Tell Me a Story: Case Study Teaching in Science Utilizing Poll Everywhere, a Real-Time Student Response System
Sara Dye
Friday, September 15th, 2023
9:00-9:45 am
Description
Teaching via case studies is a form of storytelling, which puts information into a real-world scenario that promotes understanding. Presentation of scientific case studies via the “Interrupted Case Method”, in which information is progressively revealed with interspersed classroom discussion, provides a framework for active learning and critical thinking. However, participation of all students in discussion in a large classroom setting is difficult since not every student can feasibly reply to each question and many are hesitant to speak aloud. To overcome these obstacles, Poll Everywhere software was used with the purpose of increasing student participation during case study discussions. Poll Everywhere allows instructors to embed short-answer questions into PowerPoint and instantaneously display real-time responses students send from cell phones or tablets/laptops. This presentation will highlight student feedback about this approach, as well as provide tips for successful use of this strategy to facilitate active learning.
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About the Presenter
Sara Dye is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Plant Pathology. She teaches courses in Plant Pathology, Global Disease Biology, and Science and Society using a One Health approach that emphasizes how optimum health for humans, animals, and plants is interdependent and interlinked. She is particularly interested in the value of using case studies to integrate scientific concepts in real-life scenarios, promote critical thinking, and encourage students to develop into global problem-solvers. She is passionate about helping students to learn, grow, and succeed at UC Davis.
