At our college, the findings have been that there is often a dip in faculty ratings when a new pedagogy is introduced. I agree with having a midterm evaluation
– it most certainly helps. During my first TBL course, my grad students were very anxious about the low iRAT scores, as they were not used to such scores (despite the iRATs being worth very little). They also told me often that they wanted me to tell them
the answer and that it is hard to change when they have had classes that were professor-centered. I think that there is a learning curve in implementing TBL for both students and instructors. I did come to realize that even though I understood how the individual
apps were connected to each other and the course itself, students (and even grad students) need some explicit instruction in the form of mini-lecture. So I now infuse more mini-lectures in between my apps. Nevertheless, I would never go back to my pre-TBL
days. The level of engagement is remarkable, and the students get to a much higher level of engagement with the material itself. Hope this helps. In terms of faculty ratings, we are only in our second year of implementing TBL across our campus a, but over
the next year we should have more data in terms of faculty evaluations, especially as they teach the course repeatedly, and as more students become familiar with TBL methodology.
Best,
Graciela
Graciela Elizalde-Utnick, Ph.D.
Director
Roberta S. Matthews Center for Teaching
2420 Boylan Hall
and
Coordinator, Bilingual Specializations,
Department of School Psychology, Counseling, & Leadership
1107 James Hall
Brooklyn College – CUNY
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Brooklyn, NY 11210
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From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:53 AM
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Subject: Re: Applications
Hi Neil,
You have some very good points, - I have also been thinking that I should be careful to draw conclusions. I have also thought of doing some kind of midterm
evaluation in order to get a sense of what the students are thinking, and use that evaluation to make improvements. I have talked to other professors who say that they tend to get better evaluations when they engage the students in a midterm review of the
course.
Maybe there are other out there who have some advice on this?
Marit
From: Neil Haave [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:38 AM
To: Ostebo,Marit
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Subject: Re: Applications
Hi Marit,
I will be curious if your experience will be the same as mine.... I too have had the experience of implementing TBL and being so pleased with the results as I witnessed them in the classroom: engaged discussion occurring whereas before
TBL there was passive silence. However, when the end of term course evaluations were returned to me, I was surprised at the number of students who had a very negative reaction to the teaching & learning strategy that is TBL. They were a minority, but a significant
minority. It felt to me like a bit of cognitive dissonance was going on for students - they didn't recognize the learning experience for what it was. On my campus it really feels like implementing TBL is counter-cultural in the sense that students have experienced
and expect didactic lecture and to not do the same is to abdicate my instructor responsibilities.
I have a lot of work to do in not only teaching my students the course content, but also how to learn deeply so that their education lasts longer than their degree program...
Cheers
Neil
Neil Haave, PhD
Associate Professor, Biology
Managing Editor, Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching
University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty
Rm C155, Science Wing, Classroom Building, Augustana Campus
4901 - 46 Avenue, Camrose, AB, CANADA T4V 2R3
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Ostebo,Marit <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I am implementing TBL for the first time this semester. It seems to work very well (judging from the high level of participation in the class and the good feeling I have when leaving the classroom). I teach a Human Rights and Culture class, and I just wonder if there are people out there who have been teaching similar classes and who would like to share their applications with me. Topics that I cover are e.g. Violence, conflict resolution and legal pluralism, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Human Rights activism, Anthropology and Human rights, Human rights and International Development +++
A few weeks back I had a focus on dignity, and the applications I had designed worked EXTREMELY well. If anyone is interested, - I am happy to share. It should be of relevance not only for those teaching human rights, but also for instructors in nursing, medicine, ethics, etc.
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Marit Ostebo
Marit Tolo Ostebo (PhD)
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