Hi All
I am teaching several introduction to research methods courses this Spring and am looking for any team application exercises or RAT questions that I could use.  I would be grateful for anything that you have to share.
Thank you
Brian D. Roland

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:11:07 -0600
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Subject: Re: Starting Team Based Learning in Pathalogy
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Dear Musarrat,















I’m excited that you are looking at using TBL and also that
you are looking for help in doing it. If at all possible, I’m not sure how
you’ve been introduced to TBL but, if at all possible, I'd strongly recommend inviting
one or more TBL veterans to come to your campus to work with your faculty at
two different stages in the process. Although there
would
be some costs
involved, I think it is really risky to do a large-scale
TBL
implementation without
getting help from someone with real TBL expertise.  Based on the experience of a number of schools that have
relied on a single staff
member and/or self-education from the literature and
the web site, the
cost
of NOT investing in the training can be much higher.
That's because it
is
so imperative to be successful in your first TBL
offerings.  If you
struggle in your
initial attempts, it will be extremely hard to regain a
positive momentum. Even
if the problem is due to a faulty implementation
of
TBL, the doubters on your
faculty will conclude that TBL doesn't really
work (or doesn't work with YOUR
students or with your subject matter or
something else). Further, their
negative voice will be very persuasive
and
get louder with each challenge you
encounter.



 

Overall, I'd recommend two different types of external help.
The first
would be to bring in someone well before you planned  TBL introduction to do a series of 
workshops.
That would allow your faculty to actually experience the key
activities
involved in TBL under the direction of someone who really
knows
how to do it.
For most faculty, such an experience does two important
things. One is creating
the high level of motivation and commitment that
you will need to sustain the
effort required to get the design work done. The other is giving them a common
and well-grounded understanding of
TBL that will build their confidence to move
ahead.



 

The second time that I would bring in a TBL veteran would be
after you
have
some modules that you think are pretty much ready to go. At that
point,
someone who really knows what they are doing would be able to spot
any
serious flaws in you planned implementation. In addition, they
would
also
be able to suggest modifications that would make make your
initial
offerings more exciting for both you and your students. 

 

Larry


On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 12:51 AM, Musarrat ul Hasnain <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I am working in  a public sector Medical College having class size 325. We have planned to pilot team based learning in the basic as well as clinical rotation class. I need suggestions about evaluation part of the activity.

Dr. Musarrat ul Hasnain,Director/Head, Department of Medical Education,Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan


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