August 2019 GUEST Team-Based Learning Institute

Deeper Engagement and More Fun with Team-Based Learning
Guest Registration page for Vancouver Island 2019 Team-Based Learning Institute

***Currently, all guest seats for the 2019 Institute are taken. If you would like to join the waiting list (we typically get one or two withdrawals at the last minute), please fill out this form below, and we will contact you if a seat opens up.***

This page is intended to collect information in support of your request to participate in the Vancouver Island Team-Based Learning Institute, which takes place August 14-16 at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, BC.

Guest fees are $375 (CAD), which cover a two-day workshop (8:30 AM - 3:30 PM) including a light breakfast + lunch, individual consultations with veteran TBL practitioners, and a copy of Getting Started with Team-Based Learning (Sibley, Ostafichuk, Roberson and Franchini).

Facilitators: Bill Roberson and Tine Reimers of Vancouver Island University; and Jim Sibley of University of British Columbia

Overview
The Team-Based Learning Institute is an opportunity for faculty members to develop one of their courses using the Team-Based Learning (TBL) model conceived by organizational psychologist Larry K. Michaelsen.

Schedule

Before August 14: Advance Preparation through completion of a selection of readings
Wednesday, August 14: Day One of TBL Institute (Face to face), 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, August 15: Independent course development work (3-4 hours in a location of your choice--work space is available at VIU)
Friday, August 16: Day Two of Institute (Face to face), 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

See 2019 TBL Institute for details about the program.

To get started, please provide us with a little information about yourself, and about your teaching. This may take 5-10 minutes.

*Last Name (Family Name)

*First name (Given Name)

*Email address (This address will be our primary means of contact with you in the lead-up to the TBL Institute, so please use an account that you access frequently.

*Institution Name (College, university, business, or other organization)

*In which discipline do you teach (primarily)?

*Please identify the Fall 2019 course (discipline as well as specific topic) on which you plan to work in this Team-Based Learning Institute.

Please indicate any dietary restrictions we should know about in providing your light breakfast and lunch on August 14 and 16.

*Since this will be a cohort-based project structured around participant interactions that replicate a student's complete experience in a TBL environment, we ask applicants to commit to being present for both full days (8:30AM - 3:30 PM) of this TBL immersion workshop. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided both days. If you are aware of conflicts that might interfere with your full attendance over the two days, we ask that you postpone your participation to a later offering of this Institute. The Vancouver Island TBL Institute is offered typically one or more times per year. Contact the facilitators at VIU to learn about future scheduling.

	I will be able to prepare for the Institute by reading a selection of materials (3-4 hours) in advance of Day One.
	I will attend in full the workshop sessions offered on August 14 and 16 from 8:30am to 3:30pm.
	I will be able to spend time on August 15, the day between the face-to-face sessions, working on my new course design. I understand that this activity will require 3-5 hours.

Please provide us with a few insights into your teaching by responding to the following questions. The facilitators will take into account your responses in their planning of the program. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Which of the following comes closest to representing your previous experience with the use of cooperative or collaborative learning as an instructional strategy?

	I never or rarely ask students to work together either in or out of class.
	I occasionally ask students to work together in temporary, informal groupings, but do not typically assign a grade for group work
	I sometimes assign team projects and grade the team's work with a group grade.
	I place students in permanent groups; a substantial part of their grade comes from their work as a group.
	I am familiar with the Michaelsen model of TBL, and use some or all of its components in my courses.

10.

What are some innovations that you have tried in the past (e.g., something you did to increase student engagement with the material)? What was your experience with those?

11.

*Please describe in approximately 100 words or fewer your goals and expectations for participating in the TBL Institute. What changes do you want/expect/hope to see in your students as a result of redesigning your course?

After you have submitted this last response, click "Submit". You should receive confirmation on the next page that your application has been successfully submitted.