Getting Started
In order to
help teachers get started using Team-Based Learning, here are two
(2) essays and a collection of materials (charts, diagrams,
tables, and forms).
- Getting
Started with Team-Based Learning (pdf).
This essay lays out the key principles that govern the effective
use of team-based learning, and then describes how this teaching
strategy works by going through the process from beginning to
end.
- Creating
Effective Assignments for Teams (pdf). The single biggest
problem that teachers have when they try to use team-based learning
is creating effective assignments. This essay describes what needs
to be done and gives several examples of effective assignments
for teams.
- Calculating
Peer Evaluation Scores (pdf). When using TBL, it is essential
to include peer evaluations as part of the course grading system.
This document describes two methods for calculating peer evaluation
scores.
- Collection of Materials. This link
contains a collection of charts, diagrams, and tables that teachers
may find useful in a variety of situations.
Other Useful Materials
- The definitive book on team-based learning
in college teaching is now available! Team-Based
Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups, edited
by Larry K. Michaelsen, Arletta B. Knight, and L. Dee Fink. Visit
this page to learn about the new books on
Team-Based Learning.
- The editors of the book are in the process of making a DVD
on Team-Based Learning that shows how team-based learning
is used in a course taught by Larry Michaelsen in the Price College
of Business at the University of Oklahoma. This DVD should be
ready for distribution in the near future. When it is available,
we will provide ordering information here on this web site.
- IF AT (Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique) Self Scoring
Answer Sheets provide immediate affirmative and/or corrective
feedback on team tests. With IF AT answer sheets,
students scratch off the covering of one of four (or five) boxes
in search of a mark that indicates that they have found the correct
answer. If they find the mark on the first try, they receive full
credit. If not, they scratch until they find the mark, but their
score is reduced with each unsuccessful scratch. This allows teams
to receive partial credit for proximate knowledge. More importantly,it
allows team members to learn important lessons about both the
course content and about how effectively they are working together
as a team. For more information about the IF AT answer sheets
or to place an order, visit: http://www.epsteineducation.com/
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