Case Studies in Science Summer Workshop
May 19–23, 2008
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Please Note: Registration is closed. Although the workshop is filled, we are taking names for a waiting list. To be placed on the waiting list, email Carolyn Wright at nccsts@buffalo.edu
Sponsored by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, this five-day workshop focuses on training college science faculty to teach with case studies, to write their own cases, and to assess their students’ learning with cases. The first three days of the workshop focus on learning the case study method, with demonstrations and time to prepare cases of your own. In the final two days of the workshop, participants teach a case they have developed during the workshop to a student audience hired for that purpose. Workshop participants are expected to produce a case study within six months of the workshop for our national case collection.
Dates: May 19–23, 2008.
Location: 120 Clemens Hall, North Campus, University at Buffalo, State University of New York (see campus maps and directions).
Cost: $600.00
Includes: ALL workshop sessions, materials, computer access, and meals (beginning Monday morning through Friday afternoon).
Does Not Include: Travel or accommodations. We have made arrangements with university housing for dormitory rooms at a rate of approximately $35.00 per day for a single room (reservation information will be posted). We also have secured a limited number of rooms at a nearby hotel, the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center at a special rate of $68.00 per night by mentioning that you are with the Case Study Workshop.
Registration: Registration formally opens at 9 a.m. on January 9, 2008. There is no deadline for registration; rather, registrations will be taken on a first-to-register, first-to-pay basis until we fill the workshop at 40 people.
Cancellation Policy: Registration cancellation requests must be in writing and must be received by us no later than Wednesday, April 28, 2008. Please send cancellation requests to Carolyn Wright’s attention via email (nccsts@buffalo.edu) or fax (716-645-2975). No refunds will be given after April 28, 2008. A $100 processing fee will apply to ALL registration cancellations. There will be no refunds for individuals who register for the workshop but do not attend.
Designed For: Faculty who teach in a science-based discipline. Past workshops have included instructors of biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, computer science, mathematics, geology, geography, psychology, anthropology, nursing, dentistry, medicine, engineering, science education, and other science-related disciplines.
Workshop Director: Dr. Clyde (Kipp) Herreid is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Biological Sciences Department at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He has conducted numerous workshops around the country on case method teaching, team learning, and problem-based learning. He is the author of a column on case studies regularly featured in the Journal of College Science Teaching and Director of the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science.
Detailed information about the summer workshop is provided in the documents listed below:
If you have questions, please contact Carolyn Wright, Workshop Coordinator, 716-645-2363 x111, nccsts@buffalo.edu.
