I have limited knowledge regarding Peer Instruction, but based on what I
understand, there is no "team" component. While both methods require
well-written application questions and have interaction between students
that can help promote formative assessment, PI functions as a group
learning process in which individuals can share ideas and discuss topics
but lacks the key elements of a "team" - a single work product that
holds both individuals and the team accountable as well as shared
leadership.
This is the vital component elevating TBL above other collaborative
education models which focus on problem solving skills and student
engagement. My experience with TBL has demonstrated that students gain
all of these - improved learner engagement, improved problem solving
skills AND improved team skills. PI might give students the first 2, but
it can't give them the last.
Amanda
Amanda R. Emke, MD
Course Master, Pre-Clinical Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
Instructor, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Fellow, Division of Pediatric Critical Care
St. Louis Children's Hospital
One Children's Place, NWT CB 8116
St. Louis, MO 63110
From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Sweet, Michael S
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 10:21 AM
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Subject: TBL goes to Harvard
Friends,
This week I will be meeting with Eric Mazur's group at Harvard to talk
about TBL and its relationship to Peer-Instruction, which is what he
uses and is famous for.
For those of you unfamiliar with Mazur's work, he has been a
ground-breaking leader in Physics education at Harvard for 15+ years.
Getting TBL on his radar is a huge thing for me, personally.
QUESTION: For those of you familiar with Mazur's work and peer
instruction, what do you see as crucial overlaps and contrasts between
TBL and PI?
I'd like to do my best to represent the TBL community in this
discussion. . . .
-M
Michael Sweet, Ph.D.
Director of Instructional Development, Center for Teaching and Learning
The University of Texas at Austin
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