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Team-Based Learning An Alternative to Lecturing in Small and Large Classes: CPH Successful Experience

Dalia A. Hamdy, R.Ph. (ACP), MSc., PhDAssistant ProfessorCollege of Pharmacy

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Team-Based Learning: Outline

• Greetings and introducing attendees• Introduction of TBL principles• Practicing IRAT and RAT• Leading a discussion on TBL strengths and

weaknesses• Sharing CPH TBL experience• Possible QU applications

Dr. Dalia Hamdy (3rd OFID Days, 02/2012)

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Team-Based Learning: Introduction


• Introduced by Larry Michaelsen 1970’s(Business school-University of Oklahoma)

• First Book Published 2004, Launching of TBL website

•TBLC has an annual meeting, Faculty members share experiences. ( March 2012-Florida)

• Nowadays, TBL is widely used in U.S. and other countries

http://www.teambasedlearning.org/

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• Change class room experience from


Acquiring Course content and concepts

Lecture-Based format

Applying Course content and concepts

Team format

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What is TBL?

http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ctl/largeclasses/#tbl


http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ctl/largeclasses/

http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ctl/largeclasses/

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Team-Based Learning: Practicing

• Grouping Attendees -n=5/table-Homogenous/Heterogeneous

• Distributing TBL materials

• Answering the following questions: (UBC)– Alone (IRAT) – With group (RAT)

• Design a TBL course of 40 students (small class setting)


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• TBL Logistics:– Group Assignment

– Map of lecture room

– Assigning teams to seats

– Hand grading vs. computer grading

– Less lecturing and more pre-class preparation


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Team-Based Learning: Strengths/Weaknesses


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Team-Based Learning: CPH Experience

• Implemented Fall 2011

• Pharmaceutics IV (PHAR410)- 2 Credit hours- 3 Blocks- 20 students

• Hybrid TBL - 3 TBL QUIZES (15%)- Midterm exam- Cumulative final exam


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Student’s Prospective

• Expectations and concerns

• Practicing

• How to improve?


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1. I received a good introduction to Team-Based Learning (TBL) concepts and expectations.

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2. TBL sessions ran efficiently as per our expectations.

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3. All fixed group members contributed equally in the discussions and answers.

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4. Overall, TBL contributed to the enhancement of my skills and knowledge.

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5. I found the degree of difficulty of TBL quizzes adequate considering they were based on group work and open book basis.

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6. Considering everything, I would rate TBL highly.

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7. I recommend adopting the TBL quizzes again in PHAR 410 next year.

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Team-Based Learning: QU Applications

• How can you adopt TBL within any of your existing courses?

• Will you?!


20Dr. Dalia Hamdy (3rd OFID Days, 02/2012)

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