Social media in social work education / editor, Joanne Westwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Westwood, Joanne, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social media--Economic aspects.

Social media.

Social service.

Social work education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Northwich, England : Critical Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An up-to-date guide to the effective use of social media in social work education

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of illustrations; Meet the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; What is this book about?; Who is this book for?; Why is social media important for social work educators and students?; Where did the ideas for this book come from?; Chapter outline; 1 Obstacles to and engagement with social media; Introduction; Adoption of new technology; Ease of use and engagement; Obstacles to engaging with technology; Technical issues; Identity; Visibility privacy and confidence; Culture, collaboration, and cost

Engaging with social media - reflecting on #phdchatWhat has made this initiative so effective in drawing together research students and developing a community of practice?; Conclusions; 2 Student social workers use of social media: findings from a cross-national survey; Introduction; Background; Social work regulatory bodies and social media; Technology and its place in contemporary social work education; Methods; The survey; Findings; Pre-survey responses; Post-debate survey; Discussion; 3 Using closed Facebook groups to teach social work skills, values, and approaches for social media

IntroductionBackground and literature; Combining Facebook and EBBL; Module background; Underpinning learning principles; Process of the EBBL design; Feedback and reflections; Learning design; Meeting the learning objectives; Reflections; 4 When actual meets virtual; social work book groups as a teaching and learning medium in social work education; Introduction; Background; A learning space for learner empowerment; Social work book group as a reflective space; Social Work Book Group: the social work knowledge, values, and skills base; Social Work Book Group: 'bringing learning to life'

Social Work Book Group processGroup members; Selecting the books; The learning environment; Social Work Book Group recommended reading list; 5 New technology in social work education: blogs and blogging; Introduction; Blogging and bloggers; Critical thinking; Theories of learning: Friere, Schön, Bandura, and Sears; Access and availability issues; Using blogs to support learning and change: actor network theory; Blogging as a support in culture change; Conclusion; 6 Creating #team turner: an autoethnography of connection within social work education; How did I get there?; Smashing the machines

Scene 1: family time (1)Working from home; Scene 2: 'Something So Depressing'; #eswphd; Scene 3: 'eswphd'; Building a community of practice; 'A world of contact and relationship'; Scene 4: 'Inspirational'; Harnessing the power of the genie; Scene 5: family time (reprise); Conclusions; Glossary; References; Appendix Social media activities in social work education; Resources and information; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 30, 2014).

ISBN:

1-04-037516-2

1-04-037244-9

1-909682-60-8

1-909682-59-4