On a related topic. I was curious about presentation of the team
application exercise. To get to the same time we've had team reps write on
the board or post giant post its of the teams decision before we get into
the group discussion. Even with the simultaneous posting we still end up
reviewing each one momentarily before the discussion can begin. I was
thinking of modifying with an ignite style presentation (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignite_%28event%29). This usually consist of
20 slides on screen for 15 seconds each (on autorun) while the presenter
talks about their passion. My modification would be 10 slides where each
team would present their decision with 3 supporting facts, one
psychological theory, one cultural factor and one individual case study.
They currently do this in written form. Since they would have to submit
their slide to me ahead of time, they would be all submitting at the same
time just their 2.5 min presentation would be sequential and we'd actualy
be spending less time reviewing each decision than we did class before. So
would I still be in the spirit and realm of the 4's?
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Susan Hazel <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Hi All,****
>
> I’m seeking advice on modifying an assignment for a first year course next
> semester. The course (Principles in Animal Behaviour, Welfare & Ethics) has
> run since 2008 with ~140 students from 2 academic programs. I started to
> use TBL to replace lectures in 2010, and have had a lot of success,
> particularly since we have single day timetabling and 3-hr lecture blocks.
> ****
>
> I’m now looking to replace the major assignment in the course, which was
> set up as an online e-Simulation with groups of 4 students. They debated an
> area of controversial animal use, each group representing a different
> stakeholder, then a decision making group putting the information together
> to make a final decision (eg should battery cages for layer hens be
> banned). While it had advantages, it conflicted with principles of TBL plus
> I’ve lost my IT support to run it this year. There were always some major
> group frictions with free loaders or control freaks. ****
>
> Thus I want to modify the assignment using TBL principles this year.
> Material that they can use for the assignment is presented in the mornings
> during TBL sessions and lectures (I have guest lecturers and haven’t
> replaced all content with TBL). I’m thinking of getting teams to work
> together to write a 1 page submission for a public inquiry (eg should
> farrowing crates in pigs be banned?) from the two main viewpoints- industry
> and an animal welfare organisation. They would have class time to work on
> this and could finish and submit it on a wiki, and then the following week
> the teams would mark the submissions of 3 other teams. I know Larry
> Michaelsen warns against using team reports in TBL, but I’m hoping that by
> making them short and then getting other teams to mark them it will work.
> There would be 3 cycles of this type of work, and then at the very end they
> would write individual reflective reports on what they had learnt during
> the assignment. I would also run a final face-to-face session in which
> teams would vote using clickers.****
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, particularly if anyone has
> used something similar. I have been reading Chapter 7 ‘Team-Based Learning
> in Social Sciences Research Methods Classes’ by Sarah Mahler in ‘Team-Based
> Learning in the Social Sciences and Humanities’, Edited by Michael Sweet
> and Larry Michaelsen, and have found it an invaluable resource. ****
>
> Best wishes,****
>
> Susan****
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