Because Wisdom Can't Be Told (or Read Online), by Charles I. Gragg

Description:Concerns the effect the case method has on both teachers and students. Points out the growth in maturity of the incoming student, accustomed to the role of receiver in undergraduate school, to the point where he or she becomes an active participant as an adult member of a democratic community. It also suggests the proper role of the instructor as a leader of the group and points out pitfalls to be avoided....In that article, Gragg compared the case-based approach for learning with the stand-up lecture mode of teaching. He sliced and diced the lecture mode and showed how the case-based method was far superior in all aspects. His main arguments for the case-based approach centred on the purposeful thinking and collaboration of groups of students engaged in learning activities around real-world situations...