Example: FlipGrid Ask An Expert – SWK-200
Overview
At several points during the semester, a guest expert would record a short video on a topic related to the course. Students would use FlipGrid to record questions for the guest expert on their topic and the guest expert would respond using FlipGrid.
Walkthrough
Early in the semester, students learn about the ethical standards of social work. Students are prompted to consider whether or how they will interact with social media as a social work professional. OTC’s own Laura French served as our guest expert. She recorded a short video discussing the use of social media and implications for professionals. Students recorded questions for Laura and she responded using FlipGrid.
Later in the semester, students learned about the unique social work concerns related to older adults. Again, we tapped an expert from within OTC. Eloise Thomas served as our expert on aging.
Results
Interactions with multiple experts provide students with additional perspectives on important issues in the class. The activities were ungraded and well participated in with multiple students asking questions over the two week period they were open for questions.