Jim is absolutely correct. The keys are thoughtfully assigning each group a specific block of seats so that it is possible for them to see each other face-to-face (e.g. don't assign 6 people to the seats on a single row) and making sure that you manage the details well. For example: 1) Using team folders and training the groups to pick pick them up and return them WITH EVERYTHING YOU WANT INSIDE THE FOLDERS. 2) USE IF-ATs for the team RATs. 3) Have REALLY well designed (i.e., 4-S) applications. 4) When you are not using "MCQ" applications, you have to have the teams simultaneously turn in their answers but, for the next stage you'll want to have the teams do a second round of 4-S with a sample of team responses (e.g. which of these 5 team choices--selected from a much larger number--most clearly supports [or contradicts] _____.") If you have access to it, Chapter 11 in the 2004 Stylus paperback contains a lot of additional helps for dealing with large classes. Larry On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Sibley, James Edward <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > 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]* > > 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]> > Reply-To: Georgianne Connell <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:00:12 +0000 > To: <[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**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > -- ******************************* Larry K. Michaelsen, Professor of Management Dockery 400G, University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 660/543-4315 voice, 660/543-8465 fax For info on: Team-Based Learning (TBL) <www.teambasedlearning.org> Integrative Business Experience (IBE) <http://ucmo.edu/IBEl<http://faculty.ucmo.edu/ibe/home.html> > *******************************