Given the influence of digital technologies on the world at large education and educators are yet again being forced to consider their educational practices. Not all educators have been socialised professionally to use technologies and therefore knowledge gaps exist. This book adds to emerging conversations about the use of technologies to support and indeed replace traditional teaching methodologies in a range of educational settings. It offers an example of innovative approach ‘Learning Wheel’ to bridge the afore mentioned knowledge gap and provides an opportunity for readers to engage with technologies for teaching and learning purposes.
Beginning with an outline of how technologies are shaping the learning landscape more broadly each subsequent chapter takes on a layer of the Learning Wheel and sets it in context from a theoretical position. An example wheel is included in each chapter, as are stop and pause questions to prompt educators to engage with the content in a very real sense. By the end of the book readers will have had the opportunity to connect with the Learning Wheel (VCo P) in the development of a Learning Wheel unique to this book.
Spis treści
Introduction
Glossary
Chapter 1: Learning Content
Chapter 2: Communication
Chapter 3: Collaboration
Chapter 4: Assessment
Chapter 5: Conclusion
Conclusion
References
O autorze
Amanda Taylor is currently a senior lecturer in the school of social work at the University of Central Lancashire. Previous to her academic career Amanda was a psychiatric social worker in Northern Ireland, specialising in community Mental Health and services for Deaf people. It was Amanda’s interest in the development of creative teaching methodologies, ones that can engage students in a dynamic, meaningful and informative manner, that brought her to England and social work education. She is known for her work in the area oftechnologies in social work education and is the founder of The Use of Book Groups in Social Work Education and Practice which can be found on Twitter: @SWBook Group and Storify: https://storify.com/AMLTaylor66/the-use-of-book-clubs-in-social-work-education
In 2015 Amanda was named in the Jisc Top 50 HE influencers on social media.