From Face-to-Face to Virtual Instruction: Developing Competencies to Administer a Standardized Assessment During COVID-19

ABSTRACT

The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated that face-to-face (F2F) teaching and learning strategies be adapted to the virtual environment. This article describes a 7step method successfully used to rapidly adapt an established and valid 4- to 6-week F2F training program into a 10-week virtual format for prospective SIS-A assessors to develop assessment competencies. Strategies used to validate the adapted curriculum, instructional materials, instructional strategies, and guidance materials are discussed, as are the perspectives of the inaugural virtual training cohort. The evidence for and implications of greater adoption of technology in social work teaching, learning, and practice are considered.