Mary R. Sudzina
University of Dayton

Mary R. Sudzina is associate professor of educational psychology in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Dayton. She earned a bachelors degree in English and journalism from Virginia Commonwealth University, a masters in secondary guidance and counseling from Villanova University, a school psychology certification from Boston State, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Temple University. She is a former high school English teacher, guidance counselor, and college counseling psychologist.

Widely published, Sudzina won the UD School of Education Research Award in 1994. She was honored as the first "star professor" for teaching by the UD undergraduate teacher education fraternity in 1997, and won the School of Education Teaching Award in 1999. She has been involved in case-based teaching as an instructor and facilitator, and in case competitions as a mentor, judge, and host. Research interests include: case-based teaching and learning, teaching with technology, and current issues in teaching educational psychology and school reform. Sudzina will assume the chair of the AERA special interest group on teaching educational psychology in 1999.

Name of Chapter: Guidelines for Teaching with Cases

Chapter Preview: In this chapter, Mary Sudzina draws on her 11 years experience in teaching with cases in educational psychology at both the graduate and undergraduate level to outline some practical issues to consider when preparing to integrate cases into the curriculum. She discusses 10 myths of case-based teaching and offers some guidelines and a checklist of items to consider when teaching with cases including: course content, student considerations, case sources, case selection, teaching strategies, and assessment issues.

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Dr. Mary R. Sudzina
Department of Teacher Education
The University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-0525

Webpage: http://www.udayton.edu/~sudzina/
E-mail: sudzina@udayton.edu
Phone Number: (937) 229-3389
Fax Number: (937) 229-2500

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