Description What Do They Need to Be Able to Do? INTRODUCTION The Council on Social Work Education first introduced the idea of competency-based social work education with their 2008 EPAS (Robbins, 2014). This movement coincided with the movement of many other disciplines in higher education toward a competency-based model. It was believed that no longer…
Description Overview Many employers are universities are requiring applicants to provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement. DEI statements provide an opportunity for you to reflect on how you create a welcome and engaging class or supervisory style. As suggested by the readings this week, your DEI statement should be a framework for how your…
Description Technology Tools, Standards, and Diversity Impacts This week, we will explore how technology can help us as teachers and leaders. Technology can be the vehicle for transformative learning. It can serve as the platform for delivering content and open up opportunities for learners to research and practice in different and diverse settings. For our…
Description As we learned last week in our discussion, technology can enhance our teaching and learning but technology can also serve as an obstacle. What does it mean that technology can be an obstacle? Have you ever found yourself focused more on learning how to use the technology than on what it is supposed to…
Description For this week, conduct an Internet search of a university or a educational institution you would like to work for. For our discussion this week, please select one of the following: Find the university’s or educational institution’s diversity and inclusion statement and provide an overview of the main points. How does this statement align…