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Degree Symposium Presentation:
Therapeutic Recreation Fieldwork
Placement System
2014
Peivand Pirouzi, Ph.D., M.B.A., C.C.P.E.
Professor
Faculty of Applied Arts and Health Sciences
Seneca College - King Campus
13990 Dufferin Street North
King City, ON L7B 1B3
Email:[email protected]
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Project goal: To design and implement of a central information
system for the DTR fieldwork placements.
Platform/Technology used: Blackboard Learning System on
mySeneca
Project meetingneeds for a central information system for:
• appropriate placement opportunities
• posting evaluation form
• posting the placement manual
• sharing student experience
• posting announcements and other relevant
documents
COMPONENTS OF THE IN FORMATION FORUM
Main Interface
accessible from my Seneca
Blackboard
Up-to-date Forms,
documents and manuals
Up-to-date placement
postings and application information
Students’ inputs about
agencies
Students’ records of
placements
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE,
ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY
Important points considered in the project:
1- Link to original content
2- Relevant fieldwork placements
4- Well structured site for easy navigation
6- Peer-reviewed structure for optimized use
7- Interactivity for sharing students’ experience
8- Maintenance
FUTURE:
1- UPDATING USERS EVERY YEAR
2- PRESENTING THE SITE TO STUDENTS
3- REGULAR UPDATES
4- RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM USERS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
THANK YOU.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AT SENECA IN DTR
Co-op Education Field Placements
Main Educational
Purpose
• Integration of theory and practice
• Career exploration and development
• Progressive skill acquisition• Professional socialization• Workplace literacy• Workforce readiness
• Application of theory to practice
• Attainment of professional or work-related
competencies• Workplace literacy
Modes of Delivery
• Block placement• Structured work-study
sequence must end with academic semester
• Block placement• Defined # of hrs/term• Simulated work activities• Virtual work activities
Duration• 4 months, full-time • 1 Monday per week per
semester
Monitored By Co-op Department Faculty