iCases are action mazes on the web which deliver complex and engaging learning. They have been used in the Medical Sciences Division for the last few years, and have been very well received by students.
iCases give students the opportunity to interact with experimental data in a realistic context. For example, with limited time and money, students must decide what tests are needed to resolve a complex situation typical in biomedical sciences. Research is needed before students can begin the case, background information and references are provided. A simple quiz is used to show that they are ready to proceed to the case itself.
Use iCases NOW!
The following iCases are now freely and publicly available, supported by the HEA Bioscience OER project:
- Blood Typing – Prof. William James
- Influenza Outbreak – Prof. William James
- Urinary Concentrating Mechanism – Dr Robert Wilkins
Please note that your attempts at these iCases, and any written answers you enter, will be available for anyone else to see.
These iCases are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Interested in Using iCases in your Institution?
The above iCases are freely available for use under the specified license. If you wish to have individual accounts for your users (so that an individual will only be able to see their own attempts/answers), there are two options available:
- iCases is a LTI Tool Provider, and so can be integrated into any VLE/LMS that conforms to the LTI standard. User access will then be controlled by the VLE/LMS.
- We can, on a limited basis depending on demand, provide accounts within WebLearn (the University of Oxford’s VLE) for use by your users.
If you wish to discuss either of these options further, please contact MSD Learning Technologies.