The 2018 Annual TBLC Meeting will be taking place from March 1 through March 3, 2018. Thursday, March 1 is a pre-conference workshop day, and we would like to highlight some of the sessions for you.

TBL 101
Presented by Annetta Dolowitz, Sarah Lerchenfeldt, and Elizabeth Oldland

This is the single best introduction to TBL, conducted in a TBL format. Participants must prepare ahead, take an iRAT, and engage actively with their assigned team members. The structure, process, and essential characteristics of an effective TBL module are emphasized.

By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain the key components of a successful TBL module.
• Outline how they would construct a TBL module from a set of objectives.
• Describe how they might convert a course/lecture they already teach into a TBL module.
• Illustrate how to transform a small group into a productive learning team.

Creating an Effective TBL Module
Presented by Lorrie Comeford and Michelle Farland

This workshop is for instructors who have completed an introductory workshop Team-Based Learning, or who have experience with using TBL in the classroom. Team-Based Learning modules can sink or swim based on the way the components of the module fit together, therefore a TBL module requires careful planning and alignment of the learning objectives, readiness assurance process, and team application exercises. This workshop will emphasize backward design for writing effective TBL modules. The workshop will address each aspect of a TBL module: high quality learning objectives; pre-class preparation and the readiness assurance process; and the 4-S principles for designing team applications. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be prepared to design their own TBL module.

By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define the elements of a good “higher order” learning objective.
• Identify common flaws in poorly written multiple choice questions.
• Identify how to use the 4-S’s in the design of team application exercises in different formats (e.g. multiple choice questions, gallery walk).
• Use backward design to align team application questions to the readiness assurance process, the advance preparation assignment, and learning objectives.

Please note that TBL 101 and Creating an Effective Module have an additional fee of $85 each.

This year, we will also be offering a “Research Development Day” option during the pre-conference day to be presented by members of the TBLC Research and Scholarship Committees. This track of workshops will include information on scholarship and research, mini workshops on “Turning Teaching into Educational Scholarship” and “From Research Idea to Research Question,” as well as information on improving research proposals and help putting together research collaboration groups.

Registration is set to open soon, so be sure to keep an eye on your email! We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!