Weekly News and Tip, February 12, 2009

Tip - Teaching with Cases
Case-based learning allows students to learn about the complexities of their field through descriptions or narratives of real-life situations. Long used in business and nursing, cases are now used in teaching other disciplines. Introductions to teaching with cases can be found at Queen's University Centre for Teaching and Learning and The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Also see:
Examples of case studies in science
Examples of case studies in engineering

Announcements - CELT Events
To sign up for CELT events, use AccessPlus > Employee > HRS Training > Courses. Contact CELT at 294-5357 or celt@iastate.edu if you have difficulty using AccessPlus.

• Several WebCT sessions are coming up, all in 1230 Communication:
• Communication Tools and Strategies, tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 13, 2-3:30 p.m.
• Managing Course Content, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 10-11:30 a.m.
• Creating Assessments, Wednesday, Feb.18, 2-4 p.m.
• Managing Students & Grades, Thursday, Feb.19, 10-11:30 a.m.
• Panel Discussion on Engaging Students in the Classroom, Wednesday, Feb.18, 3:30-5 p.m., Memorial Union Campanile Room
• Teaching and Learning Circle: The Bologna Process, Thursday, Feb.19, 12:1-1 p.m. Register for readings and location.
• The Bologna Process and Higher Education in Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 20, 12:10-1:30 p.m., Memorial Union Gallery

FYI - CESMEE Seminar; Electoral and Other Colleges

• A CESMEE seminar on Science Express - Bringing research-grade instruments to your child's classroom, will be held 11-11:50 a.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2030 Morrill Hall.
• Mid-February is a good time to reflect on, and share with your students, the educational background of the U.S. Presidents. You can see where the Presidents went to college. Several had no college degree, and indeed little formal education. See 1728 Software Systems Facts about United States Presidents.