ERIC Number: EJ1267932
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
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Developing a Case-Based Experiential Learning Model at a Program Level in a Regional University: Reflections on the Developmental Process
Patil, Tejaswini; Hunt, Michelle; Cooper, Kimberlea; Townsend, Rob
Australian Journal of Adult Learning, v60 n2 p225-244 Jul 2020
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.
Descriptors: 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
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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