ERIC Number: EJ1218439
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Technology-Enhanced Active Learning Classrooms: New Directions for Social Work Education
Lee, Kathy; Dabelko-Schoeny, Holly; Roush, Byron; Craighead, Sam; Bronson, Denise
Journal of Social Work Education, v55 n2 p294-305 2019
Social work educators are increasingly exploring how to effectively use technology in their classrooms. The purpose of this study was to explore how a technology-enhanced active learning classroom influenced social work students' engagement and overall learning experiences. An online survey was conducted with 125 social work students from micro and macro courses. When compared to macro courses, students from micro social work courses more positively reported active participation, effective teaching, and technical skills as benefits of the classroom. Furthermore, the dynamic learning environment and instructors' effective teaching significantly affected students' positive learning experience. Social work programs should develop various teaching methods for active learning classrooms to develop students' practice skills that can be transferred to the real world.
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Active Learning, Educational Trends, Social Work, Professional Education, College Students, Minicourses, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Skill Development, Transfer of Training, Technological Literacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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