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LIVE is a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) based at the Royal Veterinary College, London.

Our Aims: To ensure that veterinary education meets the needs of capable committed, independent learners, from entry to retirement through an innovative programme of educational development and research.

Transformation: LIVE is in the business of Linking Innovative Veterinary Educators! We want to work with all those interested in researching and developing innovative teaching and learning methods in veterinary science education. Our motivation to enhance and transform student learning is evidenced in our ongoing projects such as “VetConnect” (a clinical activity tool) where we explore the role of mobile technologies in enhancing student learning.

Lifelong and Independent: We are committed to preparing students for both independent and lifelong learning. Our educational / pedagogical research aims to empower self-motivated learners, capable of identifying and satisfying their individualised learning needs.

Clinical Skills: The clinical environment is an increasingly complex workplace which presents a challenge to student learning. The Clinical Skills Centre, housed within the LIVE Building, supports the training of skills in a variety of contexts including clinical, Day One, and communication. The CSC team are dedicated to best practice in this innovative teaching and learning environment. The Centre also focuses on research and development in the field of education, including haptic simulations which are used in clinical training.

Professional Judgment and Reasoning LIVE aims to embrace best teaching and learning practice from across the international higher education arena. With a strong focus on practitioner engagement in continuing professional development (CPD), LIVE takes a close look into the development of professional skills for veterinary, para-veterinary and animal science students, in an increasingly competitive employment environment.

MSc, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate or Associate Level in Veterinary Education - The MSc in veterinary education is a unique programme specifically developed by the RVC utilising the extensive expertise and experience of educators at the LIVE Centre. The MSc in Veterinary Education is designed for educators and para-veterinary professionals working in education and workplace-based training. The programme will develop individuals as reflective practitioners and will help them to offer an enhanced learning experience to anyone they teach or train.

All courses can be studied via Distance Learning (based entirely online using RVC Learn), Face to Face (whereby students attend and participate in monthly workshops at the RVC in London or by blended mode (a combination of Distance Learning and Face to Face).

For more information and how to apply for the MSc in Veterinary Education, please click here .

Ayona Silva-Fletcher, Sarah Baillie (no longer at LIVE), Stephen May, Martha Rodman, Vicki Dale, Kim Whittlestone, Faye Davies, Kirsty Magnier, Carrie Roder, Jeffrey Bullock, Lucy Jackson, Peter Nunn,
Absent: Tierney Kinnison

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