Social Constructivism and Case-Writing for an Integrated Curriculum

Autor: Charlotte L. Briggs, Blase Brown, Alison F. Doubleday, Meaghan Driscoll Strotman, Colin M. Haley, G. William Knight, Pamela Jurgens-Toepke, Anne Koerber, Philip A. Patston
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning
ISSN: 1541-5015
DOI: 10.7771/1541-5015.1502
Popis: Case-writing within an integrated, systems-based health professions education curriculum presents many unique challenges. Specifically, case-writing in this context must consider integration of multidisciplinary learning objectives and synthesis of biomedical and clinical sciences. Establishing an effective process for content integration and determining who should be involved in the case-writing process can be a daunting task and this specific context requires a new model for effective casewriting. This paper provides a model for the cycle of case development, implementation, evaluation and modification in an integrated, systems-based health professions curriculum. We highlight how this collaborative case-writing model parallels the social constructivist approach promoted by the problem-based learning process in which our students engage.
Databáze: OpenAIRE