Online Unfolded Case Study

How to do this 

If your subject is taught in a case-based learning approach, this resource can help you to align the case studies to the learning materials that students need to cover. 

To prepare your online lecture using an online unfolded case study model, follow the instructions here:

• Chunk the learning contents into manageable portions in MS PowerPoint
• Chunk the case-study to align with the portions of the learning content. Use the table below to manage your work:

• Use the table to prepare your MS PowerPoint presentation with the contents that need to be covered for that week. Leave empty slides to embed the video segments (unfolded case study).
• Record your case study segments using Zoom. Each segment needs to be recorded separately.
• Finally, embed the video segments into the empty slides. 
• Save the PowerPoint file each time you add a new video.

What tools can you use? 

The following technologies in this activity are supported by UTS:

• Zoom
• MS PowerPoint
• H5P

When and where to use

This activity can be introduced when implementing a case-based learning approach. You could use this model every week or as appropriate in:

• Fully online subjects
• Case-based learning
• Health, Law, Business, Social Studies education

How long will it take? 

*Time increases or decreases relative to the complexity of the case study and the contents to be covered

What research tells us 

In online learning modes, there is a great focus on improving teaching presence. The shift from face-to-face learning to online learning needs to consider new learning design models. Online case-based learning is influenced by social constructivism theory that focuses on the ability of students to interpret concepts and principles from learning material to effectively construct the knowledge required for the subject of study. 

This resource encourages academics to change from passive-style online lectures to interactive, student-centred online learning material. The use of unfolding case studies can facilitate opportunities for students to understand concepts, and develop problem-based critical thinking for a real-life situation (Priddis and Fatayer, 2018).

Reference

• Priddis, H., Fatayer, M. (2018). ‘Building online case-based learning models for law and ethics in undergraduate midwifery education’. 17th National Nurse Education Conference, Changing Worlds: Synergies in Nursing, Midwifery & Health Education 1-4 May 2018. From: https://tinyurl.com/uj795m2