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Collegues,

THIS SATURDAY is the deadline for Early-Bird Registration to the 2009 International Team-Based Learning Conference, which will take place March 4-6 in Austin, Texas.

Also, the block of conference-rate hotel rooms is being released for general reservation this weekend, as well.  SO BOOK YOUR RESERVATIONS THIS WEEK. :-)

In case you are "on the fence" about whether to attend, I have put together an overview of the conference:

2009 INTERNATIONAL TEAM-BASED LEARNING CONFERENCE
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/teambased/

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

(1) TBL 101 PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOP (WEDNESDAY MARCH 4th)
If you dont know a RAT from a clicker, you wont want to miss TBL 101, a pre-conference workshop from 2 until 5 that will show you what everyones going to be talking about. Dean Parmelee, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of psychiatry at Wright State Universitys Boonshoft School of Medicine, will provide an overview of the Team-Based Learning (TBL) instructional strategy developed by Larry K. Michaelsen.

Youll get hands-on experience with the four essential components of TBL:

* establishing permanent, strategically-crafted teams
* managing the readiness assurance process
* developing group application exercises
* facilitating peer evaluation

(2) FUNDAMENTALS TRACK

If you are new to TBL, the Fundamentals track will ground you in the basics to help you succeed. Fundamentals workshops are scheduled sequentially, and include:

* Writing Effective Multiple-Choice Questions
* Writing Effective Application Assignments
* Designing Effective Peer-Evaluations
* Facilitating Effectively in the TBL Classroom

(3) INNOVATIONS TRACK

If you are familiar with TBL, the Innovations track will extend your thinking about TBL in many different directions. This year our Innovations workshops will follow four themes:

* TBL beyond the undergraduate classroom: from K-12 to graduate seminars
* Technology and TBL: from "clickers" to asynchronous, online TBL courses.
* A scholarly look: from TBL for critical thinking to publishing research on your TBL experience.
* From past to future: we'll be mining veteran's best-practices and expanding our conception of application exercises.

To see the full program and register, visit:
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/teambased/

-Michael

Michael Sweet, Ph.D.
Faculty Development Specialist
Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA)
University of Texas Austin
MAI 2206 * (512) 232-1775
 
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