Help sheets

Raising awareness about homelessness: Hosting an event - For the last five years Belfast Metropolitan College has hosted a Homeless Awareness Panel (HAP). The day has always been within the scope of the annual Homelessness Awareness Week in Belfast and NI. This helpsheet offers some pointers for social work academics wishing to increase student awareness of homelessness by holding a similar type of event. It explains the factors which have led to the success of this particular Homeless Awareness event.

Published April 2011

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Creative pointers for teaching practice informed interprofessional working - This helpsheet offers some pointers for students, academics and practice educators involved in social work qualifying and post qualifying programmes. It sets out to make a practice-informed contribution to the social work curriculum relating to inter-professional working with children and families

Published March 2010

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Involving alcohol and drug specialists in social work education- A six page help sheet with suggestions on how to involve alcohol and drug specialists and the benefits.

Published November 2009

Supporting collaborative and reflective work-based learning opportunities - A two page help sheet that offers
some pointers for HEIs supporting work based learning in partnership with employers and employees.

Published January 2009

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Using substance use research tools to promote learning and teaching - An eight page help sheet including a role play exercise and questionnaire to aid teaching about substance use.

Published November 2009

Help Sheet 1 - Presenting and Speaking via Videoconferencing - A four page sheet with help on presenting and speaking via videoconferencing

Published June 2006

Help Sheet 2 - Using a Data Projector with a Laptop - A four page sheet including a flowchart on how to connect a data projector with a laptop

Published April 2007

Help Sheet 3 - Uses of e-portfolios to develop reflection and assessment on social work degree programmes - A four page sheet on the uses of e-portfolios to develop reflection and assessment on social work degree programmes

Published 2007

Help Sheet 4 - Making educational movies without a camcorder - An eight page sheet with a step by step guide on how to create a picture and text based movie

Published May 2008

Help Sheet 5 - Using online multiple choice tests with social policy students - This four page help sheet provides an introduction to using these type of tests effectively. It is based on the experience of using Blackboard although the majority of its content is also relevant for other VLEs

Published January 2009

Help Sheet 6 - How to create a YouTube account and upload videos - This eight page help sheet provides step-by-step instructions for setting up a YouTube account. In addition, it provides ideas for the educational use of YouTube and online videos

Published April 2009

Help Sheet 7 - Discovering and sharing online resources with social bookmarking - This five page help sheet provides information and ideas for using social bookmarking for learning and teaching. It also shows how to set up an account with the social bookmarking service 'CiteULike'

Published April 2009