Can we MAKE text of an Ethics Case more engaging with digital enhancements?

I have an active project underway that could benefit from a burst of great minds working together. Case method teaching (done at HKS, HBS, HLS) requires students to ‘prep for a case’ by close reading and reflection on a written case. Yet, at the core, a great case is about storytelling, in this case a story about the ethics of public officials who are navigating their response to a Supreme Court ruling. Can we turn a PDF text case into a more engaging digital format while retaining the complexity and nuance found in the words? We’re not replacing the words but building enhancements for them. We might look at the rough prototype I’ve started Creatavist.com (in beta), tear it apart, build it back up, think of ways to make it work with interactive timelines, images, video(?) and then publish it. We might think of how the digital format can be used to draw (not distract) from student focus, comprehension, self-direction…. Want to roll up sleeves and hack on the prototype with me?

Categories: Coding, Collaboration, Digital Literacy, Publishing, Session: Make, Visualizations |

About Maria Flanagan

I'm part of the Strengthening Learning and Teaching Excellence (SLATE) program at HKS. Our focus and our goal is advancing and supporting faculty in excellent pedagogy. My work in particular involves technology when it's used to advance active learning, deeper learning, more enduring understandings for our graduate students. My background is varied, including a master's in education and many years leading digital content projects at a publisher. I'm very excited that more tools let more people make digital content in experimental and accessible ways.