Lessons learned from COVID-19: Being known in online social work classrooms. (September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smoyer, Amy B; O'Brien, Kyle; Rodriguez-Keyes, Elizabeth
• Is Part Of: International social work. Volume 63:Number 5(2020:Sep.)
• Page Start: 651
• Page End: 654
• Publication Date: 2020-09
• Subjects: Distance education -- pedagogy -- social learning -- social work -- teaching methods -- undergraduate education; Social service -- Periodicals; Social problems -- Periodicals; Globalization -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Community development -- Periodicals; 361
• DOI: 10.1177/0020872820940021
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-8728

Abstract

This article presents findings from a survey of undergraduate social work (Bachelor of Social Work [BSW]) students about their experiences with remote learning during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this crisis, remote learning was rapidly implemented and many BSW educators and students experienced online classrooms for the first time. Findings from this study shed light on how remote learning shapes the interpersonal relationships and communication that are so critical to building students' sense of classroom belonging, engagement, and learning.