Ethics @ http://www.kewl.uwc.ac.za : The potential for e-learning to democratise the social work curriculum
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Date
2007
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Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg
Abstract
This article describes the design and implementation of a module on
Advanced Social Work Ethics using a blended learning approach and relying
substantially on e-learning as a pedagogical tool. The design is
contextualised by elaborating on the parameters in which the module was
developed – viz. the minimum standards of the Bachelor of Social Work
pertaining to ethics, as well as the e-learning and assessment policies at
UWC. The module design and implementation was informed by constructivist
pedagogical principles, and made use of the notion of ‘critical friends’ as a
means of providing opportunities for students to interact as peers and
provide input on each others’ learning, thus decentralising the traditional
role of the university lecturer. Examples of assessment tasks devised for the
module to illustrate the pedagogical principles are also provided. Students’
responses to their experiences of undertaking the module are drawn from
their final journal entries and provide an indication of how the module was
operationalised.
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e-Learning, Blended learning, Social work ethics, Critical friends, Social constructivism
Citation
Bozalek, V. (2007) Ethics @ http://www.kewl.uwc.ac.za : The potential for e-learning to democratise the social work curriculum. Social Work Practitioner-Researcher, 19(3):1-18