Portfolio: Research and Scholarship Leave, January 1 - June 30, 2014

Abstract

Using this portfolio format, we present some ideas that we believe are relevant to the way social work education is and will be organized and delivered at the Faculty of Social Work. These ideas were the focus of our six-month Research and Scholarship Leave. We believe that the ideas within this portfolio can be usefully applied to any level of post-secondary curriculum, from bachelor’s level through doctoral. Considered as resources, we hope the ideas and exercises herein can serve as material for experimentation and further conversation and dialogue within the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary. Our ideas expressed in this portfolio are evolving and can provide encouragement that we, in the Faculty and beyond, can reflect on our research, practices, and teaching initiatives to make the educational environment we offer even more nourishing.