Ron, My understanding is that most instructors set up their courses in
units and generally less units than the number of classes so you are not
doing a IRAT each time they come together.  I am in a similar situation
in that my course (MSK for med students ) is broken up into weekly units
and I have been giving an Irat each week with another session for cases.

The fear is that you will get the students burned out on IRATS/GRATS
(TRATS) .  Perhaps you will need to give them more reading for less
units and try to group certain content together.

Ken

 

Sincerely,

 

Dr. Ken Kontio B.Sc., M.D., M.Ed., FRCS(C)

Department of Surgery - Rm 3342

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

401 Smyth Road 

Ottawa, ON

K1H 8L1

Office   (613) 737-7600 x 2426

Fax      (613) 738-4840

 

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Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:51 AM
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Subject: Understanding iRATs

 

In my last 2 TBL classes, I set up the sequence as follows:

 

1. Assigned reading for the week (1 - 2 chapters)

2. iRAT on assigned reading fro the previous week

3. tRAT

4. Application exercise

 

Yet, the book states: "Each unit of a TBL course begins with a readiness
assurance process (RAP), which occurs at least five to seven times each
term." 

 

I don't understand how you can do tRATS/application unless students have
read and been tested on their assigned reading.

 

What am I missing?


Thanks,


Ron Carson