Informal Learning And The ‘Social’ Web
In the first of two articles, Neil Ballantyne and Keith Quinn (writing in a personal capacity), reflect on the case for informal learning in the workplace; and the role that
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Category: Education & Training
Learning Networks
A profile of the role learning networks can play in supporting the development of social services staff
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Carer Involvement
Linda Bruce, Lecturer in Social Work at The Robert Gordon University, reports on early developmental work undertaken at RGU to develop a Carer Involvement Network…
Online Learning: Preparing For The Future
Professor Morag Gray, Head of Curriculum Development, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Napier University highlights some of the workforce development benefits that online learning affords…
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Practice Learning
Penny Forshaw and Theresa Cowe, Practice Learning Coordinators, RCC Route, Glasgow School of Social Work, present a learners’ introduction to the concept of practice learning…
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The benefits of the in-house HNC
Bert Lawrie of Voluntary Service Aberdeen reports on a successful in-house HNC in Social Care. Voluntary Service Aberdeen is Scotland’s largest city-based charity employing over 700 staff in a variety
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Problem-Based Learning – Challenges and Opportunities
Roisin McGoldrick, MA (Hons) Course Director, Glasgow School of Social Work, provides an insight into problem-based learning…
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On The Fast Track…
Care Appointments headed out on the Fast Track in the company of Maggie Tierney, Head of Workforce Intelligence & HR in the Social Work Services Policy Division of the Scottish Executive…
Learning Networks in Social Services
A profile of the role learning networks can play in supporting the development of social services staff The Scottish Practice Learning Project (SPLP) is a joint initiative between the Scottish
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Reflective Practice
Malcolm Macmillan, Distance Learning Co-ordinator at Robert Gordon University guides us through the concept of Reflective Practice… “…we must find ways of connecting our knowledge and understanding of society, policy
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