Learning by Teaching the multilayered learning and teaching
Learning by Teaching: the multilayered learning and teaching experience within the social work practicum Kay de Ridder Social Work Student Educator Westmead Hospital Sydney, Australia kayderidder@wsahs. nsw. gov. au
Westmead Hospital Sydney, Australia Social Work Student Unit Full Time Student Educator 50 SWs on staff 11 -14 students per year 6 universities Offers direct and indirect placements
What is Careers Day? Annual event Secondary school students learn about SW as career choice Run by SW students on placement SW educator directs and oversees Goal is to educate and attract young people into SW
Careers Day Timeline R u n Plan February New student intake April May Debrief & Evaluate May -June
Planning Understand Concept Meetings Plan program Invite students Event management – food, chairs, posters “Show bag” preparation
Attendance Year No. of students No. of Schools 2010 64 30 2009 75 34 2008 48 28 Average 62 31 SOCIAL WORK CAREERS DAY DOWN STAIRS
Program Registration Icebreaker Assess baseline knowledge about SW Give information about SW Small groups Speed Social Work
Information about SW Student Talks Student Panels
Speed Social Work? ? Representation from SW agencies Small groups of students 8 stations x 7 minutes per station Students are comfortable to ask questions
Multilayered Learning School Students • Learning SW students • Teaching Student Educator • Teaching • Learning
Who Learns What? – Secondary School Students What SW is University entry requirements Job prospects SW role Breadth of SW career possibilities Self care strategies Responsibility for their own learning
Who Learns What? - SW Students SW Skills Planning Skills Meeting procedure Teamwork Engagement Skills Groupwork How to articulate SW role Debrief Evaluation Personal Skills Confidence Thinking on your feet Troubleshooting Creativity Public Speaking Coping with stress Time management
Who Learns What? - SW Student Educator Students’ strengths and limitations Use as assessment tool To trust Each group of students produces different program How creative they can be! Use feedback to plan future careers days
Debrief!
Evaluations 2010 (data in %: n= 62 ) Excellent Good OK Bored Dislike 29. 5 52. 5 16 2 - Creative Activity 50 37 13 - - Study options/ DVD 76 21 3 - - Small Groups 55 35 10 - - Speed SW 71 24 3 2 - 56 34 9 1 - Social Bingo Total
☺Evaluations – School Students ☺ “A great day – it was fantastic to learn about the many options for work for a social worker – I’m very interested!” “The day has helped me realise the areas I want to work in. ” “Very informative” “Loved it – it’s opened my eyes” “I now realise social work is for me!”
☺ Evaluations – SW students ☺ “I actually know a lot more than I thought I did about social work” “I learnt how to articulate the values and principles of social work” “I learnt to speak well in public” “It improved my skills in drawing out shy quiet students” “It went very well and we did a great job!”
Questions?
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