Enhancing Student Social Work Practice Skills and Critical Thinking through Podcast Production

Autor/in	Nicola, Widian
Titel	Enhancing Student Social Work Practice Skills and Critical Thinking through Podcast Production
Quelle	In: International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 33 (2022) 2, S.242-247 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Caseworkers; Social Work; Critical Thinking; Job Skills; Audio Equipment; Information Dissemination; Technology Uses in Education; Student Attitudes; Educational Technology; Program Effectiveness; Graduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Kritisches Denken; Produktive Fertigkeit; Audio-CD; Informationsverbreitung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtsmedien; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin
Abstract	There is increased demand for social work educators to utilize diverse pedagogical strategies to meet the needs of students of varying learning preferences and ensure student mastery of social work competencies. While many social work educators have found traditional instruction to be effective, I have found that using innovative, nuanced approaches and tools to be equally, if not more effective in bridging theory to practice and enhancing practice skills among students. Podcasting is one such tool. Moving away from the traditional paper-based assignments to a broad and deep multimedium, I outline in this article the use of podcast technology in a redesigned social work course assignment. By having students produce podcasts to integrate and convey the life experiences of "clients", as opposed to the traditional model of case summary/psycho-social reporting, the results of a nonexperimental survey completed at the end of a 15-week course revealed enhanced listening and social work interview skills, critical and connective thinking, and a richer understanding of conceptual frameworks and theoretical models presented in the course through the use of podcast production. Feedback obtained from a survey from 19 students enrolled in the course revealed positive outcomes of the use of this new technology in the classroom. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: https://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01