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Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED)

Our initiative is a public health incubator, designed to cultivate novel insights and strategies for prevention. We introduce trainees to a rich array of disciplinary perspectives, methodologies, and theories and provide them with opportunities to join crosscutting collaborative teams.

Case-based Learning Workshop

On Thursday, Nov. 1, STRIPED and the Harvard Initiative for Learning & Teaching (HILT),
with support from the HILT Affinity Group for Case Studies, hosted a half-day workshop titled, “Challenges and Opportunities for Designing and Implementing Case-based Learning in the Online Space”

See the  workshop agenda here

Workshop objectives:
Explore options for online case-based course interface, design and evaluation
Maximize learner engagement and group cohesion
Discover online instructional design resources

Abstract: This half-day workshop convened colleagues from across the Harvard community who are engaged or interested in developing case-method teaching courses for online delivery. The goal of the workshop was to provide a structured forum to share activities and solutions generated in response to common hurdles, to generate innovative course design ideas during a mini hack-a-thon, and to establish a network of colleagues for further interaction and collaboration. Although the event focused on online case-method teaching, the strategies, resources and discussion covered topics and tools that are applicable to online teaching in any form.

Welcome Remarks : S. Bryn Austin
Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral
Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Keynote : Chris Dede
Professor in Learning Technologies, Technology,
Innovation, and Education Program, Harvard Graduate
School of Education

Participants were encouraged to read through the following materials:

Skin Whiteners Are Still in Demand, Despite Health Concerns

“Coloring the Narrative” case synopsis

“Coloring the Narrative” narrative, lesson plan, and Powerpoint presentation

Current Opinion article “Colourism: a global adolescent health concern”