To utilise Blended eLearning approaches to support students with their critical understanding and professional development of Anti discriminatory Practice

Mark Webb

School of Education and TrainingUniversity of Greenwich

Project Aims

To identify students’ understanding of Anti Discriminatory

Practice issues in relation to Fieldwork Placements.

To identify how a blend of Elearning and teaching

approaches can support students to critically examine ADP issues.

To develop an online resource centre and online

workshop.

Age22-33

EthnicityEnglishAsian

African Caribbean

Gender6 women

4 men

Further Development of a Critical understanding

of Equality & Discrimination

National Youth AgencySpecific Professional

Competences

‘Work with young People in accordance with the core values of

youth work’

Weekly in University Workshop/

Work based practice

Year 2 BA Youth

and Community Studies [ Professional

Training]

2nd Fieldwork PracticePlacement

Discrimination & Using Elearning:‘The Reality Check’

“I have not been reallysupported ...it’s institutional

racism”

“I am gay and out they think I am the expert on everything to do with sex”

“I am the only Black woman Manager it does feel tokenistic at times”

“As a man working with mainly young women there

are lots of Issues”

“I am the youngest in the team and constantly

patronised”

‘A black youth worker at one of our youth centres has been called F****** N***** for challenging a white youth for stealing a

trophy ’

"what a waste of money". ( Young peoples response

to DDA Regulations expenditure )

“there’s a good girl comment from line

manager ”

“I have not got a computer at home”

‘I don’t have an email address’

“I am often seen as the IT expert at work”

“I really only use email ”

“I only really use the University Website for

header sheets”

Blending Elearning and Teaching

approaches to ADP.Individual

GroupTutor

Contexts and individuals experiencesof Discrimination (Personal)

Contexts and shared groupunderstanding of discrimination(Political )

Framing ‘Personal’. ‘Political’ Questions(Professional Development )

E-Learning Approaches

Quick Topic

Smart Groups

MSN Messenger

Workshop Notice BoardOnline Resources

Electronic Journal Article Sharing Exercise

Weekly Online Drop In Sessions‘Interactive’ use of Recordings

(Supervisor,Student ,Tutor)

Individual/group perspectives :

Discrimination A Creative Review’ that illustrates a

Student’s Learning midway through placement

Communication Tool- ‘Quick Topic’

Communication Tool- ‘Quick Topic’

Communication Tool- ‘SmartGroups’

Communication Tool- ‘SmartGroups’

Quick Topic

Smart Groups

MSN Messenger

Workshop Notice BoardOnline Resources

Electronic Journal Article Sharing Exercise

Weekly Online Drop In Sessions‘Interactive’ use of Recordings

(Supervisor,Student ,Tutor)

Individual/group perspectives :

Discrimination A Creative Review’ that illustrates a

Student’s Learning midway through placement

OnlineProfessional

Workshop

OnlineResources

Centre

Online Resource Centre and Professional Workshop

ONLINE PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP

ONLINE RESOURCE CENTRE

EvaluationE-learning Approaches

IndividualPerspectives

IndividualPerspectives

Tutor/Supervisor

Perspectives

Tutor/Supervisor

Perspectives

Group Perspectives

Group Perspectives

A Critical Understanding of Anti Discriminatory Practice

Sources:Quick Topic Evaluation Exercise,Group & Individual Workshop Session,

Individuals shared experiences ‘openly’ (online)As ” it felt safe and no group /tutor

Questions”.

Sharing experiences of the reality of discrimination and its impact has meant the group could examine and

focus on professional development of ADP

Students revealed a high level of Personal and institutional discrimination

in all forms.

‘Critical understanding’ ,analysis and practice is often related to Students performance on whole programme

The diversity of IT skills meant students experienced It demands as a burden.

Some individuals introduced to Web based tools have used them with service users

The online Drop In and Tutorial was not utilised by some students because of workplace security issues.

The students designed an excellent workshop/ post workshop task to capture the process

of the Review of their ADP.

It was essential to support both individuals and the group with a framework of targets for the face to face workshop .

The Online Resources Centre is growing and has key resources linked to placements and ADP material.

Web based tools did facilitate students in sharing articles, useful website links .