calendar August 2, 2023, 7:00PM EDT

Oversize Load - Using Cognitive Load Theory to Curate the Readiness Process

This interactive workshop is designed to provide educators with a better understanding of the different types of cognitive load and how to modify the readiness process to optimize cognitive load.

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About this event

The design of the readiness process (i.e., pre-class learning objectives, materials, and instructions) is a critical yet highly variable phase within team-based learning. In health professions education, the readiness process often involves "complex learning" (i.e., the integration of numerous interacting elements such as anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, etc.). Creating a readiness process for complex learning tasks requires a delicate balance between time constraints, the volume of information to be covered, and the mental workload (i.e., cognitive load) imposed on learners.

In this interactive team-based learning workshop we will focus on practical ways to curate the readiness process through the lens of cognitive load theory. Attendees will learn about the basic tenets of cognitive load theory, how it can inform the design of pre-class materials, and practical ways to exchange unnecessary cognitive load with productive cognitive load. Attendees are invited to participate in the small and large group discussions.

Who this is for

  • Deans, educators, instructional designers, and others who want to learn about how to improve the readiness process of team-based learning.*

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this online workshop, participants should be able to:
  • Describe the three types of cognitive load (intrinsic, extraneous, and germane).
  • Explain how cognitive overload influences learning.
  • Compare and contrast methods to replace unproductive cognitive load with productive cognitive load.
  • Recommend modifications to the readiness process to optimize cognitive load.
  • Experience the TBL approach on InteDashboard from a student's perspective

*The session will have a health professions focus and is geared towards health science educators; however, the principles discussed are relevant across multiple disciplines.

Online Events Details

Chicago

Chicago

calendar-1 Jul 18, 6:00PM CDT
New York

New York

calendar Jul 18, 7:00PM EDT
Singapore

Singapore

calendar-3 Jul 19, 7:00AM SGT
Sydney

Sydney

calendar-2 Jul 18, 9:00AM AEST

About the facilitator

Dr. Zachary Noel

Dr. Zachary Noel is a passionate educator and evidence-based education enthusiast. He obtained his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and completed his post-graduate residency training at UK Healthcare in Lexington, KY. He is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and is currently a student in the Health Professions Education PhD program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. His research interests are focused on the intersection of team-based learning, motivational theory, and cognitive load theory.

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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

Testimonials

Dr. Julie M Estis
Dr. Julie M Estis Associate Professor, Speech Therapy University of South Alabama
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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!
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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.”
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.”