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Team Learning- some applications. When to use?. Large classes of 100 or more students Classes with a high level of student diversity Courses with extended meeting times Courses that emphasize “Thinking” skills. Where in health professions education?. Medical education
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When to use? • Large classes of 100 or more students • Classes with a high level of student diversity • Courses with extended meeting times • Courses that emphasize “Thinking” skills
Where in health professions education? • Medical education • Large group pre-clinical classes • Clinical classes • Residents • Physician assistant education • Preclinical classes • Nursing education • Clinical classes Thompson et al., 2007
What is the role of faculty? • Content experts • Introduce new material • Design challenging problems for learners • Provide feedback on learners’ progress
Should groups work “in class” or “out-of-class”? • In-class • If “out-of-class” some members may be absent • Decreased tendency to divide up work and do it separately
How long should learners stay together? • For the duration of the course • Periodically changing group composition is “the wrong thing to do” • Takes time for group of students to know each other for effective team functioning • Learners will never discover what a “real” team can do.
Should learners be assigned roles? • Unnecessary and counterproductive to assign roles • Groups learn how to function effectively as teams
Should group work be graded? • 30-50% of course grade • Graded group work fulfills 2 functions: • Incentive to be an effective team • Feedback on performance as a team
TBL Similar In-class small groups Challenging decision-based assignments Different Apply information and ideas PBL Similar In-class small groups Challenging decision-based assignments Different Learn how to learn How is TBL different from PBL?