Developing a Case-Based Experiential Learning Model at a Program Level in a Regional University: Reflections on the Developmental Process

Autor/inn/en	Patil, Tejaswini; Hunt, Michelle; Cooper, Kimberlea; Townsend, Rob
Titel	Developing a Case-Based Experiential Learning Model at a Program Level in a Regional University: Reflections on the Developmental Process
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 60 (2020) 2, S.225-244 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Undergraduate Study; Experiential Learning; Teaching Methods; Human Services; Social Work; Models; Skill Development; Blended Learning; Educational Technology; Integrated Learning Systems; Workshops; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Grundstudium; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Humanitäre Hilfe; Soziale Arbeit; Analogiemodell; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Unterrichtsmedien; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This article reflects on the developmental process of a case-based experiential learning model: the Federation University model, in an undergraduate community and human services program at a regional university. There is abundant literature that addresses the use and need for introducing experiential learning at the subject/unit level in community and human services/social work content. However, despite the expansion of research on experiential learning, there is limited literature that bridges the gap between course/program level teaching philosophy and using experiential learning activities in individual subjects. The article will demonstrate how Kolb's four stage cycle (Kolb, 1984) and case-based experiential learning were integrated to develop curriculum at a program level. It will also demonstrate how a move to experiential learning facilitated better alignment with face-to-face and online learning. As a way of argument, we suggest that case-based experiential learning is very relevant and useful to human services/social work education because of its emphasis on bridging the theory and praxis nexus and providing graduates with an opportunity to work effectively in a complex, fluid and ever-changing sector. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01