Survey of Case Study Users during Pandemic Shift to Remote Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Herreid, Clyde Freeman; Prud'homme-Généreux, Annie; Wright, Carolyn; Schiller, Nancy; Herreid, Ky F.
Titel	Survey of Case Study Users during Pandemic Shift to Remote Instruction
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 45 (2021) 3, S.620-625 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Case Method (Teaching Technique); Educational Change; Distance Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Active Learning; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Computer Mediated Communication; Videoconferencing; Student Evaluation; Discussion (Teaching Technique) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case method; Fallmethode; Bildungsreform; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Aktives Lernen; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Computerkonferenz; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung
Abstract	Before COVID-19, the use of case studies to learn science was well established in high school and postsecondary classrooms. Once the pandemic ensued, many faculty continued to use the method as a way to infuse elements of active learning remotely. The results of a survey taken by 600 faculty reveal how they accomplished this feat. Respondents to the survey found that the case method readily transferred to online learning. Most used a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous classrooms. Serious challenges were encountered, primarily due to the difficulty instructors had in keeping track of learner participation. Many obstacles were overcome by creative strategies such as using Google Forms. Some semblance of a normal classroom was achieved by using online conferencing tools and using small groups in synchronous breakout rooms. Cases were commonly broken into chunks and spread over several days. This worked especially well with cases that were already structured this way, including interrupted cases and problem-based learning exercises. Assessment of student performance largely followed the traditional path of exams, projects, and essays, although a third of the faculty attempted to evaluate participation. Classes conducted via an asynchronous approach were largely lecture based, with cases given to learners to complete as homework either individually or as groups. The greatest challenge in this setting was that answers to case questions were often readily available to learners on the internet. This was avoided by faculty modifying questions or creating their own. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01