Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are electronic tools used to
convey, manipulate and store information. The exponential growth of Internet access and …

As part of a larger initiative to promote active learning at Case Western Reserve University,
three faculty members (one field and two academic) participated in a year-long fellowship …

In his pioneering and controversial book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
(1964), Marshall McLuhan proclaimed that “the medium is the message”(p. 7). While there is …

E-learning is an evolutionary pedagogy in social work. E-learning technologies transform
learning so that it can be synchronous or asynchronous. The author provides a systematic …

Imagine a whiteboard, virtual classrooms, instant messaging, chat rooms, Wikis… and you
are visualizing online Web-facilitated education. Is this the direction of social work education …

The world that social work exists in is no longer defined by traditional physical settings and
boundaries, such as schools, agencies, or even offices. With the advent of the Internet and …

Since the mid-20th century, instructional technologies and educational media in social work
education have undergone significant development with the goals of improving learning and …

Schools of social work are increasingly developing online courses and programs. While the
majority of research comparing online and face–to-face courses has found equivalent …

This paper presents a theoretical reflection on e-social work by considering a case study: an
intervention programme with vulnerable people, included in the services catalogue of a non …

Social workers must have the requisite new media literacies to engage in social work
practice in the modern digital age and increase their digital competence. This article …