The Office of Distance Education periodically hosts panels of faculty, associated faculty, staff, and other experts to discuss topics related to distance education course design, instructional delivery, assessing student learning, and more. The aim of these Teaching Forums is to foster a community of distance education professionals while providing a venue for meaningful reflection and discussion.
Description:
The College of Arts and Sciences Office of Distance Education will host a Teaching Forum on the use of problem, scenario, and case-based instructional approaches in online and hybrid courses. These related (yet distinct) instructional approaches provide opportunities for students to apply disciplinary knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in real-world contexts. Faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences and university staff experts will share their experiences designing courses that include one or more of these approaches and will discuss how this has increased student engagement and the relevance of their lessons.
Anticipated Outcomes – By the end of the session, attendees will be able to…
- Distinguish the differences and similarities between problem, scenario, and case-based strategies
- Discover how these approaches support student development of critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, collaboration, and communication skills
- Gain some practical knowledge and advice for adapting these instructional approaches to online and hybrid learning environments
- Identify areas in their own courses for which adding elements of problem, scenario, and case-based instructional approaches can support student learning
Panelists:
Becca Czaja (Digital Learning Team in the Office of Academic Affairs)
Christa Teston (Department of English)
Audrey Sawyer (School of Earth Sciences)
Tricia Zelaya-Leon (Center for Career and Professional Success)
REGISTER HERE
This event will utilize auto captioning, if you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please email Jeremie Smith (smith.12199@osu.edu). Requests made by 3-17-2023 will help us to provide seamless access.
