1. Team Based Learning
A Pedagogic Framework for Bringing Active Learning Into Your Classroom
Jason Babcock

2. Quiz1 (to be answered on your own)
What course was this week’s reading/audio researching?
What demographic group was the research examining?
In 2-3 Sentences, summarize the findings from research on Scott Freeman’s Course

3. Quiz1_1 (to be answered in teams)
What course was this week’s reading/audio researching?
What demographic group was the research examining?
In 2-3 Sentences, summarize the findings from research on Scott Freeman’s Course
How does the research from this weeks reading support more active learning styles in ways that other research (or professional development seminars) haven’t?
Be prepared to share two unique qualities of the research
How does the research from the reading fail to address concerns about “alternative” or “student centered” pedagogies?
What are the weirdest teaching assignments team members have had?

4. A personal introduction
A former high school science & math teacher
Currently run the Math WCC
Current UW doctoral student looking at Curriculum & Instruction
Interested in clinical preparation of teachers and parallels in clinical preparation of medical practitioners
Managed to connect with Dr. Craig Scott of UWMC’s MEBI program
Observed and studied TBL implementation in medical schools
Participated in a presentation to physician educators on TBL implementation of TBL in Medical Schools

5. Today’s Presentation Team Based Learning Philosophical Justifications
Psychological Foundation
Curricular Implications
Today’s Presentation

6. Philosophical Justification
Moral/Ethical
We should not attribute high failure rates to student abilities when alternative pedagogies have been able to overcome problematic learning on the part of students

7. Philosophical Justification
Moral/Ethical
We have an obligation to teach all students
We have an obligation to utilize the best pedagogies available
We know that traditional lecture based pedagogies are not successful in teaching students from populations underrepresented in colleges and STEM subjects

8. Philosophical Justification
Moral/Ethical
Structured and Active Learning has been shown to improve all student achievement and to positively impact disadvantaged students

9. Philosophical Justification
Self-Preservation
Students are able to obtain an education from a variety of sources…we need to be the better option
Colleges like Harvard and MIT are providing free coursework online
Websites like Khan Academy are providing free instruction, practice, and assessment services to anyone.
Online courses offer flexible timing, constantly refined interfaces, and qualified teachers
Students coming to us are increasingly comfortable interacting and learning in online environments
Why Would People Pick A Community College Out Of All Of The Available Options?

10. Philosophical Justification
With better pedagogies, we can be the best option for those looking to get an education

12. Quiz 2 (to be answered in groups)
What are some driving factors that account for continued dominance of traditional pedagogies?

13. Today’s Presentation Team Based Learning Philosophical Justifications
Psychological Foundation
Curricular Implications
Today’s Presentation

14. Psychological Foundations
Students actively construct their own understanding in a social context and do not passively absorb information transmitted to them
Students need opportunities to construct understanding through discourse with others

15. Psychological Foundations
We know that students from different cultures interact with instruction in different ways
Students from diverse cultural backgrounds need opportunities to interact with others to construct understanding of disciplinary and academic norms

16. Psychological Foundations
Increased prevalence of Active learning before and After Community College means…students will expect to interact
Workplace demands are increasingly requiring employees to have cognitive skills necessary for critical problem solving and collaborative teamwork

17. Today’s Presentation Team Based Learning Philosophical Justifications
Psychological
Foundation
Curricular Implications
Today’s Presentation

18. What’s it look like???

19. Curricular Implications
What does TBL look like?
No strict rules for TBL adoption
Readings assigned prior to class
Individual quiz at the start of class followed by a team based quiz on the same material
Grading of each quiz is at the discretion of the teacher
Lecture or learning activity follows the quizzes

20. Setting up TBL Frameworks
See pg 8 from

21. Curricular Implications
Challenges to date
Students didn’t know how to “talk math”, instructor needs to model and facilitate team discussions
How hard should questions be?
Do you grade for effort or mastery prior to instruction?
Short periods leave less time for lecture
Reluctance by students accustomed to lectures/notes
Successes to date
Robust student discourse around core disciplinary concepts
Communities of learners developing amongst peers
Most students come to class having looked at material for that day
Subject “experts” are beginning to identify with the discipline

22. Curricular Implications
Questions for future implementation
Can we integrate “clickers” into TBL Quizzes to facilitate rapid assessments of student thinking and common misunderstandings?
Can we standardize Quizzes to facilitate inter-class comparisons?
How can we better scaffold student discourse within discipline so they understand disciplinary norms and expectations for argumentation?

23. For discussion
To what degree does the nature of our assessments drive the nature of instruction?
How do we balance the need for students to have both:
Experience practicing characteristic activities of a discipline (argumentation, analysis)
basic vocabulary and process knowledge
How do classroom technologies afford & constrain teacher or student centered pedagogical approaches?