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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