Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences
& Canadian Council on Animal Care

Inventing Web-based Teaching of Animal Care Curricula
Without Reinventing the Wheel
(How Do We Do It, Who Should Be Taking It and Who Pays?)

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May 18, 2002

Holiday Inn
Dartmouth, NS
(Across the old bridge (MacDonald Bridge) from Halifax)



Program

8:00 - 8:45 Registration
8:45 - 9:00 Introductions and announcements

9:00 - 10:00 Delivery of Consistency in Institutional Animal User Training ProgramsDr. Clement Gauthier - CCAC
Dr. Gilly Griffin - CCAC
10:00 - 10:15 Questions and discussion
10:15 - 10:45 Refreshment BreakSponsored by Pneumotec Services
(Hospital & Veterinary
Products & Services)
www.pneumotec.com
Phone: (902)468-6927
10:45 - 11:45 Developing and Implementing Web-based Curricula - An Overview Colleen Adl
- formerly University of Georgia
11:45 - 12:00 Questions and discussion
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 14:15 Current Status and Development of a WebCT Training Course in Animal Care to CCAC Standards Dr. Jim Love
- University of British Columbia
14:15 - 14:30 Questions and discussion
14:30 - 14:45 Refreshment BreakSponsored by
Protech Health Care Service Ltd.
(Technical support for autoclaves, cagewashing equipment, etc.)
protech@ns.sympatico.ca
Phone: (902) 864-5200
14:45 - 15:15 Hindsight is 20/20: Lessons Learned in the Development and Implementation of an On-line Academic Program Dr. Fred McGinn
- Dalhousie University
15:15 - 15:45 Tales from the Trenches: Use of Digital Video in Web-based Teaching of Animal Research Topics Dr. Ron Hoffman
- Dalhousie University
15:45 - 16:00 How Should Atlantic Canadian Institutions Implement Universal Animal User Training and How Will This Be Funded? Dr. Howard Dickson
- Dalhousie University
16:00 - 16:30 Summary Discussion:
Moving Ahead on Web-based Delivery of Animal Care Curricula


REGISTRATION

Registration for this workshop will be $75.00. However, if payment is made by April 19th, the fee will be $60.00. Payment should be made in the form of a cheque made out to: "APICS Animal Care Committee".

The fee will include: attendance at the workshop, lunch (soup, sandwiches, dessert & beverage), 2 refreshment breaks and (hopefully) a printed copy of the presentations.

Please note that we will be able to guarantee the above only as long as registrations are received by May 10th. After that date, we can not guarantee late registrants will be provided lunch.

Registration Form

IF YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND, PLEASE SEND
A COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM ALONG WITH PAYMENT TO:

David Crowe
Biology, UNB
Fredericton, NB
E3B 6E1

For links to accommodations, restaurants, maps, and other Halifax information, please see below.




Links to Halifax Accommodations, Restaurants, Maps, and Other Information:


Halifax Restaurants - Halifax Dining Guide - TorDine on the Road:

  • http://www.tordine.com/ontheroad/novascotia/halifax/index.html

    Restaurant.ca - Halifax Restaurants:

  • http://www.restaurant.ca/mar/search_frm_en.shtml

    Halifax Hotels:

  • http://www.travelguys.net/canada/ns/halifax.htm

    Halifax Tourism, Culture & Heritage - Accommodations:

  • http://www.halifaxinfo.com/accommodations.html

    Halifax Interactive Map, with Accommodations, Restaurants, and Attractions:

  • http://www.halifax.worldweb.com/Maps/mapviewer.html



    • For more information, contact Dr. David Crowe
    at (506)452-6195
    (FAX:506-453-3583)
    or e-mail crowe@unb.ca


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