29th October 2008
University of Bristol Langford Bristol BS40 5DU United Kingdom
Speakers discussed aspects of teaching to school children, agricultural students, veterinary surgeons and nursing students, describing – and demonstrating – novel, IT-based and participatory innovations from around the world.
Schedule
| 10:00 – 10:25 | Education, communication and knowledge transfer of AWSEL – the future. David Main |
| 10:25 – 10:50 | Core content for an AWSEL curriculum. Demonstration of the WSPA curriculum. Nancy Clark |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Discussion |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Coffee/tea |
| 11:40 – 12:40 | What solutions can Problem-based Learning provide? Demonstration of the Animal Ethics Dilemmas. Alison Hanlon |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Discussion |
| 13:00 – 13:50 | Lunch |
| 13:50 – 14:00 | Information about AWSELVA |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | Should we (and can we) remain impartial when teaching animal ethics? Kathy Anzuino |
| 14:20 – 14:50 | Welfare teaching in the commercial setting. Andy Butterworth |
| 14:50 – 15:10 | Discussion |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Tea/coffee |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Participatory learning- techniques for getting everyone to think ‘outside the box’! James Yeates |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Discussion |
| 17:00 | Summary and depart |