Teaching With Cases

SoftChalk 7 is now available

lukethelibrarian — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:29:13 +0000

Are you using SoftChalk e-learning authoring software for creating engaging learning activities for your students? Then check to see if you have the most current version (SoftChalk 7, released in July 2011) on your desktop or laptop computer. This version includes mobile device-friendly activities you can adapt to help students learn anytime and anywhere. Are you new to SoftChalk? Download the 30-day free trial at http://www.softchalk.com and then contact a Teaching With Cases Project Case-building Support Specialist at teachingwithcases@uthscsa.edu to learn how to convert the download into the licensed version at no additional cost to you.

Teaching With Cases Project: Faculty Perspectives

lukethelibrarian — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:53:26 +0000

In this five-minute video, three Health Science Center faculty members talk about their experiences with case-based teaching and learning at the Health Science Center. Steven Dallas of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Kristin Fiebelkorn of Pathology, and Deon Kidd of Physician Assistant Studies discuss the benefits and challenges of using cases in health professions education, and describe how the Teaching With Cases project has benefitted their work.

Faculty Workshops on Teaching With Cases

lukethelibrarian — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:30:49 +0000

This fall, the Teaching With Cases team is again presenting a series of four monthly Faculty Development Workshops on case-based teaching.

On August 9, Bonnie Taylor presented the first workshop in the series, “Storytelling for Active Student Engagement,” to an enthusiastic group of faculty.

The next workshop in the series, “Keeping it Real: Realism and Relevance in Case-based Teaching,” will be presented on Friday, September 9, from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the ATS Conference Room, DTL 3.463T1. Enrollment is limited to 8 attendees, so please register for the session in the Knowledge Center.

Future workshops in the series will include “Instructional Elements of Effective Case Stories,” on October 7, and “Incorporating Rich Media into Your Case Story” on November 4. Register now!

Keeping it Real: Realism & Relevance in Case-Based Teaching

lukethelibrarian — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:00:47 +0000

The second in our four-part series of Faculty Development Workshops on Teaching With Cases was presented today at noon. Today’s session focused on two of the five elements of our “RIChER” case-based teaching model: realism and relevance.

Upcoming sessions in the Faculty Development Workshop series include:

“Instructional Elements of Effective Case Stories,” on Friday, June 10
“Incorporating Rich Media into Your Case Story,” on Friday, July 8

Health Science Center faculty and staff can register for these upcoming workshops through the Knowledge Center.

Faculty Lunchtime Demonstrations

lukethelibrarian — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:00:36 +0000

Each day this week (April 25-29), the Educational Development Specialists for the Teaching With Cases project will be presenting a demonstration of our case development process, and how to use the Teaching With Cases SoftChalk template to create online cases for inclusion in your Blackboard course.

Please join us in the ACET Conference Room, HSC-LIB 4.042, between noon and 1pm from Monday April 25 through Friday April 29. Space is limited, so RSVPs are encouraged; you can RSVP to TeachingWithCases@uthscsa.edu or 210.567.2282.

Storytelling for Active Student Engagement

lukethelibrarian — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:00:13 +0000

Today at noon, Bonnie Taylor presented the first in a four-part series of Faculty Development Workshops on Teaching With Cases. Today’s session was entitled “Storytelling for Active Student Engagement,” and covered the fundamental principles for using case stories in teaching.

Upcoming sessions in the Faculty Development Workshop series include:

“Keeping it Real: Realism & Relevance in Case-Based Teaching,” on Friday, May 6
“Instructional Elements of Effective Case Stories,” on Friday, June 10
“Incorporating Rich Media into Your Case Story,” on Friday, July 8

Health Science Center faculty and staff can register for these upcoming workshops through the Knowledge Center.

Recent articles of interest

lukethelibrarian — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:00:42 +0000

Sockalingam N, Rotgans JI, Schmidt HG. The relationships between problem characteristics, achievement-related behaviors, and academic achievement in problem-based learning. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract [Internet]. 2011 Feb 4.
Available to UTHSC faculty, staff and students at http://link.uthscsa.edu/21293923

Rotgans JI, Schmidt HG. Cognitive engagement in the problem-based learning classroom. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract [Internet]. 2011 Jan 18.
Available to UTHSC faculty, staff and students at http://link.uthscsa.edu/21243425