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Personal Statement
I am the Director of Global Engagement in the Department of Social Work and Social Policy where I have the role of Director of Learning and Teaching. I am Course Leader on the MSc in Child and Youth Care Studies by Distance Learning, a part time programme aimed at child and youth care practitioners around the world and accredited by the Child and Youth Care Accreditation Board of Canada. I also teach on the MSc in Advanced Residential Child Care and the BA (Hons) Social Work. My teaching and research interests centre around online and distance learning, child and youth care, residential child care, social work, and leadership and management.
I have a particular interest in online and distance learning. In addition to my role with the MSc in Child and Youth Care Studies by Distance Learning I was previously the Lead Educator on the University of Strathclyde Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Caring for Vulnerable Children. This award winning 6 week course ran for the first time in 2015 and recorded more than 100,000 registered participants. In 2022 it was converted into an elective online module for Social Work students .
I have a lead role in the annual Summer School involving our School of Social Work and Social Policy and the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. Eastablished in 2017, this involves bi-annual visits to each institution with groups of post and undergraduate Social Work and Social Policy students.
I have been with the University of Strathclyde since 2003, prior to this I worked as a practitioner and manager in residential child care services in Edinburgh.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Caring For Vulnerable Children
McPheat, G. (Principal Investigator)
23/02/15 → …
Project: Knowledge Exchange
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The impact of Covid-19 on community participation, lessons for social work education
McPheat, G. (Principal Investigator), MacIntyre, G. (Co-investigator), Paul, S. (Co-investigator) & Stewart, A. (Co-investigator)
3/05/21 → 30/12/22
Project: Internally funded project
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Open AccessFile10 Downloads (Pure)
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Creating connection in online educational communities
McPheat, G. & Ventrella, M., 25 Jun 2020, Lethbridge, CanadaResearch output: Other contribution
Prizes
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Courseware and Curriculum In-House Award
McPheat, G. (Recipient), Laycock, M. (Recipient) & Nicholson, R. (Recipient), 10 Oct 2016
Prize: National/international honour
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Nominated for ‘Most Innovative Teacher of the Year’ in the THE Awards.
McPheat, G. (Recipient), 16 Sept 2018
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Child and Youth Care Educational Accreditation Board of Canada Research Committee (External organisation)
McPheat, G. (Member)
10 Nov 2019 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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New York University
McPheat, G. (Visiting lecturer)
8 Jun 2019 → 19 Jun 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution