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University of Hawai`i @ Mānoa
School of Social Work
Master of Social Work Degree
Distance Education Option
for
Neighbor Island Residents
~~~~~~~~SWITCHED-ON!
Social Work Interactive Television, Computer-based and
Hybrid Education Delivery:
ONline, ONscreen, and ONsite!
The Master of Social Work (MSW) degree is now available to neighbor island residents via distance education technology. This long-awaited program is the result of years of effort on the part of faculty, staff and community members who have developed this program option and lobbied for the funds to support it.
The distance education MSW program has been identified as a high demand program because of state workforce needs, particularly on the neighbor islands, and because of the issue of equity of access to educational programs and professional training and credentials for neighbor island residents. Following months of written and verbal testimony, Hawai`i State Legislators approved the allocation of these funds. Many thanks to all of those who participated in efforts to let our elected representatives know the importance of and need for the distance education option!
Classes include instruction via interactive television, computer-based delivery, face-to-face onsite and hybrid, or blended, approaches. The full title of the distance education option – UHM SSW SWITCHED-ON (UHM SSW Social Work Interactive Television, Computer-based and Hybrid Education Delivery – ONline, ONscreen, and ONsite) – incorporates the course delivery modality, and also conveys the School’s excitement about offering this new opportunity. Graduates through SWITCHED-ON will be awarded the MSW degree after completion of a three-year program of classes, including the field practicum. All students enrolled in SWITCHED-ON participate in the Concentration on Children and Families. Applications for the third cohort of the MSW program through UHM SSW SWITCHED-ON, the neighbor island distance education option, will be posted in the Summer of 2009.
Help us get out the word about SWITCHED-ON! Take a look at and send your friends to http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/de/, the School’s distance education web page. For more information, contact Dr. Marshall Smith, Program Coordinator, at (808) 956-9470 (v/tty), or E-mail him at smithml@hawaii.edu – or contact staff at your local UH Center or Education Center.
Where We Are Headed: Long-range future plans include expanding the program delivery range to the Pacific region, as well as offering BSW and PhD degree courses.
How You Can Stay Informed and Receive News Updates about Switched-On: Put your name and contact information on our mailing list so that you can receive more updates about the distance education program from us directly.
http://www.hawaii.edu/sswork/de/de_form.html
