Open AccessCaseBuilder: A GUI Web App for building interactive teaching cases
Author(s) -
Fleischmann Kenneth R.,
Koepfler Jes A.,
Robbins Russell W.,
Wallace William A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.2011.14504801299
Subject(s) - computer science , open source , multimedia , mathematics education , world wide web , psychology , software , programming language
Typically, case‐based learning focuses on how students can learn from playing cases built by educators. However, students can also learn from building cases. In this demo, we will demonstrate CaseBuilder, a GUI Web App that allows students to build interactive teaching cases that can serve both as a learning experience for students and as the basis for the assessment of their learning, as well as a tool that supports the development of content for teaching future classes of students. Using student‐generated cases ensures that cases are relevant to students' experiences and perspectives. So far, the CaseBuilder has been used by students in three classes at two universities, and, by developing this as open‐source freeware, we hope that researchers, educators, and students across the country and around the world will be able to develop teaching cases in their disciplines and to continue to refine and extend the capabilities of CaseBuilder.