubrics
Section 1: Assignments
Section 2: Rubrics
10 Assessing Student Learning: Exams, Quizzes, and Remediation
Section 1: Formative Versus Summative Assessments and the Role of Evaluations
Section 2: Writing Good Exam Questions
Section 3: Exams and Quizzes: Determining Validity and Reliability
Section 4: Remediation
11 Assessing Clinical Skills
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Performance Assessment
Section 3: Workplace-Based Assessment
Section 4: Essential Concepts in Clinical Skills Assessment
12 Different Approaches to Assessment
Section 1: Introduction and Approaches
Part 12: Audio and Video Options
Section 2: Implementing New Assignments
Section 3: Novel Grading Schemes
Section 4: Implementing Novel Grading Schemes
13 Program Outcomes
Introduction
Section 1: Curriculum Mapping
Section 2: Accountability in Assessment Outcomes
Section 3: Ensuring Students Meet Benchmarks for Student Learning
Section 4: Tracking Student Outcomes
14 Mentoring Students
Section 1: Veterinary Student Mentorship
Section 2: Mentoring Students in Educational Research
Section 3: Cheating and Other Unethical Student Behavior
15 Educational Development
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Educator Development
Section 3: Building an Educator Development Program
Section 4: Recommendations for Success
16 Documenting Teaching for Career Advancement
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Teaching
Section 3: Mentoring and Advising
Section 4: Learner Assessment or Outcome Assessment
Section 5: Educational Research and Scholarship
Section 6: Curriculum and Program Development
Section 7: Educational Leadership and Administration
Section 8: Institutional and Administrative Support for Teaching for Career Advancement: A Case Study
Section 9: Summary
17 Educational Research
Section 1: Introduction to Educational Research
Section 2: Designing the Educational Research Study
Section 3: Collecting Data
Section 4: Analyzing Data
Section 5: The Ethics of Educational Research
Section 6: Reporting the Educational Study
18 Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Educational Theory’s Impact on Veterinary Educational Research
Section 3: How Educational Research Can Increase its Impact on Educational Practice
Section 4: Educational Research Challenges
Section 5: Barriers to Changing Educational Methods
Section 6: How Educational Research Has Changed Veterinary Education Practices
19 History and Purpose of Higher Education
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Brief History of Higher Education in the United States
Section 3: Specialized Institutions
Section 4: Students
Section 5: Purpose
20 Private and Public Institutions
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Public Institutions
Section 3: Private Institutions
Part 4: Governance and Operations Structure
Section 4: Contemporary Issues
21 Higher Education Policies
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: University Policy Areas
Section 3: Faculty Responsibility to Policy
Section 4: Summary
22 Leadership in Higher Education
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Principles of Leadership
Section 3: Leadership Education
23 Accreditation: What It Is and Why It Is Important
Section 1: Overview
Section 2: Abbreviated History of Accreditation in the United States
Section 3: History of Accreditation in Veterinary Education
Section 4: Accrediting Bodies
Section 5: International Accreditation
Section 6: Accreditation of Veterinary Education Worldwide
Section 7: The Process of Accreditation
Section 8: Additional Considerations
24 Leaving Thoughts and the Future of Veterinary Education
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Power of Veterinary Medical Education
Section 3: Moving Veterinary Education Forward
Section 4: Conclusion and Leaving Thoughts
References
Index
