Social Constructivism and Case-Writing for an Integrated Curriculum

Authors

Alison F. Doubleday, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
Blase Brown, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
Philip A. Patston, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
Pamela Jurgens-Toepke, Midwestern UniversityFollow
Meaghan Driscoll Strotman, Univeristy of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
Anne Koerber, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
Colin Haley, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow
Charlotte Briggs, Bay Path UniversityFollow
G. William Knight, University of Illinois at ChicagoFollow

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Doubleday, A. F. , Brown, B. , Patston, P. A. , Jurgens-Toepke, P. , Strotman, M. D. , Koerber, A. , Haley, C. , Briggs, C. , & Knight, G. W. (2015). Social Constructivism and Case-Writing for an Integrated Curriculum. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 9(1).
Available at: https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1502