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 > -- ******************************* 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> > *******************************