Three years ago, the "National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science" (NCCSTS) was inspired to merge the case study and flipped classroom approaches. The resulting project aimed to create the materials required to teach a flipped course in introductory biology by assigning videos as homework and case studies in the classroom. Three…

Strategically introducing students to a controversial science case--before they read it, watch it, or listen to it--motivates them to learn from it and paves the way for successful discussion and debate. A strategic introduction also provides an opportunity for the instructor to demonstrate scientific reasoning and share guidelines for the…

Describes the multimedia student response system which has been used at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, in teaching biology. Specific guidelines followed in developing the multimedia student response software are also presented. (HM)

Provides general guidelines for conducting educational research in the field of individualized instruction. (CS)