Digests
SWAP produces a series of digests. These are short guides to support academics in their learning and teaching practices. Each digest includes some top tips, more detailed information on their application in practice and a list of further resources.
| SWAP digest 1 - Supporting inclusive learning and teaching | |
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Supporting inclusive learning and teaching helps you make your learning and teaching inclusive for all. It was produced as a result of the introduction of the Disability Equality Duty on 4 December 2006 and requires all public authorities to look actively at ways of ensuring that disabled people are treated equally. Published June 2007 Download SWAP digest 1 (PDF, 246KB) |
| SWAP digest 2 - Preparing to succeed in your social policy course | |
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Preparing to succeed in your social policy course is for prospective and current social policy students to help them be successful on their course. The advice has been written by students on social policy courses, so provides an inside track on how to succeed. Published June 2007 Download SWAP digest 2 (PDF, 241KB) |
| SWAP digest 3 - The social work degree: preparing to succeed | |
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The social work degree: preparing to succeed is for prospective and current social work students to help them to be successful on their degree. The advice has been written by students on social work courses, so it offers insider tips! Published June 2007 Download SWAP digest 3 (PDF, 214KB) |
| SWAP digest 4a - Maximising student learning in lectures | |
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Maximising student learning in lectures provides you with some ideas from academic staff and students on teaching large groups of students in lectures to overcome potential problems such as student participation, anonymity and room layout. Published March 2008 To engage students in lectures, try these activities (PDF, 66KB) Download SWAP digest 4a (PDF, 1.02MB) |
| SWAP digest 4b - What makes a good lecturer? The student perspective | |
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What makes a good lecturer? The student perspective contains tips and advice from students on what makes a good lecturer Published July 2008 |
| SWAP digest 5 - Engaging students with social policy | |
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Engaging students with social policy provides tips, ideas and possible group exercises from lecturers and students on how to get new students engaged with the subject. Published January 2009 |
| SWAP digest 6 - Integrating health inequalities in social work learning and teaching | |
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Integrating health inequalities in social work learning and teaching outlines alternative approaches to integrating teaching about health inequalities into social work curricula at all levels. Published March 2009 |
| SWAP digest 7 - Integrating substance use teaching into the social work curriculum | |
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Integrating substance use teaching into the social work curriculum provides guidance and models for integrating this important topic into the curriculum. Published December 2009 |
| SWAP digest 8 - What makes for good practice learning? the student perspective | |
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What makes for good practice learning? the student perspective is a digest for social work students undertaking practice learning. It contains tips from students with first hand experience of practice learning. Published June 2010 |
