Leading in the Classroom
The extensive preparation carried out by case method instructors prior to a class session culminates in the real-time discussion of the case. Implementing the teaching plan involves challenges and opportunities along two dimensions. On the one hand, the class flow provides a temporal dimension to execution as the instructor moves through time from pre-class arrival, to the opening, through sequences of questioning, listening, and responding, to transitions and, ultimately, to the closing of the class. At the same time, there are discussion management issues that cut across the entire class session, including the management of time, student participation and engagement, and the use of boards. This section of the Case Method in Practice site explores each of these aspects of case teaching in the classroom.
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Pre-Class Arrival
Featured VideoGetting To Class Early
Tom DeLong
Many professors find that getting to class early helps them feel more prepared for the class discussion.
Transcript Professor Biography
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Questioning, Listening, and Responding
Featured VideoQuestioning, Listening, and Responding
David Garvin
Questioning, listening, and responding are the three basic skills required for leading a participant-centered class.
Transcript Professor Biography
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Transitions
Featured VideoSignaling a Transition
David Garvin
Professor Garvin explains three techniques that signal, "we are done and it's time to move on."
Transcript Professor Biography
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Closings
Featured VideoMisconceptions about Closure
David Garvin
Professor Garvin explains that closure does not always require that the discussion reach a consensus of opinion.
Transcript Professor Biography
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Timing
Featured VideoReins of Control
Ashish Nanda
Professor Nanda often creates teaching plans as long as seven pages. Yet rarely do his classes adhere strictly to a plan. Here he discusses loosening the reins of control in the classroom.
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Participation
Featured VideoHandling Participation Anxiety
Frances Frei
Professor Frei suggests that much of the discussion leader's job is managing participation anxiety.
Transcript Professor Biography
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Engagement
Featured VideoUsing a Vote to Engage the Class
David Garvin
Professor Garvin describes how the use of voting can help students become more engaged in the class discussion.
Transcript Professor Biography
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Board Use
Featured VideoBlackboard use
David Garvin
Professor Garvin explains why and how he uses blackboards.
Transcript Professor Biography
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