How Interactive Courses Work

Many VSPN CE and VIN CE courses hold interactive real time sessions.  Real time sessions are NOT mandatory. Our courses are set up to allow you to maximize your learning via synchronous interaction (with the instructor in a classroom online) and/or asynchronous interaction (posting to and reading the message boards and reviewing other materials at your convenience).  Our worldwide members have successfully completed courses by merely participating to learn at times convenient for them. 
 
• You can be late to a real time session or leave early, but try to be there for the entire time.
• It is okay to miss a real-time session; just make sure you have read and fully understand the participation policy.
• You don't need to let us know if you will miss or have missed a session UNLESS you need help! If you don't ask for help, we don't know if you are having problems!
• Be sure that you login to your course area (username and password) - this tells the system it's you doing the work in the course area and is how we track your active participation.

Participation Policy for Course Credit
To demonstrate that you are following along with the class, you must complete the following before the course close date: 

• Actively participate in the course three or more times a week. Participation can include posting on the message boards and/or participation in the real time sessions. You can meet these requirements by posting on the message boards, participating during a real time session (asking questions, answering short answer questions, and participating in polls), complete any quizzes and final exam assignments provided by the instructor or any combination of these. If you miss a real time session or can't visit the message boards in any given week, you will still receive credit provided you meet the requirement for total participation by the end of the course.

• Complete and submit any online quizzes, end of course test, and course evaluation. A course may have weekly quizzes and an end of course test that can be taken online from the course area library. Each online quiz and end of course test is worth one participation point if completed with a score of 80% or better. The end of course test is MANDATORY if you wish to be considered for a CE certificate. Quizzes and the end of course test are opened in the course library within 24 hours after each real time session. 

Zoom Conferencing System
VSPN CE courses utilize the Zoom Conferencing System for real time sessions. Instructors will be available at the real time sessions to answer questions, but some instructors may choose to pre-record their audio presentation due to the complexity of the topic. This is done to ensure that all information is presented during the real time session. Many instructors will choose to deliver their audio live.

Zoom webinars are accessed from the Attend Session button on the course main page. You will need to do a quick download the first time you use Zoom. Members can also choose to enter the Zoom webinar via a mobile device such as a tablet, iPad, or cell phone. The Zoom app is required for all mobile devices (some features may not work if you access via a web browser from a mobile device) and the app is free at the App Store or through Google Play.

If you encounter issues and need help, contact Live Support by clicking on the orange Help button on the course main page. During real time sessions,  members of our team are available to help you immediately. If a representative is busy or not online, then there is an option to send an email. Emails may not be seen until the next business day if you are trying to reach the team outside of the real time session hours or normal business hours.

Receiving a CE Certificate

You will receive an email approximately 3-5 days after the course closes indicating whether or not you have successfully completed the requirements for a certificate of participation for your course.

Accessing Archived Course Materials after the course closes

VIN/VSPN CE courses remain accessible to course participants indefinitely. Once the course closes, you can access the course area using the login link found in the “Recent Classes” listing in MyCE. 

How Self Study Courses Work

The VIN and VIN family (VSPN, dripVet, Cattledog) CE Self Study courses are entirely online. In this particular type of course there are no real-time sessions, message boards, or instructor interaction. The course is designed around the materials provided in the Course Dashboard. Participants watch videos, read documents, and complete homework assignments, quizzes, and/or tests at their own pace. Participation is recorded via computer and is based upon the completion of the provided lesson materials.

Participation Policy for Course Credit
In Self Study courses, the Course Dashboard guides you through the tasks you need to complete in order to earn a CE certificate. 

• • These tasks must be completed before the course close date.
  • The Course Dashboard will keep track of your progress thus allowing you to leave and resume where you left off when you return.
  • Tasks may include reading provided materials, watching videos, participating in interactive games and/or case challenges, taking quizzes, etc.  
  • Successful completion of quizzes and the end-of-course test are mandatory if you wish to be considered for a CE certificate.
  • Quizzes and tests may be taken as many times as needed to attain a passing score (80% or better).
  • Successful completion of the course materials and the mandatory end-of-course test is required if you wish to be considered for a CE certificate. 

Learning Online is Convenient and Easy

• Once you are enrolled in a Self Study course, you can immediately access and begin working on the course materials.     
• Login to the CE portal page and access the Course Dashboard. 
  • Go to and click on the CE Portal button.
  • Click on the Login button on the CE Portal page (upper right) and login.
  • Scroll down until you see the MyCE insert with the list of courses you are enrolled in.
  • Find your course in the Current Courses tab and select the green arrow in the Visit Course column. This will open up the Course Dashboard.
    For more information about accessing and using MyCE, see MyCE.
        
• Once you have completed the course materials and passed the end-of-course test, you will be presented with a red button entitled Submit Course for Review. Click on this button to submit your course work for review.  You will be notified by email once your certificate is ready for viewing/download from MyCE.
  
  
• After you complete the course, you will have access to the course evaluation in the Course Dashboard.  Please fill out the course evaluation. Your input helps us to improve our course offerings for future course participants.

Certificates for Participation

You will receive an email notification when your course certificate is available for download from MyCE. Participants can go online to their MyCE page and download the CE certificate anytime after the date specified in the email notification. For more information on how to access and use MyCE, please refer to MyCE.

You are responsible for keeping track of each hour of CE credit earned and for printing or saving this completion certification for submission to your accrediting board(s). VSPN-VIN CE provides certificate information to any state or province board only in response to a question from your accrediting board.