Case Study in Science Education

This week I have been attending a workshop on using Case studies to teach science. This has taken place at the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, NY-actually in a suburb of Buffalo.   We have learned a lot about applying this method. I see that it holds much promise for improving my teaching and goes right along with the University's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) which focuses on active learning.

Attending the workshop were college and high school science teachers from the USA, Canada, Qatar, and Singapore.  We each (or some in groups of two or three) prepared and presented a case study. Mine was on human anatomy. I recommend using this technique. I have made some use of it but now plan to use it more.

Another source is Science Case Network.

We also found time to go to Niagara Falls!