TEACHING STRATEGIES PLAN

Jigsaw Case Study

NAME OF LEARNING Interdisciplinary Collaboration

ACTIVITY
Learning Activity Divide the class up into 2 to 3 student groups. The teacher
Summary will read a case study about a patient. Have each group pick a
different healthcare team member and write up on a puzzle
piece the team members role in the scenario and how they
contribute to promoting patient care. After designing the
puzzle piece with an interdisciplinary team member on it, the
group will present their piece and show how it is important
part of health care.
Cognitive: Understand

Domain of Learning Affective: Receive

(Blooms Taxonomy
Revised) Psychomotor: N/A

Student-Centered At the completion of this learning activity, the learner will:

Learning Objective(s)
To distinguish between the different interdisciplinary
healthcare team members and the roles they play
Recognize the influence each team member had on a
patients care and outcomes

Preparation Required Teacher will need to find a case scenario that involves many
by Teacher/Facilitator healthcare team members, such as an end of life scenario.
and Materials Needed Materials are paper or cardboard jigsaw pieces and markers.

Time Allotted 5 minutes for the reading of case study, 15 minutes for
students to work in groups. 25 minutes for each group to
present their findings and place their piece into the puzzle.
Learning Styles Information Presentation: X Sight X Sound X Text
Addressed by Activity
Modality: X Visual X Verbal

Approach: X Active X_Reflective

Understanding: __Sequential _X Holistic

How is content connected During clinical, students will observe how different
to prior learning? healthcare team members interact. Students will have read
some articles on interdisciplinary collaboration
Reflective Debriefing Debriefing takes place after presentations and when puzzle
with Learners (post- completed. Discuss results of jigsaw puzzle and why students
learning activity) How picked how team members roles are portrayed.
 will it be accomplished?
Evaluation of Evaluation will take place during presentations of jigsaw piece
Learning (How will it and by what information is on jigsaw puzzle. Also by the
be accomplished?) discussion of completed puzzle and participation by students.
Teacher Reflection Each piece contributes to the whole and each student feels
they have participated in an important part of the puzzle. This
(justify choice of learning builds self-confidence, teamwork, and peer learning.
activity and good fit for
the identified learning
objectives)