Books

Posted By Laurel Hitchcock on Oct 25, 2018

Teaching Social Work with Digital Technology 

by Laurel Iverson Hitchcock, Melanie Sage & Nancy J. Smyth

We have no idea how many book collaborations begin on Twitter, but ours is probably not the only one.

This book was written to help social work educators make pedagogically sound, rational, practical, and ethical decisions about integrating technology into their social work programs and across the curriculum. It covers a range of essential topics, from understanding digital literacy skills to ethical implications for technology in social work practice, from using technology in the traditional classroom to fully online teaching environments. Case studies, practical examples, and technology tips are integrated into each chapter, and checklists show how technology is integrated with the Council on Social Work Education’s EPAS competencies, the NASW’s Code of Ethics, and other social work practice standards and guidelines. Appendices provide a wealth of practical materials.

Table of Contents: 

CHAPTER 1: Why Do We Need a Book About Technology in Social Work Education?
CHAPTER 2: Digital Literacy
CHAPTER 3: Pedagogical Approaches to Technology in Social Work Education
CHAPTER 4: Technology in the Social Work Classroom
CHAPTER 5: Online Classrooms
CHAPTER 6: Online Programs
CHAPTER 7: Field Education Online: High Touch Pedagogy
CHAPTER 8: Social Work Ethics & Technology in Education
CHAPTER 9: Technology for Professional Development

APPENDIX 1: Assignment Compendium for Integrating Technology
into Social Work Assignments and Learning Activities
APPENDIX 2: Technology-Based Learning Task List for Social Work Education
APPENDIX 3: Technology in Social Work Education: Educators’ Perspectives on the NASW Technology Standards for Social Work Education and Supervision
APPENDIX 4: Reflection Questions for Digital Literacy in Social Work
APPENDIX 5: Course Mapping & Student Roadmaps for Online Social Work Courses
APPENDIX 6: Social Work Distance Education Assessment of Readiness
APPENDIX 7: Technology Tips for Social Work Practitioners and Academics
GLOSSARY

ISBN 978-0-87293-195-4 | $58.00| Published by Council on Social Work Education Press

Order at www.CSWE.org or Call 877-751-5053

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Developing Professional Skills for Community-Engaged Learning: Student Workbook

by Nathalie Passion Jones & Laurel Iverson Hitchcock

The Professionalism for Community-Engaged Learning Student Workbook is part of the Professionalism for Community-Engaged Learning Toolkit. The purpose of the Toolkit is to provide resources and learning tasks that target the practical skills and knowledge needed by novice student learners to be successful with community-engaged learning projects (volunteering, service learning, etc.) in higher education. Grounded in Social Work Education and adapted for use in other disciplines, the purpose of this workbook is to support student learners as they build the knowledge and skills for professional demeanor with community-engaged learning projects related to behavior, appearance, and communication in oral, written, and electronic forms.

Assignments from the Workbook:
Assessing your Professional Online Presence
Dressing as a Professional
Managing Your Time
Writing Professional Emails
Consulting with a Community-Based Supervisor
Practicing Teamwork
Building Emotional Awareness
Giving and Getting Feedback
Practicing Self-Care
Building a Professional Portfolio
Creating a Professional Network

ISBN 978-1086860610 | $15.00 | Self-Published

Order via Amazon: Paperback or eBook

Presentations

Posted By Laurel Hitchcock on Sep 3, 2017

This is a list of my conference and workshop presentations by year.  For more options, please search the blog’s content using the search feature  or filter all the blog posts by clicking one of the categories (see right-hand sidebar).

Each blog post includes information about the presentation as well as access to slides and handouts.

2019

•  #SWDE2019 – Incorporating Technology into Social Justice Assignments for Social Work Education (4/10/19)
• #SWDE2019 – A Toolkit for Social and Digital Media Policies in Field Education (4/11/19)
• #SWDE 2019 – Imagining Social Work Education into the Future: Skills for Social Justice in a Technology-Mediated World (4/13/19)
• #SWDE2019 Keynote – What role will Social Workers choose in shaping the digital future? (4/13/19)
• Conference Presentation: Developing a Professional & Ethical Online Presence for Social Work Practice (10/2/19)
•  #APM19 – Building Capacity for International Field Placements: A Program Development Checklist (10/24/19)
• #APM19 – Evolving the Signature Pedagogy with the Social Media Toolkit for Field Educators (10/22/19)
• #APM19 – Changing Teaching Practices for Technology: Using the SAMR Model for Technology Integration (10/22/19)

2018

• #BPD2018 Harnessing Technology for one’s own Good: Professional Learning Networks in Social Work with Nathalie P. Jones
• #SW2018 Visualizing Data: Infographic Assignments across the Social Work Curriculum with Melanie Sage & Nathalie P. Jones
• Three things I learned at #IPECSpring18
• #husITa18/#SWSD2018: Visualizing Data: Infographics for Teaching and Learning about Social Welfare with Melanie Sage, Todd Sage, and Nathalie P. Jones
• #husITa18/#SWSD2018: A Connected Community of Learning for Practice: Social Work Virtual Pal with Amanda Taylor-Beswick
• #husITa18/#SWSD2018: Sustaining lifelong learning through the use of Technology-Mediated Professional Learning Networks with Melanie Sage, Nancy J. Smyth and Jonathan Singer
• Using an Interprofessional Perspective for NASW’s Technology Standard for Social Work Education with Melanie Sage and Nancy J. Smyth
• #APM18 Teaching with Technology using the SAMR Model with Melanie Sage, Nancy J. Smyth and Jonathan Singer
•  #APM18 Helping Social Work Students develop a Professional Online Presence for Interprofessional Communication with Allison Curington and Mary Jacque Carroll

2017

• #APM17 – Harnessing Technology for one’s own Good: Professional Learning Networks in Social Work (10/21/17)
• #APM17 Day 1 – Infusing Policy Practice into BSW Service Learning Courses (10/19/17)
• Harnessing Social Media for Social Good at #CG4SW (5/5/17)
• Day Two of #SWDE2017 – Professional Learning Networks for Social Work (4/15/17)
• Day Two of #SWDE2017 – Integrating Technology-rich Assignments in the Curriculum (4/13/17)
• #BPDNOLA17 – The Social Media Toolkit goes on the road (3/4/17)
• #BPDNOLA17 – Road Map for Success: Incorporating Social Media in the Social Work Classroom (3/4/17)
• #BPDNOLA17 – Visualizing Data: Infographic Assignments across the Social Work Curriculum (3/3/17)

2016 

• #APM16 Day 4 – A Toolkit for Social and Digital Media Policies in Field Education (11/6/16)
• #APM16 Day 3 -Incorporating Digital & Social Technologies into Social Work Education (11/5/16)
• #APM16 Day 2 – Learning about Poverty through Interprofessional Simulations (11/4/16)
• #ESCUNO2016 Annual Conference – 10/12/16
• #ESCUNO2016 Annual Conference – 10/11/16
• #SWDE2016 Teaching & Learning Professional Social Work Skills w/ Twitter (4/14/16)
• #SWDE2016 Incorporating Digital & Social Technologies into Social Work Education (4/13/16)
• Service Learning Labs: Integrating experiential learning across a BSW Curriculum – #BPDTX16 (4/2/16)
• Using Pinterest in Undergraduate Social Work Education – #BPDTX16 (3/31/16)
• Social Media and Technology Basics for the Social Work Educator – #BPDTX16 (3/30/16)

2015

• #APM2015 Using Documentaries and Twitter to Meet Macro/Policy Objectives in Social Work Education (10/17/15)
• Using Social Media to teach and assess Macro/Policy-based Social Work Competencies – #BPD2015 Conference (3/6/15)
• Podcasting with Social Work Students – #BPD2015 Conference (3/5/15)

2014

• AL/MS 2014 Social Work Education Conference (10/10/14)
• AL Fall Child Welfare Conference 2014: Professional & Ethical Use of Social Media in Social Work Practice (8/28/14)
• Videos as Tools of Advocacy in Social Work Pedagogy – BPD 2014 Conference (3/22/14)
• #BPD2014 Presentation on Teaching Professional Social Work Skills with Twitter (3/20/14)

Assignments

Posted By Laurel Hitchcock on Sep 3, 2017

This is a list of all assignments discussed on this blog.  For more options, please search the blog’s content using the search feature or filter all the blog posts by clicking one of the categories (see the right-hand sidebar).

Apps

• Remind 101 – Free Texting App for Educators (6/3/14)
• When Technology and Social Work assemble in Higher Education – Using Remind 101 by Dr. Nathalie P. Jones (6/10/14)
• Feedback from the summer on Remind, a free messaging service (8/21/14)
• Using Mobile Apps with Social Work Students (10/26/18)
• ‘App’- lying the digital in social work… Or why we should not be teaching the same way for 20 years by Denise Turner (6/4/19)
• 360-degree immersive video apps: Why you should create meaningful research-based digital resources to engage learners by Tarsem Singh Cooner (7/31/19)

FlipGrid

• Incorporating Flipgrid into the Social Work Classroom: Tips for #SocWorkEd (7/4/18)
• #APM19 The Flip(grid) Classroom: Utilizing the Microsoft app Flipgrid to promote student learning by Katie MaClain-Meeder, Michael Lynch, Todd Sage and Margie Quartley (10/21/19)

General Technology-based Assignments 

• Revised Technology-Based Learning Task List for Social Work Education (6/13/16)
• Talking Technology Competency in the Social Work Classroom (9/9/16)
• #APM16 Day 3 -Incorporating Digital & Social Technologies into Social Work Education (11/5/16)
• The Shared Case Study: An online activity for Interprofessional Teamwork (1/25/17)
• Day Two of #SWDE2017 – Integrating Technology-rich Assignments in the Curriculum (4/13/17)
• Teaching Technology-Mediated Practice in a Clinical MSW Program (7/7/17)
• Course Mapping for Online Social Work Courses (3/8/18)
• Reflection Questions for Digital Literacy in Social Work (7/2/18)
• Assignments for Remote Teaching & Learning in Social Work (3/24/20)

Infographics

• Teaching with Infographics by Dr. Nathalie Jones (2/24/17)
• Visualizing Data: Infographic Assignments (3/3/17)
• Integrating Technology-Rich Assignments into the Curriculum (4/13/17)
• Creating an Infographic in a Social Work Course: A Student’s Perspective from Danielle Davis (10/9/18)
• #SW2018 Visualizing Data: Infographic Assignments across the Social Work Curriculum (4/13/18)
• #husITa18/#SWSD2018: Visualizing Data: Infographics for Teaching and Learning about Social Welfare (7/4/18)

Online Teaching

• Supporting the success of online students who are deaf: Lessons presented at #SWDE2017 (6/23/17)
• Social Work Educator Tips: Guidelines for Online Discussion Forums (2/20/18)
• #APM18 Teaching with Technology using the SAMR Model (11/10/18)

Pinterest

• Using Pinterest in Undergraduate Social Work Education – #BPDTX16 (3/3/16)
• Pinterest Assignment for the Social Work Classroom (9/16/20)

Podcasts

• Podcasting for Social Work Students, Part 1 – Describing the Assignment
• Podcasting for Social Work Students, Part 2 – Why use podcasting in the classroom
• Podcasting for Social Work Students, Part 3 – Advice for designing the assignment from Jonathan Singer
• Podcasting with Social Work Students – #BPD2015 Conference (3/5/15)
• List of Podcasts for Social Work (1/30/19)
• Podcast Assignment for the Social Work Classroom (1/15/20)

Professional Collaboration Networks

• What is a Professional Collaboration Network (PCN) & why do you need one? (12/17/19)
• Twitter for your Professional Collaboration Network (PCN) (1/3/20)
• How do you do relational Twitter?: Developing your Professional Collaboration Network (2/14/20)
• Using Twitter at a Professional Conference (3/12/20)
• Academic and Professional Blogging (4/24/20)
• Professional Collaboration Networks for Social Work Practice (8/26/20)

Rubrics

• Changing my grading practices in 2019: Tips for #SocWorkEd (1/11/19)
• Using Rubrics to provide Strength-based Feedback for Social Work Assignments (2/4/19) by Kristen Samuels
• Reviewing my 2019 grading practices for #SocWorkEd – Part 2 (5/27/19)
• Sharing power with students by seeking their input on a grading rubric (6/19/19) by Matthea Marquart & Elise Verdooner

Social Media Policy Toolkit for Field Educators

• My Guidelines for using Digital & Social Tech in the Classroom and Beyond (2/12/16)
• #APM16 Day 4 – A Toolkit for Social and Digital Media Policies in Field Education (11/6/16)
• Modeling Practice: Social Media Guidelines in Social Work Field Education (2/20/17)
• #BPDNOLA17 – The Social Media Toolkit goes on the road (3/4/17)
• Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators – Get your Free Copy! (7/28/17)
• Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators (11/5/18)

Social Media Resources

• Social Media How-To Guide for Social Work Educators (6/24/16)
• FERPA & Social Media: Thoughts for Social Work Education (6/9/17)
• Conference Presentation: Developing a Professional & Ethical Online Presence for Social Work Practice (10/2/19)
• #APM19 – Evolving the Signature Pedagogy with the Social Media Toolkit for Field Educators (10/22/19)
• Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice (7/14/21)

SW Virtual Pal

• #SWvirtualpal: Hashtagging for Connection (9/24/16)
• Social Work Educator’s Guide for #SWVirtualPal (12/8/16)
• Social Work Virtual Pal (#SWVirtualPal)… a very ‘real’ connection!(6/29/18)
• #husITa18/#SWSD2018: A Connected Community of Learning for Practice: Social Work Virtual Pal (7/5/18)
• Introducing our new @SWVirtualPal student co-hosts (4/11/21)
• Using LinkedIn for #SWVirtualPal (9/8/21)

Textbooks

• Teaching in the open: How I published a free textbook

Twitter

• Low-Stakes Twitter Assignment for Social Work (11/21/13)
• Twitter Learning Activities for Social Work Competencies (12/18/13)
• Using Social Media with Macro/Policy Assignments (3/6/15)
• Making Social Policy Relevant Through Social Media (5/1/15)
• Online Toolkit for PLN with Twitter (9/3/15)
• Job Shadowing on Twitter (1/8/16)
• Educational Outcomes for Live Tweeting with Students (1/29/16)
• Using #MacroSW in the Classroom (3/14/16)

Modeling Practice: Social Media Guidelines in Social Work Field Education

Posted By Laurel Hitchcock on Feb 20, 2017

Last year, I wrote my own profession guidelines  for how I use social media in my professional practice as a social work educator.  This is often referred to as a Professional Social Media Policy, and is a recommended practice from National Association of Social Workers (NASW, n.d.).  Specifically, these guidelines are personal to me, and describe how I strive to interact with students, colleagues and other professionals when using digital and social media.   I include these guidelines in my course syllabi and they guide how I use social media to engage students online, disseminate my research, and network with colleagues.

These guidelines came about because of a collaborative project with Allison Curington, Director of Field Education at the University of Alabama.  We have been working a toolkit to help social work field educators deal with ethical and practical issues related to the use of social and digital media in field education, focusing on information and tools to help field directors raise awareness with students and field supervisors.  As part of this process, Allison also wrote her own professional social media policy. She then decided to ask the entire staff in the UA Office of Field Education to assess their social media use for their own policies.  In this interview style post, Allison shares her thoughts about how the process worked and the UA Field Staff developed their own professional social media policies.

How did you write your own policy? How did you approach this process?

Navigating the landscape of technology and social media has been quite the challenge in field education. I can remember when MySpace was all the rage as I was beginning my career as a field director. However, there were very few students in our graduate program who participated on social media platforms. Honestly, we were just trying to navigate not having enough cell phone coverage in rural areas at that time! Fast forward 13 years and you have an entirely new landscape. I would have never dreamed as a field director that I would be dealing with a generation of students who use their primary mode of communication with something other than the phone, e-mail, or even snail mail.