I just did a “teaching in small groups of students” presentation today for TA’s and TF’s, which was only 45 minutes, so needless to say, I didn’t get as much accomplished as I would have liked. I think they got the gist of it. Unfortunately, due to extenuating circumstances, there were only 9 people in the class – but I DID put them into teams as I discussed the “sorting” process. Before I put them into teams, I had a box of 20 items (pencil, marker, sticker, rocks, etc.) that I had them look at in small groups (for 1 min. each) - and only after the 2nd group had looked did I let them write down what they remembered. Then put them into teams and had them compare lists – to give a taste of “collective intelligence” concept, as they were from all different disciplines and there was no opportunity to have them pre-read anything. I then had them decide and “simultaneously report” on the following (using placards) - The most effective way to handle the use of cell phones and other technology by students in the classroom. 1. State your policy of “NO CELL PHONES” in your syllabus and enforce it consistently by tying it to their grade. 2. Have the students use the devices to find information related to the topic during class. 3. Have students place their cell phones on a table as they enter the room, to be picked up after class. 4. Have the students download an app related to the course content and have them use the app during class. –they chose different answers and got to sort of discuss things, and I tried to show how the pros/cons of each answer can also be discussed even when they are not chosen. Anyway – time went too fast! – but I think I got a couple of ideas across… hope that helps you a bit. Judi From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicholas DiFonzo Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 2:14 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: TBL Brown Bag to my Colleagues Hello Fellow TBL-ers, I will give a 1 Brown Bag to my colleagues in my department (Psychology) and college (Liberal Arts) on Friday 9/13. I intend to fashion much of the seminar with TBL Application Exercises. The title: Team-Based Learning for Higher Levels of Learning. I will have 50 minutes. I am the only faculty (as far as I know) who does TBL at my university. For those of you have crafted such application exercises, could you send them to me? I’d like to compile what I get and send it out to the list, so please indicate if I have your permission to do so. If this information is available on the website, please let me know (I was not able to locate it). Thanks in advance. --Nick Nicholas DiFonzo, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology 18 Lomb Memorial Drive Room 1-2363 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623 USA Phone: 585-475-2907 Skype: nicholas.difonzo FAX: 585-475-6715 Faculty Website: http://www.rit.edu/cla/psychology/faculty/difonzo Personal Website: www.ProfessorNick.com<http://www.professornick.com/> Rumor Psychology: Social & Organizational Approaches (www.rumorpsychology.com<http://www.rumorpsychology.com/>) The Watercooler Effect: A Psychologist Explores the Extraordinary Power of Rumors (www.thewatercoolereffect.com<http://www.thewatercoolereffect.com/>) Rumor-Gossip-Research Google Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/rumor-gossip-research