The Office of e-Social Work Education & Practice is comprised of a team of web developers, course designers, and subject matter experts who collaborate to create, update, and maintain online courses that meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards. The team operates a Student-centric approach to design that emphasizes aligned learning outcomes, assessments, and feedback as the main indicators of student learning and course quality.
What We Do
- Develop consistent, on-brand online courses for use across all campuses
- Adhere to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and standards of universal design for optimal user experience
- Incorporate educational technology innovations, interactivity, and principles of universal design to enhance user engagement across diverse populations
- Advance research on e-social work practices and online social work education
Our vision is to:
- Create a consistent, standardized learning experience for students across different all IUSSW courses and programs.
- Act on the CSWE Future Task Force’s (2018) call for educators to infuse technology-mediated practice into the social work curriculum
- Develop new, efficient, and collaborative online and hybrid education platforms to guide future teaching and learning at the school