calendar September 27, 2023 9:00AM EDT

Designing Effective and Engaging Application Exercises for Team-based Learning

Find out how you can create interesting application exercises that support intended learning outcomes for team-based learning.

Designing Effective and Engaging Application Exercises for TBL Designing Effective and Engaging Application Exercises for TBL

About this event

 

In health professions education, it is critical that learners practice applying and integrating knowledge to solve complex problems. To achieve this, many educators utilize Team-based Learning (TBL), an effective instructional strategy that actively engages learners in their own learning. A key component of TBL is the 4S application exercise, which requires learners to apply key concepts to complex, authentic problems. For 4S application exercises to be effective, they must pose a significant and specific problem. While multiple-choice questions (MCQs) can present complex problems that require higher-order thinking, many educators rely, almost exclusively, on MCQs as the basis for their application exercises. Alternatively, when guided by intended learning outcomes, educators can create TBL application exercises that challenge learners to apply their knowledge in new and interesting ways. In this introductory session, participants will use backward design and a menu of application exercises specifically suited for TBL to design engaging and effective application exercises. By applying the principles of backward design, participants will identify the intended learning outcomes for their content, connect the new and prior knowledge the learners must integrate, and create exercises that support meaningful learning beyond the MCQ.

The workshop will use a team-based learning (TBL) format where attendees will participate in facilitated small and large-group discussions.

Who this is for

  • New TBL facilitators who want to design application exercises that pose complex problems in novel and interesting ways
  • Experienced TBL facilitators who want to grow their portfolio of effective and challenging application exercises

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this online workshop, participants should be able to:

  • Characterize TBL application exercises according to their 4S attributes and benefits.
  • Align application exercises with intended learning outcomes through backward design.
  • Design problem-based application exercises that require complex analysis and concrete action.
  • Assemble a diverse portfolio of application exercises that support higher-order thinking.

Online Events Details

Chicago

Chicago

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New York

New York

calendar Sep 27, 9:00AM EDT
London

London

calendar-2 Sep 27, 2:00PM BST
Singapore

Singapore

calendar-3 Sep 27, 9:00PM SGT

About the facilitators

Amanda Chase, Ph.D.

Dr. Chase in an Associate Professor of Medical Education and a skilled facilitator on health professions education. Specializing in innovative teaching methods, she co-directs a Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Renal Block, delivering TBL session through InteDashboard. She actively contributes to peer mentorship as Chair of the Educational Scholarship Committee in the International Association of Medical Science Educators.

 

 

 

 

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Amber Heck, Ph.D.

Dr. Heck is a biomedical science educator and curriculum design expert in health professions education. She pioneers engaging learning experiences, drawing from neuroscience, cognitive theories, and evidence-based teaching practices. Dr. Heck’s accolades include the 2020 IAMSE Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Innovation. She collaborates with health professions education community and contributes to scholarship, faculty development, and peer mentorship, internationally.

 

 

 

 

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What our workshop participants say

What our workshop participants say

I work in the administration with tasks like adapting the syllabus to the teaching and assessment so it is very valuable to understand how TBL works in real life to be able to transform it to a legal language.

Carolina Carneck

Karolinska Institute, Administrative Officer

Being on the learner side, exploring how learners would utilize the platform were the most valuable aspect of the workshop.

Shikara Poblete

University of Santo Tomas, Faculty - Civil Engineering

Learning from the students' perspective is the most valuable aspect of these TBL-styled workshops.

Holly Turula

Western Michigan University, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Science

This was valuable to me as a refresher since I have not tried to run an online TBL since spring 2020. It was also valuable to network with people from other institutions and hear how they are using TBL in their curriculum.

Rachel Hopkins

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Associate Professor, Medicine

We have been doing TBL for a number of years and I think these workshops gave us a better idea of what we are doing right, what we are doing wrong, as well as just raising our game in general. Also, we put together our TBL sessions in an ad hoc manner, but having tutors that have done hundreds of these sessions discuss the reasoning behind the way they do things gave me a lot to think about. We formally focused on the mechanics of running TBL rather than just trying to "put together a case". It just feels more structured and focused now than it did before the workshop.

Ronald Mackenzie, PhD

Texas McGovern Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Research

Very well organized workshop, covered many questions about how online TBL works, emphasized issues/problems in moving online

Kevin Krane

Tulane University, Vice Deam Professor, Academic Affairs Medicine

I enjoyed the workshop thoroughly - getting to experience online TBL as a participant, getting helpful tips on facilitation, getting to ask questions about things I had wondered about. Learning that facilitating can work better if you address particular teams was transformative.

Tessa Milman

University of Southern California, Assistant Professor, Clinical Occupational Therapy

Getting to work closely with experts in all different fields, getting the opportunity to hear from persons from all different backgrounds and expertise. The variety fo guest facilitators were also great.

Stephanie Date

Ross University, Instructor Medical Foundations

It was straightforward, and it led me to believe that I can easily do TBL in online modality.

Martha Mansah

Griffith University, Lecturer, Nursing

The idea that TBL can be done online finds me in awe since we have been doing it in-person and online TBL is much easier from a students' perspective!

Michael Busa

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Director, Center for Human Health & Performance

All aspects of the workshop were valuable. I learned things ouside of the curriculum; appreciation of others viewpoints, to keep an open mind to different techniques, to let others voice their views and speak.

Ian Murray

Texas A&M University, Instructional Associate Professor, Physiology

While I was already familiar with TBL, this workshop really helped me visualize how to move it online. It was very helpful to see how it was moderated. I gained a great deal from the discussions with the others. It was good to review the core principles.

Neal Carter

Brigham Young University - Idaho, Professor, Political Science

I loved the workshop - all of it! Probably most valuable was experiencing first hand how it all works together in the online environment. Besides that, learning about constructing MCQs and how to construct an effective TBL module were most useful.

Fiona Denney

Brunel University London Brunel Business School, Professor, Business Education

Great example of the introduction and how to prep participants on what was going to happen and how and when. Very helpful to see the breakout sessions along with the full group interaction. Also a nice demonstration of how to handle incoming comments and questions from the participants.

Kristin Gosselink

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Associate Professor, Physiology & Pathology

I value that I was able to come away visualizing how I could implement TBL in an online environment.

Dana Wanzer

University of Wisconsin-Stout, Assistant Professor, Psychology

Team-Based Learning Fundamentals Series turned out to be a great learning experience for me. The series illustrated how the prework and participation in the process leads to greater understanding and retention. I've had some experience with TBL in the past, however, learning from these experts with years of experience brought my understanding, and hopefully skills, to another level altogether.

Miriam Feuerman, PhD

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Associate Professor

I wanted to thank the InteDashboard team for hosting such a wonderful workshop series. Communication was timely and accurate, all the learning outcomes and my personal expectations were met, organization was superb, and I learned a lot! I will definitely recomment InteDashboard and any workshops you host to my colleagues. Plus, I hope to convince my administration to adopt InteDashboard to facilitate our TBL activities.

Adam Kolatorowicz, PhD

DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at LMU-Knoxville, Associate Professor, Anatomy

I enjoyed the online workshop series experience very much and feel I did get a good start on understanding some of the basics of TBL. I am not on the cutting edge of using technology and learning via online methods so it was a bit out of my comfort zone as I tried to manage the technology, listening and participating, and summarizing. Having said that, I think it is a tribute to the quality of the program that made the experience enjoyable and a meaningful learning opportunity. I am appreciative of the entire team, including the facilitators, that were a part of this program. Your follow-up and the technology support was evident and consistently well handled. Also, I did like working with the same team members throughout the program and also found it helpful to hear from the other program participants whose previous TBL experiences contributed to the discussions.

Margaret L. Wilkinson, PhD, MA

Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Associate Dean Assistant Professor, Pre-Clinical Education Department of Family Medicine

The most valuable takeaway from the workshop was going through an online TBL itself, very practical tips and advices.

Dr. Zhe Han

National University of Singapore, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy

Getting to experience TBL for myself throughout the workshops, and hearing about the experiences of so many others who have tried it in different areas was an insightful experience.

Nicolette Richardson

York University, Associate Professor, KINE Anatomy

It was valuable to be able to experience myself how TBL online can work and to see some of the problems we can anticipate when implementing it.

Christa Wood

University of Wollongong, Lecturer, Management

Testimonials

Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
It was a great expirience!
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“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”
It was a great expirience!
Star Fill Star Fill Star Fill Star 6 Star 6
“Outstanding tool for face-to-face, web-blended and fully online TBL courses! We’ve been using InteDashboard across several TBL classes at the University of South Alabama and are consistently impressed with the tool as well as the exceptional support from the team. We look forward to increasing utilization of InteDashboard through our campus-wide project.”