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Iowa State University
Date 12 Feb 2009
TitleTeaching with Cases
BodyCase-based learning allows students to learn about the complexities of their field through descriptions or narratives of real-life situations. Long used in business and nursing, cases are now used in teaching other disciplines. Introductions to teaching with cases can be found at:
http://www.queensu.ca/ctl/goodpractice/c...index.html
and
http://cte.umdnj.edu/active_learning/act...e_case.cfm
For examples of case studies in science, see:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/proje...ching.html
Examples of case studies in engineering can be found here:
http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/ECL/5index.html
Key Wordscases; case-based learning; case studies