The 6 Continents Project: A method for linking social work classrooms for intercultural exchange through asynchronous video sharing

To develop social work students’ understanding of the global context of social work, an asynchronous video uploading project was constructed to link social work classrooms on six continents. Students in social work classrooms around the world video-recorded their responses to prompting questions and...

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Published in:International social work 2015-07, Vol.58 (4), p.484-494
Main Authors: Rowan, Diana, Järkestig-Berggren, Ulrika, Cambridge, Innette, McAuliffe, Donna, Fung, Annis, Moore, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
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6-Contintens Project
Core competencies
Cross-cultural
global social work education
Intercultural competence model
Multicultural education
Pedagogy
Social Work
Socialt arbete
Students
video exchange
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Summary:To develop social work students’ understanding of the global context of social work, an asynchronous video uploading project was constructed to link social work classrooms on six continents. Students in social work classrooms around the world video-recorded their responses to prompting questions and uploaded them to a project webpage, to which all classrooms had access. Asynchronous uploading allowed students to view and then respond via video to other students without concern for time zone synchronization. This pedagogical approach was designed and implemented to broaden students’ intercultural competence, perspectives on international social work, and awareness of global social problems.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/0020872813497384