Hello, All!
I have been using online iRATs, and then have the students do the gRATs when they get to class. Began to do this about a year and a half of go in making the move to a hybrid format. It has been working well. Per Sunay Palsole @ UTEP, students have only 20 minutes for the iRATs....and the iRATs are open a limited amount of time.
Grade spread is the same. gRAT discussion is just as lively, if not more so. I have quite a diversity of students......no HS degrees to phd's coming back to re-train for a new field. My spoecial needs students also benefit....they say that they don't feel the pressure that they feel in class when everyone is working faster than they are.
Gail
Gail Feigenbaum, RN, PhD
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Central New Mexico Community College
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From: Team-Based Learning [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Preast, Vanessa A [SOE] [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:12 AM
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Subject: Individual RATs completed outside of class and then team RATs in class?
Hello all you brilliant TBLers,
I was wondering if you could provide me your thoughts on the pros/cons? My statistics class had a heart-to-heart on the quantity of work in my class and we were brainstorming ways to help with time estimates (me) and time management (students). One student suggested that we move the iRATs out of class and just do the tRATs in class. Another student brought up the point that if we move the iRATs out of class, that doesn't help the too long to complete homework problem since that would either just add to the homework or displace some potentially important practice activities outside of class.
Anyway, I am having a really hard time coming up with the pros and cons for having the iRATs out of class and I told my class I'd see what your experience has been and I'd get back to them on that one. What are your ideas or experiences with iRATs outside of class?
Best,
Vanessa
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Vanessa Preast, DVM PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
N0221B Lagomarcino
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
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