I have a colleague that is designing a two-day course using 3-4 significant case studies around foreclosure work. We are trying to find some creative ways to use case studies beyond just the read and discuss method. Does anyone know of creative usage of case studies that they would recommend?
bvenne, with all due respect to you and your colleague for taking on this project, it seems to me that it is your job to get creative and start brainstorming ways to design learner-centric activities that will work with the purpose and goal of your class. It's time to pursue avenues that help you flex your creativity if that's what's keeping you from doing this yourself.
There are also more than enough resources you can purchase or find in the library. In lieu of those options, there are many consultants who thrive on stepping in to design creative learning activities, and even helping the in-house team to stretch their creative muscles so they can do it themselves in the future.
Do some searches at the library, book store and the internet for creative uses of case studies.
P.S. If you'd like input from people on the internet, what usually works best is for you to post an idea you have, along with some background about your audience, purpose, and desired outcome, and people here can provide you with feedback about your idea.
bvenne, reading between the lines, your question seems to be saying that you are looking for ways to make a 2-day seminar on a dull topic a little more interesting and fun; not that you are necessarily looking for different ways to go through 3-4 case studies. It sounds to me like you simply want to come up with more interest and variety in the seminar. And this is probably happening because the goals and objectives of the seminar haven't been identified yet. At least, that's what's usually behind wanting to be more creative. Once the goals and objectives are clear, you should know how to best address them, and it may not be in a case study - it probably won't be 3 or 4 of them anyway.
