Hi Hi I think it is OK to rearrange groups early in course….not what you hope for…but better to build teams that can really perform later in semester…too small teams can sometimes limp along but it can change how the course unfolds ##################################### Comment about course size Years ago…we ran a graduate research methods course with one team of 3…we had hoped for 8 students and 2 teams of 4….it worked OK….RAP’s worked well….4S reports teacher always exhaustively played devil’s advocate We found as long as 4S problems were really good…it worked well That is the very small end of the spectrum….most of our courses now have 30-45 teams [cid:image001.png@01D332E8.51A07CB0] Jim Sibley Director [cid:image002.png@01D332E8.51A07CB0] http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/ Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia CEME 1214-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Email: [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Check out my book Getting Started with Team–Based Learning<http://www.learntbl.ca/> Check out my TBL website at www.learntbl.ca<http://www.learntbl.ca/> © Copyright 2017, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the message. From: Team-Based Learning <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of "Rice, Gail (LLU)" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "Rice, Gail (LLU)" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 2:18 PM To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Advice on changing groups around Hi Lori - I always pray for at least 15 students, so I can have 3 groups - I usually find the friendly competition between at least 3 groups makes for more fun. I think my advice would be this: See if you really do have 16 students there on Monday - if so, it is probably unlikely you will lose more than one. I think I would go for 3 groups and do a completely new grouping (rather than pulling from the two already established groups). A lot depends on the course itself and what kind of students you have.... let us know how things go. Gail Rice Sent from my iPad On Sep 20, 2017, at 8:39 AM, Lori Ann Roness <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: I just started a new course and on the first day of class, there were fewer than 15 students. So I formed 2 teams of 7 students, thinking that some of the students would drop. But alas, no students have dropped and there are now 16 students. We have only had 1 class thus far. Monday is my second class. Should I leave the teams the way they are and just add the 2 new students to the existing groups or should I create a third team, pulling some students from team 1 and some from team 2. The only thing the new team would have to do is create their own code of ethics. My concern though with creating the third team is that if someone does drop the course, at least one of the teams will then go down to 4 members. Thoughts? Lori Ann -- Lori Ann Roness & Associates Ltd. 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