Purpose: The lecture series aims to introduce participants to a variety of topics and points of view within the canine industry in an online meeting environment.
Series General Information: The lecture series has a number of different specialty areas. Each specialty area is moderated by a leader in the field and lectures are provided by luminaries who have spent a lifetime studying, working in and writing about their chosen specialty. A detailed list of the different lecture series on offer can be found below. Click on each series link to access detailed information on topics, presenters and moderators.
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: Each series offers a 90 minute lecture once a month. The series are ongoing with no defined start or end date. Specific dates and times for each series can be found by clicking on the individual series’ link below.
Course Format: All lectures are only available in the Live Online format. Participants may register for a single lecture or for a block of lectures. 3, 6 or 12 month blocks are available. For individuals unable to participate in the Live lecture due to time differences and personal schedules we recommend that you purchase a lecture of interest from The Library. Scroll to the bottom of the page for details on this purchase option.
LIVE online lectures: This format of each monthly session will be a ninety-minute question and answer session with a moderator and a single guest lecturer. Participants, through their home computers, will have access to a multi-media, on-line, virtual classroom, in which they may view text, photo, and video slides in PowerPoint format and simultaneously taking part in live Q & A session, via a telephone connection. These 90 minute sessions are jam-packed with information. Each program will be recorded live, and participants may revisit the program in its recorded form up to three times within the month following its original presentation date. Participants will receive handouts, and suggested readings prior to the evening’s event, and may prepare and submit questions, in writing, for the experts, that may be answered live, as time permits.
Series Specialties:
Ethology and Canine Behaviour Series
Health and Wellness Series (Coming in Summer 2012)
Breeding and Genetics (Coming in Fall 2012)
The Library: Each lecture is recorded and is available for purchase as an OnDemand session. Lectures are added to the Library for purchase 60 days after the Live lecture has been completed. The on-demand purchase of each lecture may be accessed three times within a month of the purchase date. Participants will receive a link to the recorded lecture, the suggested readings list and the CEU credit. Participants will NOT receive any handouts or course materials nor will they be able to ask questions of the lecturer. To see a list of available lectures in the library and to register click HERE.
Course Fees –
For Credit Live and OnDemand: A single lecture: $25.00
To Register simply go to the series you are interested in and click on the “ADD TO CART” button on the series page.
Student Information: