ODSW 803 - Social Work Pedagogy and Education

3 Credits

This course examines the role and structure of urban social work education at the BSW, MSW, and Ph.D./DSW levels. Students will be introduced to a variety of philosophies for teaching adult education, strategies for effective learning in the classroom with an emphasis on diversity, social justice, and conflict resolution in the classroom. Content will focus on students’ development of teaching skills, curriculum/syllabus design, lecture preparation, assignments and evaluation, and content delivery for effective and competent teaching and the transmission of knowledge and skills in academic and agency settings. Students will learn diverse instructional modalities including remote, asynchronous, hybrid, and Morgan flex. Students will develop a teaching philosophy to include in their professional portfolio.

Prerequisite(s) ODSW 701 and ODSW 703 and ODSW 704 and ODSW 706
Offered (FALL)