Hi All,
I’ve been particularly interested in this conversation as
I have been using TBL in topics where there often is not a clear answer (animal
welfare and animal ethics). I don’t have to look for an ethical dilemma-
this is what I’m teaching! I trialled TBL last year for only 2 sessions
and have expanded to 6/12 sessions for the semester this year. I’ve just
evaluated it, and 91% of students (course of ~130) broadly agreed that they
felt actively involved in the TBL. Two-thirds of them broadly agreed that it
helped them with their learning, and I got some fantastic comments that I’ll
use next year. The one thing that they do complain though about is not having a
clear answer all of the time. I have tried to make it more explicit this year
that there are shades of grey sometimes and no ‘right’ answer- does
anybody teach in a similar area with TBL and have any other suggestions? These students
are 1st year uni and many are only 17-18. Incidentally, a side
benefit of using TBL in this relatively large 1st year class is that
a no of students commented it helped them to make friends and meet other
students in the course.
Susan
Susan Hazel BVSc BSc(Vet) PhD GradCert (Public Health) MACVSc
Lecturer in Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics
School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences
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From: Team-Based Learning
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Subject: Re: Using MCQ Team Application Exercises
I would look for an ethical dilemma
problem...since they are usually messy :-)
I know Sandy Cook has used a problem whether doctors can accept gifts from
pharmaceutical rep....I have a nursing one that pits different parts of
the nursing code of ethics against each other.....do I care for the patient and
break hospital policy or do I follow hospital policy and put the patient at
peril....I love this problem....because context, recent events, where the nurse
is in their career, how irritating and vocal the patient is, how attentive the
doctors care has been are all factors to muddy the waters
jim
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Subject: Using MCQ Team Application Exercises
Hi all,
I’m looking for suggestions for activities/ etc that might help my
students ‘buy into’ the idea that there can be more than one
possible correct answer for my MCQ team application exercises. Thanks. Karla
Karla
Kubitz, Ph.D., FACSM
Program Coordinator, Exercise Science
Department of Kinesiology
Towson University
8000 York Rd
Towson, MD 21252
410-704-3168 (ph)
410-704-3912 (fax)