The Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC) is a group of educators
dedicated to supporting faculty from a variety of
disciplines who wish to implement team-based learning. Our recent conferences have included educators
from a range of backgrounds, including medical education, other health-related
disciplines, graduate and undergraduate education and from K-12 education. We have benefited from everyone’s
experience and wisdom as we strive to share teaching resources and promote the
dissemination, evaluation and scholarship of team-based learning.
We invite you to the 10th Annual Conference on Team-Based
Learning in Higher Education. The Annual Meeting presentations take the form of plenary
presentations, workshops, oral presentations, and posters. This year’s
meeting will be March 3-4, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
You are invited to submit proposal abstracts on any topics relevant to team-based
learning. We are asking for three different types of abstracts for three of our
tracks. These include the following:
- Fundamentals track – for novices to TBL to help
them learn the essential skills to get a TBL program started at their own
institution. An example might include a workshop on facilitation techniques, or
“How to Write Good Readiness Assurance Tests”
- Innovations track – for those who are experienced
with TBL to provide information about experiences with particular types of
courses or learners or new or innovative techniques. An example might include a
poster titled “A TBL Science Course for 9th Graders” or a workshop titled
“How to start a Web-Based TBL Course.”
- Research/Scholarship
track – for those interested in presenting methods related to educational
research or research studies about TBL. An example might be a workshop entitled
“Getting a research program starting in your TBL course” or it could be an oral
presentation in which you present research that you have done such as
“Evidence of standardized test performance gains in Pharmacy students following
implementation of a TBL curriculum”.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for Oral Presentations and
Workshops is September 15, 2010. Abstracts for Poster presentations will be due
December 15, 2010. Below are brief
summaries of the different types of abstracts. Each area has a hot link to an example
of an abstract appropriate for the area.
1)
Oral presentations – this would be for 10-15
minute presentations of innovative projects or research. TBLC_Sample_oral_abstract.pdf
2)
Poster presentations – Sample Poster Abstract
3)
Workshops are 90 minutes or two hours and should
be interactive – TBLC_Sample_workshop.pdf
Please note: "Workshops" are semi-structured learning sessions
designed to facilitate interaction and collective learning. Unlike the lecture
format, the interaction and discussion with the participants is expected to be
extremely lively, and preferably in the TBL format. They will be given to
smaller audiences and must demonstrate evidence of interactivity.
We are looking forward to your submissions and hope to
see you in Las Vegas in 2011!
Sincerely,
Michele C Clark
Michele Clark RN PhD, Program Chair, TBLC 2011
University of Nevada Las Vegas