You can be the change maker in Philippines. Why not join TBLC and in particular the Asia Pacific Community subcommittee of TBLC that is designed to bring the Asia Pacific TBLC community together. You might be able to help build a great regional community of TBLers. We meet monthly (TBLC Asia Pacific Community - Team-Based Learning Collaborative) . If you are interested in knowing more let me know.
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Yes - RT balancing the personalities and preferences can be challenging. That is one of the values of the Peer Evaluation process - as it provides learners an opportunity to get feedback on how they are viewed and it does some self-correcting of behavior - so you as faculty don’t have to do.
Everyone has some confidence proples with their facilitation. That is why I like building a faculty guide that can help you prior to meeting the student. In the guide, for both RATs and Applications it helps to have:
- correct answer(s)- that’s obvious
- source - where would the student’s have been exposed to the contact to be able to answer the question. (this helps with any challenges).
- Link to Learning Outcome (objectives) - to make sure aligned
- Key learning points - what is the message you are trying to give them? This is important if students don’t get it.
- Thinking about what questions you might ask if they all get it right (probing/extra questions to stretch their thinking) or if they all get it wrong (scaffolding questions to guide them to the right answer)
And - don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know, but I’ll find out and get back to you” - or better - “Thats a great questions - does anyone else have and idea” (Use power of class.
Just some thoughts
Hey Tom - nice to see you here
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Hi Arminé. Check out the TBLC and especially the European Community (European TBL Community - Team-Based Learning Collaborative) - a great place to learn more (as well as here and Intedashboard group)
Sandy,
Thanks so much.
Very grateful for this venue to share ideas about TBL.
Tom
Thomas M. Jansen
+1-410-474-3965
tomjansen57@yahoo.com
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Hi Sandy! Yes, I’m joining the TBLF workshops this month, it has been insightful so far. After gaining some practical experiences of TBL, I concur with your opinion on the differences between PjBL and TBL. I think that TBL’s element of IRAT really ensures that everyone on the team plays a part and prepares individuals to contribute to the work later on.
But what I find interesting is that PjBL has the advantage of allowing work delegation among students so that they can find various information faster. Of course the quality of the work can still vary among students and grading is not implemented for work delegation.
I’m Bob Kamei, and 17 years ago, I asked Sandy Cook and a few other great educators to work with me to teach TBL in our new medical school in Singapore. Before we started, TBL had been tried in several medical schools in the US without much success. Our team in Singapore was one of the first in the world to show that TBL could be used for the entire pre-clinical curriculum. It was an exciting adventure and we had an incredible team of faculty and staff committed to making this pedagogical approach work. It seems like only yesterday when we held that first TBL session at Duke-NUS.
I’m really pleased that Shreya and the team at Intedashboard has set up this community of educators interested in learning from and teaching each other about how to help our students learn better using TBL!
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Hi all,
I’m Karla Kubitz. I teach at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, USA. I mostly teach undergraduate classes in sport and exercise psychology. I’ve been teaching with TBL for quite a while now and have been involved with the TBLC and with InteDashboard. Both have helped me learn more about TBL and develop my skills as an educator.
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A great resource! Thanks for sharing this, Sandy 
Hey Bob - Nice to see you here. It is crazy how fast that time went - but we had fun setting it up. I really appreciated your support in how we set things up. Making a mark in the world of learning.
Hey Karla - great to see you here. Glad you have found InteDashboard helpful.
Hi everyone,
I’m Larry Michaelsen
I taught Management and Organisational Behaviour related courses for 40 years in the business schools at the University of Oklahoma and the University of Central Missouri. I am an Emeritus Professor at both schools after retiring from OU in 2003 and UCM in 2011.
I am the one who got the whole TBL movement started in 1979 when I had to find a way to deal with a mandate from my senior faculty that the size of my classes would be increased from 40 to 120 students. I immediately started having more fun than I had ever had in my classes. Although I am no longer teaching, Iam still actively involved in doing TBL workshops to do what I can to extend TBL’s reach because it has made such a positive difference for me and my students.
A fascinating fact about me is that my wife and I have 9 children, 42 grand children and 4 great-grand children (so far).
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Hello, TBL colleagues @BrianODwyer @shreya !
My name is Juan Paniagua-Arroyave. I’m based in Medellin, Colombia, performing as an Associate Professor of Natural Systems and Sustainability at EAFIT University.
I teach computational geosciences, fluid mechanics, coastal geomorphology, and data analysis techniques (time series analysis, etc.) in the undergrad programs in geology and civil engineering, and the graduate programs in Earth sciences.
Most people don’t know that I had to learn quite a bit about vocational choices because, in high school, I was interested in pretty different disciplines (physics, teather-dance, theology).
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Hi TBL colleagues,
My name is Rohini and I am based in Grenada, but I am from Trinidad and Tobago. I teach Veterinary public Health at St. George’s University in Grenada. I am also very interested in TBL and Interprofessional Education and research across the health professions. A particular interest right now is on the health impacts of climate change and how we can implement this in our curriculum.
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Hi Larry!
Welcome to the community! 
The story of how you initiated the TBL movement in 1979 is fascinating, especially in response to the challenge of larger class sizes. It’s inspiring to hear that you continue to stay actively involved in TBL workshops, extending its positive impact even after your retirement from teaching.
We are looking forward to learning more from you!
Hello @jfpa It’s a pleasure to connect with you! I find it fascinating to learn about your high school interests in physics, theater-dance, and theology. It’s quite a unique combination and reflects a broad curiosity. I’m curious to know more about your journey and how these varied interests have influenced your current focus in natural systems and sustainability.
Out of curiosity, do you teach all your courses with TBL?
Hello @rroopnarine Welcome to the community! Your interest in TBL and Interprofessional Education is both timely and commendable. We conducted a workshop on the same topic. I hope you will find this article to be useful: Here’s Why TBL works for Interprofessional Education Programs
I’m intrigued by your focus on incorporating climate change impacts into the curriculum. It’s such a crucial aspect, and I’d love to hear more about your insights and approaches in addressing this within the realm of health professions.
Looking forward to learning more and exchanging ideas.
Howdy Larry,
You did a workshop at UCF in 1992. Changed my teaching forever. Thanks.
Yours,
Ronald Crowe, PhD
Texas A&M University
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Hello! My name is Rita Basuray. I teach undergrads through the college of Arts & Sciences at the university of Kentucky, (United States). I teach short hybrid courses that bridge humanities and science for any undergraduate student - who wishes to drop current courses around midterm but need credits to maintain full-time status. I think that our university is unique in offering such a student-retaining service. I’ve lovingly used TBL in different forms for over 10 years. TBL saved me during the pandemic. Recently I designed writing assignments (folded into TBL) to overcome issues of artificial intelligence usurping student’s essay-writing. I volunteer on the membership committee of TBLC https://www.teambasedlearning.org and love traveling and photography. Excited to learn more from everyone.
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Thank you, Sandy. I have definitely found InteDashboard helpful. I started using it during the pandemic and have continued to do so.
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Hi Larry. Look forward to seeing you (on zoom) next week at the APC/Sydney symposium. Thanks for being such a creative and inspirational educator!