Case Based Learning in Your Classes. Waterman, MA & Stanley, ED. A short tutorial on using case-based learning. Topics include: Types of Cases, Planning for Case Based Learning, Generating Ideas for Cases, Case Writing Suggestions and Assessing Case Learning.

Characteristics of An Effective Case Study. Smith, KA. Details the most important features of case-based learning: the case or problem itself, the procedure the instructor uses, and the attitudes and the relationships that exist in the class. Paper presentation at the Southeast Advanced Technology Education Consortium Case Study Forum January, 1999.

Using Case Studies in the Classroom. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Teaching Resource Center. Addresses the following topics: Why use cases?; Underlying procedures for using cases; Case based process; What makes a good case?; Choosing and using a case; and Materials to use for case. Includes a few selected references supporting the use of cases in the classroom.

Case Writing Guide. Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. Outlines a step-by-step process and provides in-depth guidance on how to organize and present information in the case format.

Designing Case-based Hypermedia Learning Environments for Problem Solving Across Professional Fields. Semrau, L/P, Fitzgerald, GE & Reifel, J. Summary of panel discussion on design principles for creating case-based hypermedia learning environments for building problem solving skills in teacher preparation and medical education. Cases integrate application scenarios, domain knowledge bases, authentic case information, expert modeling, and problem-solving activities. Proceedings of Ed-Media 2001 World Conference on Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia.

Quick Tips for Case Writing. Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. Provides six short pointers to help you get started on using cases, integrated from three major sources (Abel, 1997; Kashani, 1995; Leenders & Erskine, 1989).

Case Studies in Science: A Novel Method of Science Education. Herreid, CF. Focuses on case studies as a method to improve undergraduate science teaching; describes how to write a case and various formats for teaching a case, and outlines the pluses and minuses of the case method.

Case-stimulated learning within endocrine physiology lectures: An approach applicable to other disciplines. Walters, MR. The problem of presenting endocrine physiology lectures in a format that interests medical students was addressed. Incorporating truncated case-stimulated learning sessions into the lectures has proven to be a successful solution to this issue. This method of providing a direct clinical link for basic physiological concepts and providing a more active learning experience is adaptable to most basic science disciplines. From Advances in Physiology Education 1999 276: S74-S78

Return to Mars: How Not to Teach a Case Study. Herreid, CF. Describes the common mistakes made in applying the case study method, including lack of clear goals, lack of time, lack of preparation, lack of experience with the method, and lack of commitment or involvement in the case. Provides advise to help avoid each type of mistake.

Strategies for using case studies in teaching and learning.. Barrows, H. Describes the most effective teaching strategies to use in the case study method and explains why these strategies work. Gives suggestions for implementation the case method, including a handy guide for teachers that outlines the steps in the problem-based learning process and provides hints for the role of tutor. Presentation at the Southeast Advanced Technology Education Consortium Case Study Forum January, 1999.

Teaching with the Case Method. Indiana University - Teaching Handbook. Covers case formats, managing a case assignment, designing case study questions, and managing discussion and debate effectively.

The case system of instruction: Developing an effective teaching strategy. Camerius, JW. Describes the case method of teaching, reviews alternative case teaching strategies and the rational for the case approach. Suggests several ways to effectively implement the case method in the college classroom. Presentation at the Southeast Advanced Technology Education Consortium Case Study Forum January, 1999. PDF file.

Using case studies to teach radiography. Dowd, S.B. & Wilson, B.G.. Teaching via case method provides students with models of 'how to think professionally' about problems. This short monograph outlines the strengths and limitations of case studies, and how to develop teaching cases in radiologic technology. Previously published in Radiologic Technology, 67, 171-173, 1995

Using Cases in Teaching. Penn State University - Teaching and Learning with Technology. Covers the basic anatomy of a case, plus some examples and interesting variations in case assignment types. Outlines tips and strategies for writing an effective narrative and defining the assignment and ideas on how to introduce students to the case study method. Provides information and links to related concepts and case repositories and a page for students explaining that helps explain the method.

What Not To Do When Teaching Cases. Herreid, CF. Provides over a dozen practical don'ts for teachers planning to use case discussion as a teaching method. Examples include: Don't start a discussion with a closed-ended question; Don't deal with controversial emotional material until you have analyzed the facts and Don't expect to have a great discussion until the students know one another.

When Justice Peeks - Evaluating Students in Case Method Teaching. Herreid, CF. Outlines methods useful in evaluating students when using the case study method. Describes how to evaluate class discussion, asking for a product, and the use of peer evaluation. Includes a useful peer evaluation form.

Case Collection - Medicine/Health. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. Provides over 30 cases covering a broad variety of medical and health related topics and issues.

Case Presentation Modules. Creighton University - School of Medicine. Provides a single case on chest pain designed to introduce first year student MCB curriculum students to the process of clinical problem solving.

Cases In Emergency Medicine. University of Virginia Health Sciences Center - Department of Emergency Medicine. Presents the following 6 emergency medicine cases: Confusion, Headache and Visual Loss, Transient Weakness, Speech Difficulty, Unresponsiveness, and a Fall.

Clinical Case Studies & Grand Rounds. Karolinska Institute. A gateway/directory to online ground rounds and case studies in medicine and dentistry. Topical areas include Cardiovascular, Dentistry/Oral Health, Dermatology, Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency Med, Endocrinology, EENT, Gastroenterology, GYN, OB, Hematology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Neuro, Oncology, Ortho, Peds, Pathology & Histopathology, Respiratory, Surgery/Anesthesiology, and Urogenital

Department of Pathology Cases. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Department of Pathology. A large searchable database of cases covering the following areas of pathology: Autopsy, Cardiovascular, Clinical Chemistry & Immunology, Clinical Microbiology, Dermatology, Endocrine Pathology, ENT, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecologic, Hematopathology, Neuropathology, Pediatric Pathology, Pulmonary, Skeletal/Soft Tissue, Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Pathology.

EnviroDx Cases. Bresnitz, E. Four case examples based on EnviroDx, a multimedia, case-focused, computer-based learning program on environmental-related diseases. Requires Real Video.

Family Medicine On-Line Case Studies. Penn State College of Medicine. Provides over 40 cases designed for undergraduate medical education and based on patients presenting with a known condition. Each case involves sequential history, physical, diagnostic work-up, diagnosis and treatment or referral. Each progressive page includes questions and faculty comments.

Nuclear Medicine Teaching Cases. Harvard Medical School - Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine. Provides over 100 nuclear medicine teaching cases organized by title.

Online Case Studies. American Academy of Family Physicians. Provides a small selection of current case studies reflecting the spectrum of family practice. AAFP members may submit for CME online; non-members may request a certificate of completion.

Online Case Studies. American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP's Online CME Case Studies are free for viewing by members and non-members. AAFP members may submit for CME online; non-members may request a certificate of completion.

Online Teaching Cases. Harvard Medical School - Department of Radiology - Brigham and Women's Hospital. Provides over 160 cases searchable by anatomical area, imaging modality or keyword.

Pathology Case Studies. University of Virginia Health System. Provide over 30 pathology case studies divided into two categories: cases with known diagnoses and cases with unknown diagnoses. Each case presents pertinent history and physical findings, laboratory and pathology tests, discussion, diagnosis and treatment.

Patient Simulations/Virtual Patients. University of Iowa Virtual Hospital. Dozens of case studies in several categories, including: Adult Critical Care/Pulmonary Medicine; Radiology for Chest Physicians; Carvedilol in Heart Failure Patients; Pediatric Imaging, Surgery, and Pathology; Gastrointestinal Nuclear Medicine; Lung Tumors; Pediatric Airway Cases; Pulmonary Emboli; and Virtual Pediatric Patients. Note: these materials are from the archived version of the Virtual Hospital , which ceased operation on 1/1/2006.

Radiology Teaching File Guide. Gentili, A & Bard, JB. A selected list of Web offering radiology teaching file. Includes infornmation on the total number of cases, cases per section (as per the oral boards), depth of discussion, possibility to review the cases as unknown, size and type, and availability of CME for each site.

Respiratory Care Web Ed. University of Kansas Medical Center. Cases include the following: Burn Patient, Blunt Chest Trauma, Asthma, HBO, Cystic Fibrosis, CABG, Dialysis, PPHN, Lung Cancer, Nitric Oxide, Exercise Stress Testing, Sleep Apnea, Acute Renal Failure, Closed Head Trauma, Gunshot Wound, Long Term Oxygen Therapy, IRDS, and Neonatal Pneumonia.

Self-Directed Learning Activities - Case-Oriented Self-Study (COSS) Guide. University of Toronto - Family Medicine Clerkship. A selection of 13 Case-Oriented Self-Studies (COSS) designed to assist 3rd year clinical clerks learn the common problems or 'Core Content' of Family Medicine. The student provides clinical data about their case and answers a series of questions concerning the clinical presentation, investigations, and management of the specific clinical conditions.

Student Cases for Dental Hygiene Education. Fehrenbach, M.J.. Provides links to over 200 sites of interest on student case materials. Categories include Basic Science and Oral Biology, Community Dentistry and Public Health, Dental Materials and Restorative Studies, General Case Studies in Dentistry, Legal and Ethical Concerns, Nutrition, Pathology and Periodontology, Pharmacology, and Radiology.

WebCases. University of Iowa - College of Dentistry. Provides over 50 cases focusing primarily on oral pathology of soft tissue and bone. Each case includes the actual case report and images related to the case. Case discussions by expert review is available for each case.

Case Studies. University of Missouri School of Health Professions. A collection of over four dozen interdisciplinary cases. Examples include breast cancer, CHF, Diabetes, Guillain Barré, Mechanical Low Back Pain, Osteoarthritis and Exercise, Post-Polio Syndrome, Special Needs Child, and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. CEU credit available.

Case Study Teaching in Science: A Bibliography. Herreid, CF & Schiller, NA. A listing of over 200 books and articles on case study teaching in science, compiled in 2001.

Case-Based Learning. National Library of Medicine. A dynamic search of the NLM Medline database on this topic using the NLM PubMed interface.

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. State University of New York - Buffalo. A FIPSE-funded portal supporting case study teaching in science. Includes Conference and Workshops information, articles on case method teaching, case ideas, the SUNY-Buffalo Science Case Study Collection and links to related sites.