tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519962682538651579.post7279266812813804906..comments2022-04-02T08:16:37.880-07:00Comments on Melanie Sage, Social Work Geek: Should you get your MSW degree online?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519962682538651579.post-64549502120457434892016-01-26T15:04:21.338-08:002016-01-26T15:04:21.338-08:00Did you ever expand on this?Did you ever expand on this?Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120463993547525645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519962682538651579.post-3369222357350563302016-01-26T15:03:57.204-08:002016-01-26T15:03:57.204-08:00Michelle, I realize your review is five years old,...Michelle, I realize your review is five years old, but the entire class is not online. There are ten days of 8-hours each of class, intensives, and labs. There are also in-person field placements for practicum and internships. The only online portion is similar to the standard on-campus courses other schools offer.Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17120463993547525645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519962682538651579.post-58171818948885786602012-11-17T21:11:34.967-08:002012-11-17T21:11:34.967-08:00I think some people are so close-minded. I comple...I think some people are so close-minded. I completed a master's degree (from a state university) online and had an amazing experience. I made life-long friends who I was able to meet in-person for the first time at graduation. One of my professors and I are writing academic articles together and several of us have taken trips to different professional conferences to present our individual thesis projects - and this is all post-graduation. I have a terrible taste in my mouth for online schools (ahem, corporations) such as U of Phoenix, Kaplan, etc. but the state university offers a very different experience. I think that sometimes, people are threatened by the idea of others earning degrees similarly to theirs but what they don't realize is that remote learners work just as hard, if not harder, for the same degree. It is NOT an easy way out. In my opinion, the online learner demonstrates more initiative, motivation and self-discipline. <br /><br />I was so thrilled with my experience that I am considering an online MSW and was looking into the program at UND. Melanie, I'd love to get some more information about this if you have time. Are you willing to share your contact information?? I'd leave mine here but would rather not post it in a public forum. Thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519962682538651579.post-70572948034555508102012-01-17T10:19:48.020-08:002012-01-17T10:19:48.020-08:00Michelle- you replied to this a year ago, and I am...Michelle- you replied to this a year ago, and I am back after a long hiatus after accepting a position here at UND- and I am seeing it and believing it! I will talk more about what I believe are key components of ethical online social work education, and some of the challenges and strengths that I have witnessed having taught a clinical families class online. (Delayed) thanks for your comment.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476349720367246561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519962682538651579.post-36644498698293390492011-01-30T10:01:44.283-08:002011-01-30T10:01:44.283-08:00Whoa. I'm an advocate for some online learning...Whoa. I'm an advocate for some online learning. I would never have gotten through a math class in undergrad without it. But getting a social work degree online? I can't imagine.<br /><br />I go to NYU which is a relatively clinical focused program. I get that you can record mock interviews and all that, but social work rarely (though this is changing) takes place through a web cam. Having someone in front of you is a totally different experience. There's so many difficult feelings that come up during an MSW education (I'm only a semester in and I've experienced this several times!). Being able to switch off the computer instead of processing right then and there I think is selling the student short. <br /><br />I get that the placement will not be digital. I dunno. I just can't wrap my mind around this for such a human interaction-based degree. I think a more hybrid type of degree would be fine... some classes online, some in person. I think this is the sort of thing where I'd really have to see it to believe it!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038846483670845665noreply@blogger.com