Panel Discussion:

How to get started with Team-based Learning with Larry Michaelsen and Jim Sibley

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If you missed our virtual panel discussion on How to get started with Team-based Learning (TBL) with Larry Michaelsen and Jim Sibley, you can watch it on demand now!

About the panel discussion

Dr. Larry Michaelsen revolutionized teaching in the 1970s when he created the TBL methodology. Facing a class size of over 150 students, traditional lectures wouldn't have cut it. With TBL, Dr. Michaelsen drove student learning outcomes and kept them engaged. Today, TBL is a popular pedagogical choice among higher education institutions worldwide, but many educators struggle with getting started or gaining buy-in for their TBL courses.

During the discussion, Larry Michaelsen and Jim Sibley shared their successes, failures, and experiences in implementing TBL. They also covered the following topics:

  • Why did they choose TBL as their preferred pedagogy?
  • What obstacles did they have to overcome while transitioning to TBL?
  • How has TBL impacted student learning outcomes?
  • What steps can educators take to get started with TBL and create a constructivist learning environment for their students?

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About the panelists

Dr. Larry K. Michaelsen

Larry K. Michaelsen (Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from The University of Michigan) is the creator of Team-based Learning teaching methodology. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Oklahoma, a Carnegie Scholar, a Fulbright Senior Scholar and, former Editor of the Journal of Management Education. He is active in faculty and staff development activities and has conducted workshops on teaching effectively with small groups in a wide variety of university and, corporate settings. Dr. Michaelsen has also received numerous college, university and national awards for his outstanding teaching and for his pioneering work in two areas. 

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Jim Sibley

Jim Sibley is the Director of the Centre for Instructional Support at the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada. As a faculty developer, he has led a 20-year implementation of Team-Based Learning in Engineering at UBC, focusing on large classroom facilitation. Jim has 40 years of experience in faculty development, support, and training at UBC. Jim has written two books Getting Started with Team-Based Learning published by Stylus, and a Guide to Teaching for New Faculty at UBC published at Lulu. He is an international TBL consultant, having worked at schools in Australia, Canada, Korea, Lebanon, Pakistan, Uruguay, Kenya, and the United States. He hosts a Team-Based-Learning website -  learntbl.ca. He has run and administered the free TBL listserv for many years. The Listserv serves almost 1000 TBL teachers from around the world.

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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
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!
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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.”