Hi Heather et al,
And maybe that’s why I’m also struggling. We have nice accreditation-approved goals for team work but we’ve always struggled to measure them. We’ve been using
peer reviews to do so, but while that works in a TBL-be-held-accountable way, I don’t think it’s a great way to measure how *well* they are achieving these goals. For what it’s worth, here are our goals:
-Candice
From: Heather Lerner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Actually, I would like to hear if others have strong learning goals
regarding learning how to be an effective part of a team. I have ideas for learning goals about content, but a goal is also something like having them learn to be reliable/responsible/valuable contributors to their team and to handle team dynamics effectively.
I'd like to get together a learning goal that is measurable in my class and related to functioning in a team. Do others have ones they are happy with? This might help me figure out how to help them critically evaluate their team experience better as I backward
design my next course...
On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 11:36 AM, Small, Candice <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Bill (and Linda in a separate email) have straightened out my thinking. I was trying to make TBL
the content! Instead, I should focus on the course’s group work objectives. It’s so obvious now, but once again, I’ll just blame “end of semester-itis.”
-Candice
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Subject: Re: Student objectives for TBL
Well first we want them to learn about the content area. Did the TBL help them learn the content? Was the part of the TBL that was most helpful in their learning? Do they see
how the TBL helped them prepare for using ethical reasoning in the future?
Is that helping?
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On Dec 18, 2014, at 10:19 AM, Small, Candice <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I’m using TBL in my class this compressed, wintermester. A colleague is teaching another section, without TBL. Both require group work. I wanted to do a quick survey (~5 questions) asking about the students’ group experiences, comparing the two sections. What objectives do I hope students are achieving through TBL? Maybe I’m still recovering from fall semester, but I’m finding myself stumped! All I can think is “better group experiences.” What would you say are the TBL objectives?
(This is for an undergraduate class on ethical reasoning and group work, if that matters.)
-Candice
Candice Benjes-Small, MLIS
Head, Information Literacy & Outreach
McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA
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