Dear Chris:
Part of the problem in using cases in design education
is that there has been no commitment to recording them
until the Design Management Institute started doing it
on the Harvard model with emphasis on design
management. I tried to suggest a structure compatible
with modes of thought (Burnette, 1994)but they weren't
in a receptive mood despite being almost there
already. Rather than analyzing and discussing cases I
prefer learning by doing with the input of relevant
information from prior cases "just in time" when it
can be most easily absorbed, situated and used (i.e.
built into a memory script). I'd like a more dynamic,
en situ system for recalling relevant knowledge from
prior experience. In my theoretical model cases are
framed by intent and the framed experience (case)
saved and adapted as recallable knowledge. This allows
both intentional thoughts, projects, etc and cases to
share the same aspectual structure, facilitating
aspect matching and recall. This addresses the
relation of intentionality and background that Searle
and Johnson differed about. It also affords a
structure suitable for adaptive learning by comparing,
synthesizing, abstracting and extending cases.
It was good to learn of your familiarity with Schank's
work. (Kolodner was his student at Yale where, as you
may know, he was one of the originators of case theory
which she developed from there.) If you haven't read
his "Virtual Learning" and its more recent update
"Designing World Class E-Learning" I recommend them (I
like VL best). He has implemented some "constructive
failures" that may interest you. They stimulated me to
develop some instructional aides for children where no
matter what answer you chose you learned something
useful.
Burnette, C.H.: 1994, Structuring Case Histories to
Support Design Management Education and Practice,
Sixth International Forum on Design Management
Education and Research, Paris School of Management,
Education Department, 1-3 June, Paris, France.
Schank, Roger C.:1997, Virtual Learning, McGraw Hill
Schank, Roger C. 2002, Designing World Class
E-Learning, McGraw Hill
Best regards,
Chuck
Dr. Charles Burnette
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Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: +215 629 1387
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