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I agree with Larry's comments. I teach two different entrepreneurship courses with lecture/seminar sessions over two weeks as follows: 
Monday 1pm to 5pm
Wednesday 1pm to 5pm
Friday 10am to 4pm
Monday 1pm to 5pm
Wednesday 1pm to 5pm
Friday 10am to 4pm
(The whole course is completed within 4 weeks, including a report presentation session and a written exam).
I run through the TBL process in the very first session and give the students a "test drive" (not for assessment), so that they use all the materials. I then start each of the following five sessions with TBL for assessment. I have had very positive feedback from students who recognise that this process makes them learn the materials and attend the sessions!

Regards, Peter Balan
University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

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From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Larry Michaelsen
Sent: Monday, 25 October 2010 10:14 AM
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Subject: Re: 2 things: working w/librarians and short intersession TBL?

The three week time frame isn't a problem for TBL--it's more of an advantage.  Assuming that you have a normal set of contact hours, can you imagine 4+hours a day of lectures from the same instructor?  I've regularly taught time-compressed courses and the only issue is getting the students informed about having to read before the class starts. As long as students know what you expect, the Readiness Assurance Process does its thing and you can immerse students in applications.

Larry

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Larry K. Michaelsen
Professor of Management
University of Central Missouri
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Warrensburg, MO 64093

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>>> "Carey Nevin, Judy A" <[log in to unmask]> 10/24/10 11:46 AM >>>
I'm a librarian and I'm really intrigued by TBL. I'm wondering if there are any other librarians on the list; I'd love to hear from you if there are.

OR, for you non-librarians, have you done any TBL with your librarians?

Then, on a different note...our school is introducing a 3-week winter semester next year, and I'm considering offering a 1-credit library research class (we've had requests from faculty who think their students aren't getting the idea of scholarly research)...is a 3-week session long enough to use teams? Will students bond with their teams in such a short time, do you think?

Thanks!

--Judy