Bill, Two thoughts... One is that I agree with Paul's perspective on thinking about the issue. The other is that the best measure isn't a "test" as we would normally think of it and "proof" is a bit tough. However, it is pretty easy to spot problems and, over time, you can train yourself to see them. (See <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSWHuqmNiWQ>) How well does this "test" work? Pretty well. For example, during the demonstration RAT in the TBL 101 session of the conference (which was the very first activity), I looked out over the 80 participants and commented to Ruth that there was only one person in the room that I was concerned about. Sure enough, at the break, that very individual approached Ruth and said, "our group isn't working very well--a couple of members are dominating and the rest of us aren't getting heard." Larry On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Paul Koles <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Bill and colleagues: I interpret Larry Michaelsen's comments as "consider > whether any tweak in the way you do TBL will DECREASE the individual's > voice within a team." I feel it's easier to imagine how changes in > strategy might marginalize team members, but much harder to imagine how > changes will INCREASE the voice of individuals within a team. Basically, > I think he is asking us to think before we leap into something new. Paul > On Mar 5, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Brescia, Bill wrote: > > Greetings,**** > ** ** > I’m going to paraphrase Larry, that’s the dangerous part. In his closing > remarks he said, If you are going to tweak TBL think about how it will help > every member have a voice. **** > ** ** > How do we measure that? Do we have a good test for that? What would be > good proof?**** > ** ** > I’m wondering.**** > ** ** > Bill----**** > _________________________ > William Brescia, Ph.D. > Director of Instructional Technology > Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine > Office of Medical Education > University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) > 910 Madison Avenue, Room 1002 > Memphis, TN 38163 > 901-448-5506 > [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>**** > *This correspondence may be considered a public record and subject > to public inspection pursuant to the Tennessee Public Records Act***** > ** ** > ** ** > > > -- ******************************* Larry K. Michaelsen, Professor of Management Dockery 400G, University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 660/429-9873 voice/cell phone, 660/543-8465 fax For info on: Team-Based Learning (TBL) <www.teambasedlearning.org> Integrative Business Experience (IBE) <http://faculty.ucmo.edu/ibe/home.html > *******************************