We are also grappling with similar decisions for a new medical curriculum - Larry is visiting us soon and I was planning to raise this when he comes. But as you have a similar question I thought I'd join in the discussion.


We have modules which are 1-2 weeks long and have 2 days per week of TBL. Currently we are planning RATs at the start of each day of TBL, with the afternoon of each TBL day dedicated to application exercises. Like yours, our topics change significantly each day.

I would be interested to hear whether our plans seem reasonable - ie RATs per day rather than per topic. 

Thanks

Naomi Low-Beer

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On 7 May 2012, at 19:28, "Carson, Ron" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Thanks Larry:

 

I hear you on the application, and that’s where I’m getting stuck.  Here’s an example: One of the first modules is called, “Normal Aging”. There are 5 topics in this module:

 

Week 1 – Day 1

Aging Theories

Guest

 

Week 1 – Day 2

Cardiovascular Function,

Sensory Function,

 

Week 2 – Day 1

Neuro-musculoskeletal function

 

Week 2 – Day 2

            Mental Function

 

The class meets 2x/week and I’ve given 2 weeks for this module.  Each topic has an assigned reading assignment. 

 

So, do I give RATs for each topic?

 

Thanks,


Ron Carson

 

From: Larry Michaelsen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 12:19 PM
To: Carson, Ron
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Subject: Re: RAT's

 

In part, the number (and length) of RATs depends on the total number of class hours you are dealing with. The principle is that you MUST maintain an emphasis on APPLYING the content. It would be an unusual situation in which you'd want to spend more than 30% of your total class time on RATs.

Larry

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Carson, Ron <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

If you have a module 3 weeks with each week being a different topic, how many RATs do you “normally” provide?   Would you give 1 RAT for the module or 1 RAT for each topic?


Thanks,

 

Ron Carson

 

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