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:peivand.pirouzi@senecacollege.ca

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

PROJECT TIMELINES AND LEARNING JOURNEY

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

MENU ITEMS

DELIVERABLES

DELIVERABLES

DELIVERABLES: MAP OF REHABILITATION CENTERS

VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH PLACEMENT SUPERVISORS

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