Teaching note-using technology to enhance experiential learning through simulated role plays

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2022

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Practitioners are required to have both practice knowledge of theoretical approaches and professional competence and skills. For student social workers, acquiring the former has been traditionally associated with academic teaching. With practice placement learning, the latter has required unique consideration with the incorporation of the online learning platform, which has been escalated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We suggest that there is a role for simulation-based education to link knowledge and skills, with technology offering improved facilities to provide opportunities to learn for practice. In this teaching note, we discuss how we integrated Eleos Health, a new technology, into the classroom that allowed students to apply and practice their newly learned skills through simulated role-plays under the professor's guided supervision.

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Scholarly article

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practical knowledge, professional competence, practice placement learning, COVID-19, simulation-based education, Eleos Health, guided supervision

Citation

Flaherty, H. B. (2022). Teaching note-using technology to enhance experiential learning through simulated role plays. Journal of Social Work Education, 58.