Case-Based Methods

Case-Based Learning:

• Design decisions
• Writing the Case
• Delivering the Case

Case-Based Reasoning:

• Retrieve
• Reuse
• Revise
• Retain

When initially reviewing the Case-Based Methods, I was more fond of Case-Based Reasoning.  I feel in a situation where students were to rely on previous knowledge, it would be more beneficial to REASON than simply learn.  I feel that the difference between the two is pretty slim, however I feel the main purpose is what will drive one to use either model.  Case-Based Learning would be ideal for instructional designers so they have "examples" to work from.  Case-Based Reasoning is ideal for counselors to have a baseline of knowledge and how to approach various situations of students.

I would not attempt to use either model to teach students.  Instead I feel as though I would rather LEARN from one of the models.  I think this would be a hard model to plan and implement due to the time it would take to create.  I cannot imagine how one could overcome this barrier.  Time is truly the ONLY reason why I could see this in use.

If I were to "see" this model in use via web resources, I could see any Web 2.0 resource as a potentially location for the content.  I do believe that a simple webpage, wiki, or Learning Management Systems (LMS) would serve as an ideal platform.