Teaching Social Work

Catalog description

This doctoral seminar prepares students for teaching in social work. It introduces students to selected literature on teaching and learning in higher education, including theories of adult learning, the social work education literature, the range of roles and responsibilities of faculty members, and current issues in social work education. Modes of teaching and learning and their relationship to subject matter, settings, and educational outcomes will be considered, and students' concurrent teaching activities will be used for reflective learning. In spring, the course will be project-based. Specifically, the MSW Program at NYU is asking for proposals on how best to evaluate the educational effectiveness of the Program. The instructor and the students will plan together how to develop one or more proposals as well as how the usual topics in the course can be addressed. Hence the course in spring, will offer a real-life exercise in educational planning and the evaluation of social work education.