Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between Veterinary and Communication Students to Promote Communication Skills: A Qualitative Pilot Study.

active learning (AL) collaboration communication interdisciplinary learning experiences veterinary

Journal

Frontiers in veterinary science
ISSN: 2297-1769
Titre abrégé: Front Vet Sci
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101666658

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 22 07 2020
accepted: 22 10 2020
entrez: 17 12 2020
pubmed: 18 12 2020
medline: 18 12 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Interdisciplinary collaborations are increasingly gaining popularity, as are active in higher education and innovative learning strategies. However, relatively little research has been performed related to interdisciplinary learning methodologies in higher education. In the present work, a pilot activity between communication and veterinary students was performed, consisting in performance of mock interviews at a professional television studio. Besides some drawbacks such as low participation rates by veterinary students, the activity was associated with a number of benefits, including enhanced acquirement of communication skills, greater topic-related knowledge assimilation, and reinforced practical application of the theoretical concepts.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33330712
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.586086
pmc: PMC7732628
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

586086

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Tvarijonaviciute, Roca, Escribano, Franco-Martínez, Bernal, Ceron, Martínez-Subiela and Rojo-Villada.

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Auteurs

Asta Tvarijonaviciute (A)

Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Delfina Roca (D)

Department of Information and Documentation, Faculty of Communication and Documentation, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Damián Escribano (D)

Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Lorena Franco-Martínez (L)

Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Luis J Bernal (LJ)

Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Jose J Ceron (JJ)

Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Silvia Martínez-Subiela (S)

Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Clinical Analysis, Interlab-UMU, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

Pedro A Rojo-Villada (PA)

Department of Information and Documentation, Faculty of Communication and Documentation, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.

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