Teaching with Cases: A Practical Guide by Espen Anderson & Bill Schiano

Author:Espen Anderson & Bill Schiano
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781625276261
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2014-07-30T14:00:00+00:00

“Hand Credit”

Bill awards credit to students for having their hands raised, even if he does not call on them. While this introduces a gaming element, he has found that students who bluff regularly are eventually caught. Espen does not award “hand credit,” thinking that the sea of hands it produces makes the classroom environment stressful to the more timid and thoughtful students.

One way to describe this to the students is to ask, “When you speak, are your classmates glad you did?” Did the student add something new by sharing knowledge, asking a critical question, explaining a tricky detail, raising a new possibility, synthesizing from examples, summarizing arguments, or pointing out a conundrum? Are students building on earlier points? Good insights or information delivered at the wrong time can impede a discussion. Are they challenging fellow students?

As you become more experienced as a case teacher, you will learn to recognize certain student personalities and how to play to their abilities. Typical personalities include:

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