Challenges and Issues in the Evaluation of Teaching Quality:How Does it Affect Teachers' Professional Practice? A UK Perspective

Evaluation of the quality of higher education is undertaken for the purposes of ensuring accountability, accreditation, and improvement, all of which are highly relevant to veterinary teaching institutions in the current economic climate. If evaluation is to drive change, it needs to be able to influence teaching practice. This article reviews the literature relating to evaluation of teaching quality in higher education with a particular focus on teachers' professional practice. Student evaluation and peer observation of teaching are discussed as examples of widely used evaluation processes. These approaches clearly have the potential to influence teachers' practice. Institutions should strive to ensure the development of a supportive culture that prioritizes teaching quality while being aware of any potential consequences related to cost, faculty time, or negative emotional responses that might result from the use of different evaluation methods. </jats:p

Tips for teaching in the clinical environment

Catriona Bell – ORCID: 0000-0001-8501-1697 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-1697Item not available in this repository.Previously deposited in University of Bristol repository at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/6285ed2b-613c-401a-9a2d-8808f83f7a76This article, the second in a series aimed at providing veterinary staff and students with tips and tools to enhance teaching and learning opportunities that arise in practice, discusses how to recognise those opportunities to maximise their effectiveness.https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.g212136pubpub

Tips for small group teaching

Catriona Bell – ORCID: 0000-0001-8501-1697 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-1697Item not available in this repository.Item previously deposited in University of Bristol repository at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/8c710347-ed8b-40c2-85fd-c8d494968a5eThis article, the fourth in a series aimed at providing veterinary staff and students with tips and tools to enhance teaching and learning, looks at how to make the most of small group teaching situations.https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.g337936pubpub

Tips for teaching hands-on practical skills

Catriona Bell – ORCID: 0000-0001-8501-1697 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-1697Item not available in this repository.Item previously deposited in University of Bristol repository at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/ea40dbde-b45a-4f53-b5d9-06d690e4446aThis article, the fifth in a series aimed at providing veterinary staff and students with tips and tools to make the most of the teaching opportunities that arise in practice, looks at ways of teaching practical skills effectively.https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.g370936pubpub

Tips for presenting and lecturing

This article, the last in a series aimed at providing tips and tools to enhance teaching and learning for veterinary staff and students, considers how to give lectures and presentations in an effective manner, enhancing your audience's engagement and understanding

Effective student feedback in clinical practice

Catriona Bell – ORCID: 0000-0001-8501-1697 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-1697Item not available in this repository.Item previously deposited in University of Bristol repository at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/96d3f1ae-b5ad-4c08-88ea-5281c5c7c269This article, the third in a series aimed at providing veterinary staff and students with tips and tools to enhance teaching and learning, considers how to give feedback to students in a constructive manner that enhances learning in practice.https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.g216936pubpub

How do we learn?

Catriona Bell – ORCID: 0000-0001-8501-1697 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-1697Item not available in this repository.Item previously deposited in University of Bristol repository at: https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/6a792657-431c-442b-b834-d90e07944877Almost all veterinary surgeons teach, yet very little training is provided to vets on how to teach effectively. This article forms the first in a series aimed at providing veterinary staff and students with tips and tools to enhance the teaching opportunities that arise in practice.https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.g160836pubpub