Hello Everyone! Technology in social work is here to stay! Our challenge is, How can we use technology to motivate student learners? Let's start with talking about online classrooms. by Nelda Rodriguez

What do online courses look like in higher education?

neldarodriguez2 — 2025-03-10 01:08:33 UTC

The Babson Survey Research Group identified three types of online learning courses: (1) Web facilitated - 1-29% of content is delivered online, (2) Blended/hybrid - where 30-79% of material is delivered in-person and online, with a greater proportion of classes held online, and (3) Online - 80-100% of content is delivered online (Hitchcock, 2019).

Where Can I Find Online Education Resources?

neldarodriguez2 — 2025-03-10 01:08:33 UTC

OER Commons- A comprehensive library of open educational resources across disciplines, including social work-
MERLOT Peer reviewed teaching resources for higher education.
Open Text Library- Free, open-access textbooks on various subjects, including social work- https://www.utrgv.edu/textbook-affordability-project/resources-and-support/open-educational-resources/index.htm
Social Work Open Educational Resources (SWOER)- A collection of OER materials specific to social work education.-https://www.utrgv.edu/textbook-affordability-project/resources-and-support/open-educational-resources/index.htm

What Do I Need to Know About Teaching an Online Social Work Course?

neldarodriguez2 — 2025-03-10 01:08:33 UTC

Teaching online requires intentional strategies to keep students engaged. Interactive polls, breakout rooms, discussion boards, gamification can create a sense of community. In social work education, maintaining confidentiality and ethical considerations in digital spaces is especially important!

How Can I begin to Design an Online Social work Course?

neldarodriguez2 — 2025-03-10 01:08:33 UTC

Start with a Pedagogy (a method and practice of teaching)- A good start is to use the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification framework developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura, which helps educators integrate technology into teaching and learning. The four tenets S.A.M.R. align well with Bloom's Taxonomy in that there are levels of learning from basic substitutions to transformative learning.

https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/resources/SAMR-TPACK

The Community of Inquiry (COI) Model is also an effective tool to guide the design of an online course. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPAybysg0Gk#:~:text=Garrison%2C%20Anderson%2C%20and%20Archer%20proposed%20a%20model,paper%20Critical%20Inquiry%20in%20a%20text%2Dbased%20environment

What Do I Need to Know about Delivering an Online Social Work Course?

neldarodriguez2 — 2025-03-10 01:08:33 UTC

Delivering an online course goes beyond sharing materials. Best practices include structuring content into weekly modules, using a mix of video, text, and discussion-based learning, and providing timely feedback. Effective course delivery fosters engagement and supports student success.

Nelda- SOCW 6312 Mid-Term

neldarodriguez2 — 2025-03-10 02:54:55 UTC