Zusammenfassung
With increasing interest in online education, instructors must have a repertoire of tools available to
promote the critical thinking skills of their students. This paper will present the case method as one
pedagogical approach for teaching online courses. Example cases are provided. Pedagogical
approaches to working with new and seasoned online students are addressed. Further, the benefits of
using the case method to promote learning in the virtual classroom are explained. The case studies
presented for online classes present concrete situations that can be used to stimulate analysis,
requiring students to project how they might respond to a set of circumstances. Case studies promote
Socratic dialogue and higher order thinking skills. Further, the case method can be a good vehicle for
stimulating students’ thought about step-by-step planning.
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