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1 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 2006 SWIPE Social Work International Practice Education Janet Williams, Peter Nelson, Karen Vitler Social Work European collaboration to Internationalise the Practice Learning Curriculum. Slide 2 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20062 Socrates The Socrates-Erasmus Action encourages co-operation between universities across Europe and supports mobility of students and staff in higher education, the development of joint programmes, courses and the development of thematic networks. Slide 3 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20063 SWIPE 2 year CD project - outputs Audit of practice learning in each country A MODULE A core curriculum and menu of teaching materials; college and 'on site' Bibliography Dissemination locally, nationally and internationally Web site Conference publication Slide 4 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20064 Funded Activities Regular local network meetings Four meetings of all partners Seminar programme - related to social problems/globalisation Dissemination activities Reporting back to Socrates/EU, visits to Brussels Conference Slide 5 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20065 How we set up SWIPE May - a 'suggestion' Summer - conferring with existing partners networked with their partners 'right' mix September - OM budget to visit and discuss with some partners January to March - support within the Faculty and SHU to write the bid August outcome for October start Slide 6 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20066 Ways forward Language, terminology, communication whose English? false friends starting place for exchange Organisational arrangements doing similar things in different ways Communication, fun and progress time together, group work skills Slide 7 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20067 Why internationalise the curriculum? The university has self destructed: your colleagues in Utrecht have offered to take your students... Benefits ? Disadvantages ? Slide 8 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20068 It hasn't self destructed, would it be worth doing it anyway? Benefits ? Disadvantages ? Slide 9 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 20069 a curriculum: How would you prepare them to live and study there/ abroad Slide 10 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200610 Relevance How do different societies deal with similar social problems and what can we learn from this? Evidence based practice whose evidence? Shaking ethnocentric/Eurocentric views Accessing wider range of research and ideas about social work Employment in Europe Benchmark statements Slide 11 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200611 Curriculum content? Skills- cross-national comparisons; Value and policy base in response to social problems; what works elsewhere- policy into practice; roles of social professionals; relevance of international data bases. Slide 12 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200612 Learning in class and on placement Slide 13 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200613 Added Value? Student Mobility - Placements with our partners hands on Communication skills- English speaking but... same/or part of curriculum as home students personal growth; independence, challenges, self management of learning Slide 14 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200614 Staff mobility extending teaching and learning potential to be involved in projects such as SWIPE professional development e.g. Lithuania Practice teaching Lund, Sweden Research projects Slide 15 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200615 Tartu 3rd meeting Vilnius 2nd meeting Slide 16 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200616 Information about EU projects Good places to start: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html Socrates, Leonardo and Youth TAO http://www.socleoyouth.be Slide 17 Sheffield Hallam University - LTA Conference - 200617 For information on all the Actions http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/ download_en.html http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/ download_en.html or http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.htm 1 Erasmus for HEIs UK (staff and student mobility, intensive visits etc.) http://www.erasmus.ac.uk/ applying for projects: http://www3.socleoyouth.be/static/en/overview/erasmus_ov erview.htm http://www3.socleoyouth.be/static/en/overview/erasmus_ov erview.htm 2 Erasmus Mundus - master's programmes for international students http://www.socleoyouth.be/static/en/info/eras_mundus.htm