Working within the realms of possibility

The lissom ladies in N block are down with flexible learning. The infrastructure of flexible learning is in place and veterinary nursing as a department is limber. Our arms and legs are truly akimbo. We work supplely within the constraints of the unyielding unit standard assessment system of assessing this important thing and assessing  that irrelevant thing and missing that other very important thing over there. A little like jumping through hoops. Perhaps that is how the lithe ladies in the veterinary nursing department became such sprightly and responsive creatures.

Examples of flexibility in teaching and learning of animal care and veterinary nursing appear all over N block, in fact all over NZ. We got face to face, blended, online, our place, your place, block course, work placement hours, part time, fulltime, any level, anywhere. Need an extension- no problem. Show us your practical, written, video, moodle test, audio photograph assessment or industry verification book, you want that in te reo- kaore raruraru. Hand it in pen and paper and snail mail, we don’t mind a bit…really, it’s true. pen drive, CD upload to moodle, youtube, what ever is your thing. Got a mobile phone we will text you assessment due dates, Smart phone? gotta radiography app for you, Ipad? hell yes, we are on it, we are all over it. Need social interaction? talk to your class rep, tutor, lecturer,  course co-ordinator programme manager, work placement supervisor, head of school.  Pick up the phone, come on in in person, email or skype, video conference, adobe connect, facebook us or post on moodle forum, sustainability blog, we got lists of people can help you, we have meetings about how we can be more accommodating. We are here for you. Need to know how to monitor anaesthesia, got a cat spay dog neuter clinical exam do it here or at work, pregnant bitch? litter of puppies? Bring them it to class, we love it. Sell some dog food out of reception, industry rep come talk to us here…Tell us all about it…. Want to have a pub quiz, want to dance? class quiz, make clinical resources for the future? Small group, large group work alone. Raise money for the SPCA organise and run doggie day out. Voluntary service abroad in animal clinic Pacific Islands we can put you in touch with our man in Avarua. Our finger is on the pulse. How about drawing kidney anatomy in chalk on the ground outside? Keep a menagerie of small furries in the art department garden? Perhaps it is a pony you need to practice your skills, we understand we will bring one here, for you. That’s the kind of people we are.

You want fries with that?