Dear Larry,
I am waiting for your response at your early convenient time.
Musarrat
On Thursday, 17 January 2013, Larry Michaelsen wrote:
> Dear Musarrat,
>
> I’m excited that you are looking at using TBL and also that you are
> looking for help in doing it. If at all possible, I’m not sure how you’ve
> been introduced to TBL but, if at all possible, I'd strongly recommend
> inviting one or more TBL veterans to come to your campus to work with your
> faculty at two different stages in the process. Although there would be
> some costs involved, I think it is really risky to do a large-scale TBL
> implementation without getting help from someone with real TBL expertise.
> Based on the experience of a number of schools that have relied on a
> single staff member and/or self-education from the literature and the web
> site, the cost of NOT investing in the training can be much higher. That's
> because it is so imperative to be successful in your first TBL offerings.
> If you struggle in your initial attempts, it will be extremely hard to
> regain a positive momentum. Even if the problem is due to a faulty
> implementation of TBL, the doubters on your faculty will conclude that TBL
> doesn't really work (or doesn't work with YOUR students or with your
> subject matter or something else). Further, their negative voice will be
> very persuasive and get louder with each challenge you encounter.
>
>
>
> Overall, I'd recommend two different types of external help. The first
> would be to bring in someone well before you planned TBL introduction to
> do a series of workshops. That would allow your faculty to actually *
> experience* the key activities involved in TBL under the direction of
> someone who really knows how to do it. For most faculty, such an experience
> does two important things. One is creating the high level of motivation and
> commitment that you will need to sustain the effort required to get the
> design work done. The other is giving them a common and well-grounded
> understanding of TBL that will build their confidence to move ahead.
>
>
>
> The second time that I would bring in a TBL veteran would be after you
> have some modules that you think are pretty much ready to go. At that
> point, someone who really knows what they are doing would be able to spot
> any serious flaws in you planned implementation. In addition, they would
> also be able to suggest modifications that would make make your initial
> offerings more exciting for both you and your students.
>
>
>
> Larry
>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:51 AM, Musarrat ul Hasnain <[log in to unmask]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', [log in to unmask]);>
> > wrote:
>
>> I am working in a public sector Medical College having class size 325.
>> We have planned to pilot team based learning in the basic as well as
>> clinical rotation class. I need suggestions about evaluation part of the
>> activity.
>> Dr. Musarrat ul Hasnain,
>> Director/Head, Department of Medical Education,
>> Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
>>
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> Warrensburg, MO 64093
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