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Evaluating Learning Outcomes and Assessing Social Work Skill Development: Comparing Online vs. In-Person Education

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In this article, the authors present results from an evaluation of learning outcomes in a social work skills class between online and in-person students, where students were compared on background and academic factors.
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This article presents results from an evaluation of learning outcomes in a social work skills class between online and in-person students. Students were compared on background and academic factors,...

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Pedagogical considerations for enhancing peer support training in an online university environment

TL;DR: In this paper , focus groups were conducted with 15 PSS trainees after they completed two training courses delivered in an online university format, and four themes emerged: issues with online navigation, desire for an orientation to university-level education, instructor qualities (e.g., approachability and availability), balance between online and in-person learning, more frequent class meetings, and course structure considerations.
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Online Education and Its Effective Practice: A Research Review.

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TL;DR: It is argued that effective online instruction is dependent upon 1) well-designed course content, motivated interaction between the instructor and learners, well-prepared and fully-supported instructors; 2) creation of a sense of online learning community; 3) rapid advancement of technology.
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Stop propagating the learning styles myth

TL;DR: An evidence-informed plea to teachers, administrators and researchers to stop propagating the learning styles myth is delivered.
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Online learning versus blended learning of clinical supervisee skills with pre-registration nursing students: A randomised controlled trial

TL;DR: Blended learning provides added pedagogical value when compared to online learning in terms of teaching undergraduate nurses clinical supervision skills.
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Benefits and Challenges of Online Education for Clinical Social Work: Three Examples

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined three online courses offered to clinical social work students by an experienced clinician and online instructor and examined the benefits and challenges put forth in the literature, such as student access and flexibility, as well as concerns about quality, instructor/student relationships, and academic honesty of students.
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Comparative Analysis of Distance Education and Classroom-based Formats for a Clinical Social Work Practice Course

TL;DR: In this paper, the outcomes of students who participated in DE sections of a graduate level Social Work Practice with Groups course with students engaged in traditional face-to-face sections of the same course were compared.