It’s not often that miniature donkeys are part of a class lecture, but Prof. Andy Robinson of the University of Guelph’s Department of Animal Biosciences hopes they will be this year.
It’s not often that miniature donkeys are part of a class lecture, but Prof. Andy Robinson of the University of Guelph’s Department of Animal Biosciences hopes they will be this year.
Robinson, who teaches several introductory and advanced animal and plant biosciences courses, plans to stand in the fields of his hobby farm where he raises miniature donkeys while he conducts live videoconference lectures with students.
“Donkeys are photogenic farm animals, so I plan to do some of my video sessions with them in the background, just to add some novelty to my teaching,” he said. “I have lots of experience in animal breeding, so I hope to draw on these experiences to use as examples from real life from my farm.”
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