Evaluating the student and tutor experience of online skills development workshops
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: K123 is a fully online learning experience and was carefully designed to enable students to practice skills for social care and social work practice online. Online workshops have been designed to provide opportunities for group discussion, making links between practice and learning, providing opportunities for skills rehearsal and peer feedback and providing ongoing opportunities for self-reflection - as students and practitioners. The delivery of skills development sessions is a social work regulatory requirement in all four nations of the UK. Historically the narrative has been that social care and social work practice skills need to be taught in person. The success of this module is demonstrated by positive feedback from employers and stakeholders about their staff’s improved practice skills. It is hoped that this research can hear the student and tutor voice in understanding what their experience has been in learning about and rehearsing practice skills in an online environment. Retention and pass rates were high during first presentation and positive feedback was received from tutors, students and employers alike. This project seeks to undertake qualitative research to find out how the students and tutors have experienced the online workshops, with the aim of understanding in greater detail what supports effective skills based online delivery and how this facilitates inclusivity and impacts professional practice development. Notably, these workshops were designed to be interactive, with tutors in a facilitative role to support learning and development. Greater understanding of processes and experiences would create evidence and learning that may benefit other OU module production, with a view to meeting the needs of more active learners. Findings will also be of interest and have impact across the wider UK social care and social work sector.
Source: Figshare
Authors: Mick McCormick (17200609), Jo Strang (18136497), Jan Dowsett (19178881), Philip Mason (19178882), Nora Duckett (19178885), Hayley Johns (17201416)
Language: English
Subfield: Public Administration
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7112001620