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Web-folios for Assessment of Practice in Social Work Degrees

Web-folios for Assessment of Practice in Social Work Degrees. Louise Frith (Education Developer) ljf@kent.ac.uk Ruben Martin (Social Work Lecturer) rem3@kent.ac.uk Sam Osborne (IT officer) sjto@kent.ac.uk. Chronology. Since 2003 3 year SW degree 200 days Assessed Practice

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Web-folios for Assessment of Practice in Social Work Degrees

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  1. Web-folios for Assessment of Practice in Social Work Degrees Louise Frith (Education Developer) ljf@kent.ac.uk Ruben Martin (Social Work Lecturer) rem3@kent.ac.uk Sam Osborne (IT officer) sjto@kent.ac.uk

  2. Chronology • Since 2003 • 3 year SW • degree • 200 days • Assessed • Practice • Student owned • Portfolio of • Evidence • Based on NOS • Validated by • PA Pre 2003 • 2 year Dip SW • 130 days assessed practice • Assessor’s report could lack objectivity • 2007/8 • Introduction • of Pebblepad • Collaborative • webfolio • To replace • Word docs

  3. Background to Social Work at Kent Voluntary sector Statutory sector NHS Students are placed in a wide variety of settings All students are paired with a practice assessor Private sector Private sector Student Practice Assessor

  4. Practice learning Co- ordinator Academic Personal Tutors Students Practice Assessors Collaboration UELT IT Officer

  5. Student Profile • Introduced to 2nd and 3rd years in 07/08 • Age range 21-53 years -not Web 2.0 natives? • Many come into Social Work as a second career

  6. Ready or not? • Many SW students have little or no knowledge of IT before they come to university • Assessed for CLAIT or ECDL - required to achieve either of these during the three years • Very few have heard of Web 2.0 technologies – blogs, instant messaging, etc • Many only use their mobile phones for voice calls.

  7. Student Feedback “I will use it again. It is easy to access at the work place.” “There were some glitches but it is the same with any new software.” “I would have liked to have had an introduction to Pebblepad in the first year.” “I liked the fact that my PA and I could work on it simultaneously. PA was able to give me comments instantaneously.” “I didn’t use it at work, I used it at home.” Access via internet was the most useful thing about Pebblepad. My placement wouldn’t allow me to use USB data stick. “I wouldn’t use Pebblepad again. It was time consuming and stressful. It is like another exercise you have to go through.” “It’s too slow and I do not have the time to wait that long.”

  8. Examples of students’ webfolios http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/kent/webfolio.aspx?webfolioid=12526

  9. Sticking to it • Give up or keep on trying? • GSSC requirement to maintain a log of CPD – Pebblepad gives them a framework they can take with them • Students have said that being able to collaborate is the most useful tool • Lessons learned: • Start early • Embed ePortfolio from start of Year 1 • Engage PAs as soon as possible – work on IT issues • Engage academic tutors

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