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Mike,

We grappled with a similar issue in a Statistics class here.

(As an aside, what does it say about our math texts that we all pretty much feel students cannot learn anything by reading them!  :-(     )

Anyway, the approach that was settled on was:


1)      VERY focused RAP reading guides:  what definitions to learn, what SIMPLE distinctions to understand

2)      Six units in class, with the six RAP's being pretty much just definition and concept recognition

3)      After RAP's, the lectures plugs numbers into the definitions and walk students through using them (calculating with them)

4)      Teams have a "Team Games" day which is where they get to do the application/calculation in teams, "competing" as teams for extra credit points (members of the first team to turn in their sheet AND get all the answers right get a crumb or two of extra credit).

5)      After every two units, a retrospective test in which students now must to all the application/calculation themselves.  In this case, these were team-based tests, too (individual-team-immediate feedback-appeal).

. . . this was the class I was describing to Dianne, earlier.

For a different class, the same teacher videotaped his lectures one semester and makes them available on Blackboard for students to read as pre-RAP preparation. . .

Good luck!

-M



From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Rosenthal
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:14 PM
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Subject: Re: Using TBL to teach math

Jamie,
Thank you for your reply. I'm sorry for the delay in responding. I made the mistake of sending out my inquiry just before final exams. I teach lower level college math (College Algebra through Calculus II) and my concern about using TBL is that my students won't/can't do the individual pre-class preparation. Students don't seem to be able to learn math from reading books/handouts. How has TBL worked with your class? Are you consider trying it with Calc I or Calc II?
Mike

Jamie Sneddon wrote:

Hi Mike

I'm using TBL to teach a final year combinatorics class; will be

interested to see if any other maths TBL users come out of the woodwork.

Cheers,

Jamie





Mike Rosenthal wrote:



Can anyone give me the name of a faculty member who is using

Team-Based Learning to teach math? I am especially interested in TBL

being used to teach Calculus II and below.

Thanks,

Mike Rosenthal

Florida International University