Building Innovative Learning
Environments for Practice
Goal: Develop, test, and disseminate innovative educational
methods for social work practice
Objective: Promote professional development, research, practice and field instruction among graduates and FIFSW through the Alumni Association
- Obtain feedback from recent graduates regarding valued engagement activities
- Develop and promote Alumni Association engagement activities to current students as well as to FIFSW graduates
Context
- Higher education and social work pedagogy increasingly incorporate theoretical
perspectives and empirical findings on education
- Interest in the use of simulation, new technology and interprofessional education is
growing rapidly
- Education focuses more on competence (how well graduates do in practice) to address growing expectations for accountability expressed by government, employers and the public
