At the Heart of Social Work
Best Practice for Managing Emotion in the Technology-enhanced, Practice-based Learning Classroom
Keywords:
Technology-enhanced, practice-based learning, Affective learning, Teaching social work skills, Emotion, Interviewing skills, Experiential learningAbstract
In this article we argue that the ethical use of technology-enhanced, practice-based learning requires teachers to attend to the affective aspects of teaching and learning. This is important in social work education as social work is inherently emotional and we have a responsibility to prepare students for professional practice. We reflect on our experiences of teaching a subject on interviewing skills, across face-to-face and blended modes, and explore strategies for managing emotion in technology-enhanced, practice-based learning.
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