Hi We have actually never done TBL in a nice classroom Always packed, fixed seat lecture theatres with up to 200 students Hasn't slowed us down….give students something compelling enough to do and they will ignore the limitations of the space ############### A few of things we have figured out Do a detailed classroom map…showing each group exactly where to sit We try for teams of 6….best we can do most of the time to ensure all team members can see each other We break the team of 6 rule when we have to….sometimes 5 in one row and two in the next…definitely not ideal…but it does work The IF-AT forms are big enough to see group to group in a crowded room….we ask students to cover IF-Ats except when scratching One of our first TBL course we had 122 students in 118 seats… IT WILL WORK>>>TRUST IN TBL Jim ############################# -- Jim Sibley Director Centre for Instructional Support Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia 2205-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Fax 604.822.7006 Email: [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Check out http://<http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/>www.teambasedlearning.org © Copyright 2012, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the meesage. From: Georgianne Connell <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Georgianne Connell <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:00:12 +0000 To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: classroom contraints Hello, Last year was my first time applying TBL. It was very successful but I have run into a big roadblock for this fall. I’ll have 192 intro to biology students and a lecture hall with 192 desks – no central hallway – just a block of 192 fixed desks. Has anyone found a creative way to adapt this pedagogy when in-class groupings aren’t possible? Thanks! Georgianne georgianne Connell Western Washington University Biology Lecturer BIO Room 338, 360.650.6796