Hello all. 

I stumbled across Team-Based Learning late this summer, and I've decided
to integrate a condensed version into an American Lit. survey as
something of a test run. While most class periods will remain the
standard in-class discussion largely typical of English courses, one
class period in each unit is dedicated to team-based learning. More
specifically, the course is being taught as one of our designated
critical thinking courses. Thus, the team-based sessions will tend to
emphasize the CT content. 

Apart from using TBL more as a teaching technique than a full-blown
teaching strategy, I'm staying as close as possible to the suggestions
outlined in _Team-Based Learning_. As a newbie, however, I'm hoping some
of you may be able to address the following questions:

*       Are there any accessible examples (RATs and/or Team Activities)
related to humanities courses, or to literature courses more
specifically?  The most obviously humanities-related example in
_Team-Based Learning_ (Nakaji) doesn't provide many specifics from which
to work.
*       Have any of you utilized TBL in humanities courses--particularly
literature classes?  If so, how?
*       Have any of you utilized TBL in this more limited fashion (i.e.,
as a technique rather than a strategy)?  Any suggestions regarding
potential pitfalls, etc.?

Thanks for any help you can offer.  I'm excited to see how all of this
unfolds.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
Greg
 
 
Greg Dyer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
University of Sioux Falls
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