With the 2023 TBLC Meeting just around the corner, we would like to bring attention to one of our featured workshops: Exceptions ARE the Rule: Defining Learner Types for HyFlex Design Adaptations. This session will be presented by Michelle Colarelli and Reesie Roland. We hope you enjoy this session!

Exceptions ARE the Rule: Defining Learner Types for HyFlex Design Adaptations
Presented by: Michelle Colarelli – University of Colorado at Anschutz Medical Campus
Reesie Roland – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Date & Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 1:15 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern

The pandemic has required educators to adapt their pedagogies, methodologies, and learning environments suddenly and gradually. We have learned that a ‘One Size Fits All’ approaches often yields ‘One Size Fits None’ realities. The on-going challenge is to design simultaneously for in-person, online, synchronous, and asynchronous learners to provide flexibility for all learners to participate actively.

Please note that registration will be closing on March 1. On-site registration will be available in Orlando, Florida. We hope you enjoy this and our other exciting workshops.

With the 2023 TBLC Meeting just around the corner, we would like to bring attention to one of our featured workshops: Engaging in TBL to Cultivate Inclusiveness in Academia. This session will be presented by Stefanie Carter, Daniel Griffin, and Suzan Kamel-ElSayed. We hope you enjoy this session!

Title: Engaging in TBL to Cultivate Inclusiveness in Academia
Presented by: Stefanie Carter – Nova Southeastern University
Daniel Griffin – Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
Suzan Kamel-ElSayed – Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Date & Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM Eastern

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The definition of inclusiveness widely ranges relative to the context in which it is being used. When referring to academia, it can be impactful toward initiatives including, but not limited to, restructuring of academic programs, shaping new pedagogical approaches, modifying hiring practices and revising university policies. Educators and learners carry with them their own life experiences and implicit biases that can impact their interactions, perceptions, and decision-making. Professional environments are rapidly evolving to address equitable academic practices. Inclusive and equitable practices in academia can take many forms, but there is still much to be done while striving to address the needs of learners with varying backgrounds, characteristics, abilities, and needs. Without careful consideration, initiatives can be insufficient, or worse could have unintended negative results. This workshop aims to introduce TBL that is designed to allow participants to actively engage with different exercises related to inclusiveness and to have the opportunity to learn from and share their own experiences with others.

We hope you enjoy this and our other exciting workshops.

The TBLC 2023 Annual Meeting will be held in sunny Orlando, Florida from March 11-14, 2023. New for the in-person meeting is the opportunity to take all five courses required for the Knowledge of the Fundamentals of TBL certificate program! Beginning on Saturday morning, attendees will have the opportunity to complete the program from start to finish and leave the meeting certified in facilitating TBL! 

What are the workshops included in the series?

• Fundamental Principles and Practices of TBL
• Evaluating MCQs for Readiness Assurance Tests and Application Activities
• Team Dynamics and Peer Evaluation
• Improving Facilitation Skills for a TBL Classroom
• Creating an Effective TBL Module

Key Takeaways from the Fundamentals Series

• Learn about the essentials of the TBL process
• Learn how to convert non-TBL course material into a TBL format
• Identify common errors and barriers during TBL module development and learn how to overcome them
• Improve your TBL facilitation skills by adopting the key characteristics of effective facilitators
• Develop insights into online TBL
• How to improve student teamwork for learning effectiveness and engagement
• Collaborate with a diverse group of global educators

In-person Fundamentals is back for the first time in 4 YEARS!

Taught in TBL style, these courses will show attendees effective TBL delivery in a live environment while they build upon their own professional development. If you attend this TBLC-sponsored workshop series – your certificate will be sent to you automatically! 

Can’t attend the entire meeting but want to take the Fundamentals Series workshops and earn the certificate? No problem! Registration for the meeting is not required to attend the pre-conference Fundamentals courses. For more information, and to register, click here. 

With the 2023 TBLC Meeting just around the corner, we would like to bring attention to one of our featured workshops: Strengthening the Third Leg of the Stool: Adding Metacognitive Self-Reflection to Inform Peer Feedback. This session will be presented by Cortny Williams and Laurie Schroder. We hope you enjoy this session!

Title: Strengthening the Third Leg of the Stool: Adding Metacognitive Self-Reflection to Inform Peer Feedback
Presented by: Cortny Williams – University of Western States
Laurie Schroder – East Tennessee State University
Date & Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:45 PM Eastern

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Developing the ability to give and receive constructive feedback is one of the objectives that we set for our students in team-based learning courses, and one of the outcomes that TBL is best at producing. Its three-pronged approach to accountability, with feedback structures for individual work, teamwork, and peer interaction, offers a multi-faceted opportunity for students to reflect on their performance. While we can provide forms, rubrics, guidance, and examples to students to encourage them to provide useful and constructive feedback, we often receive all “10s”, negatively biased criticism or gushing flattery that doesn’t provide usable feedback, or worse, outcomes that result in grade inflation or deflation. Students are hesitant to “judge” each other and resistant to, as they frequently complain, “being graded by their peers.” A thorough introduction helps with these issues, but there is another way to add validity and usefulness to peer feedback.

We hope you enjoy this and our other exciting workshops.

The 2023 Annual TBLC Meeting will be held in sunny Orlando, Florida from March 11-14, 2023. New for the in-person meetings is the opportunity to take all five courses required for the Knowledge of the Fundamentals of TBL certificate program! Beginning on Saturday morning, attendees will have the opportunity to complete the program from start to finish and leave the meeting certified in facilitating TBL! The third workshop in the series is Peer Evaluation and Team Development.

Peer Evaluation and Team Development
Facilitators: Richard Plunkett – The University of British Columbia
Cortny Williams – University of Western States

Peer feedback (PF) is an important component of Team-Based Learning (TBL) that is often overlooked. It is the final practical element of TBL, in which students are expected to provide feedback to their teammates about their contributions to the success of the team. Such feedback provides information to help individual students improve team performance, as well as develop interpersonal and team skills that are essential for future success. It can provide students with a deeper understanding of how their actions not only impact their own learning experience, but their peers’ learning experiences as well. While the literature supports the many advantages of PF in TBL, there aren’t many resources focused on implementing a PF system in a manner that both develops the students’ ability to provide quality feedback and tracks their continuous mastery of this skill.

Learning objectives for Evaluating Multiple Choice Questions include:

• Identify characteristics of high and low performing teams
• Compare and contrast systems and strategies for facilitating team growth
• Apply strategies to empower teams to self-manage performance through peer feedback and evaluation
• Identify common errors and barriers to successful teamwork and peer evaluation

Meet The Facilitators

Richard Plunkett
University of British Columbia
Associate Professor of Biology
TBLC Scholarship Committee Chair

Learn More about Richard

Cortny Williams
University of Western States
Associate Professor of Basic Sciences
TBLC Educational Development Committee Chair

Learn More about Cortny

For the full list of workshops and more details on the 2023 TBLC Meeting, please click here. We’ll see you in Orlando!