Case study help page
The teaching case studies consist of
the data and materials used by the learners, along with descriptions
of the uses made of the data and learning materials, and evaluations
by staff and students, where obtainable. It is hoped the case studies
will inspire educators to use the data in similar ways in their own
coursework and will demonstrate the potential advantages of using these
data, while helping to avoid mistakes and streamline teaching preparation
by others.
Choosing a case study
Navigating the case study
Case study structure
Changing the font size
There is an index of case studies, which
shows the title of the case study and the name and university of the
case study authors. This is available from: http://edina.ac.uk/projects/mapscholar/casestudies/index.html
To choose a case study double click on the case study title.
Navigating
the case study
A navigation bar is available at the
top of every page of the case studies providing a non-linear pathway
through the case studies, alternatively a linear path through the case
studies can be taken by using the next/prev buttons.
Each case study has the same structure
with the following headings:
Introduction
Each case study has an introduction page, which includes details about
the author, year of first publication, subject area and applicability
to other subject areas, and a summary of the case study
Description
A full description of the case study
Pedagogy
The pedagogy section includes subject area, details about the participants,
teaching methods, typical learning time, prior knowledge required, assessment,
evaluation
Details
Under details we have learning outcomes, data and software used, any
viewers or plugins required, other requirements or materials, support,
quality assurance
Materials
The materials section includes the classroom materials. Some authors
have also included work submitted by the students
Evaluation
The evaluation section will provide evaluation and reflection received
from students, staff, and Quality Assurance where available
Changing the font size
The case studies web site uses relative
font sizes which means that you can re-size the font sizes. To re-set
the font size in Internet Explorer choose the 'View' from the menu bar
and 'Text Size' from the drop down list.
In Netscape choose 'View' from the menu
bar and 'Text Zoom' from the drop down list or 'View', 'Increase Font'
depending on what version of Netscape you are using.
