Active reading: Applying theory to case studies
30+ min.
Guide students in asking meaningful questions at the intersection of theory and practice.
- In-person: Give students a case study or situation that somewhat challenges or is more complex than the reading they’ll do as homework. In small groups or as a class, ask students to identify key information that they would need to address the issues in the case study.
- Prep: In Canvas, create a graded Discussion by clicking Discussion in the left navigation, followed by + Discussion.
- Enter the Topic Title [a] and enter the following prompt [b]: “Read Chapter # in your textbook, paying special attention to the concepts that apply to the case study discussed in class. Post two connections and one critique of how the theory falls short.”
- Select the following Options [c]: Users must post before seeing replies and Graded.
- Enter the Points Possible*, a Due date, and click the Save & Publish button.
* Consider grading this for completion or the quality of the questions.
- In-person: Choose the most significant questions from the discussion, and use these as prompts for small group and/or class discussions about the text and the case.
- Homework/feedback: After class, address the remaining comments in the discussion or have students comment on each other’s questions after class.