Using Blackboard to support teambased learning delivery and

Using Blackboard to support teambased learning: delivery and rollout Moira Sarsfield, Imperial College London

Using Blackboard to support team-based learning (TBL): delivery and rollout • What is TBL? • How can technology help to deliver TBL? • What technology is suitable for you & your students? • How can a TBL package be built and redeployed in Blackboard?

Team-based Learning (TBL) • A structured teaching strategy, involving pre-study by students, quizzing to assess understanding, and peer-to-peer learning via team and class discussion • Larry Michaelsen - University of Oklahoma Business School • Dean Parmelee - promoted use in Medical Schools 3

Elements of TBL t. APP debate i. RAT Pre-study • Reading a paper, watching a video or a lecture 4 t. RAT review Pre-study i. RAT • Individual MCQs on pre-study material • Marks count for grade • No feedback, no mark until later t. RAT • • RAT review • Lecturer reviews questions which caused problems for teams Appeals Team answers same MCQs as i. RAT – one entry per team Immediate feedback on answer Ability to answer again if incorrect Marks count for grade Peer review

Elements of TBL Pre-study t. APP debate 5 i. RAT t. RAT review t. APP debate Appeals Peer review • Team work together to answers questions, apply knowledge from RATs • One entry per team; marks count for grade • All members of team must be ready to justify the team answer • Teams giving different answers called upon to justify their selection • Debate between teams on which answer is correct • Correct answer provided after debate Appeals • Teams can appeal, e. g. if they disagree with the correct answer • If successful the score for that team is adjusted Peer review • Team members assess the contribution of peers, giving a mark and comments; marks count for grade

Student 6 Studious But Shy Team Player Lazy Learner i. RAT t. APP 27 18 12 22. 5 20 20 20 Peer Review 3 10 8 Total 72. 5 70. 5 62. 5

Technology and TBL Teaching focus • Large class data management – recording student responses • Quick turnaround of results to feed into whole class discussion Learning technology focus • Using tools that students are familiar with • Making the session “reusable” 7

Technology and TBL Pre-study 8 • Deliver pre-study materials to students in a structured way • Blackboard Items in a Content Folder

Technology and TBL Pre-study 9

Technology and TBL i. RAT • • Deliver MCQs Apply a time limit Easy marking Reporting of results for each student • Blackboard Test – Adaptive Release by date/time, time limit, autosubmission, password, added time for students eligible for extra time in exams • Hard copy of questions to record answers 10

Technology and TBL • • Deliver MCQs Apply a time limit Easy marking Reporting of results for each student • Blackboard Test – Adaptive Release by date/time, time limit, autosubmission, password, added time for students eligible for extra time in exams • Hard copy of questions to record answers 11

Technology and TBL t. RAT 12 • Deliver same (i. RAT) MCQs • Allow one entry per team • Instant feedback • Retry for reduced mark • Correct answer revealed • Easy marking • Reporting of results for each team

Technology and TBL t. RAT 13 • Deliver same (i. RAT) • Groups preloaded into Bb course and MCQs into Grade Centre • Allow one entry per • Group Set Sign-up Sheet for scribes team • Smart View of Grade Centre shows scribes and t. RAT scores only • Instant feedback • Retry for reduced mark • Correct answer revealed • Easy marking • Reporting of results for each team

Technology and TBL t. RAT 14 • Deliver same (i. RAT) • Adaptive Release of t. RAT quizzes to MCQs scribes only with password • Allow one entry per • No time limit to allow discussion team • One quiz for each attempt of each question – two attempts allowed • Instant feedback • Retry for reduced mark • Correct answer revealed • Easy marking • Reporting of results for each team

Technology and TBL t. RAT 15 • Deliver same (i. RAT) • Calculated column in Grade Centre MCQs shows sum of all t. RAT scores (scribes) • Allow one entry per • Hard copy of questions to record team answers • Correct answer document manually • Instant feedback released • Retry for reduced mark • Correct answer revealed • Easy marking • Reporting of results for each team

• • • 16 Deliver MCQs Instant feedback Retry for reduced mark Correct answer revealed Easy marking Reporting of results for each team

Technology and TBL RAT review • Rapid reporting of questions which caused problems • Download Grades (current view) and paste into pre-prepared Excel spreadsheet, which highlights poorly answered questions • Copy Attempt Statistics for difficult questions into spreadsheet to show which answers were chosen • Calculate average and range of i. RAT and t. RAT test scores 17

Technology and TBL RAT review 18

Technology and TBL t. APP 19 • Deliver questions • Gather answers simultaneously • Apply a time limit • Blackboard Test – Adaptive Release to scribes only, by date/time, time limit, auto-submission, password • Hard copy of questions to record answers

Technology and TBL APP debate • Rapid reporting of answers given by each team • Download Results of t. APP quiz and paste into pre-prepared Excel spreadsheet, to show which team gave which answer • Select teams to speak on each answer 20

Technology and TBL APP debate 21

Technology and TBL Appeals 22 • Gather appeals – one • Excel spreadsheet to be downloaded form per team – by a set and completed by scribe (up to 3 deadline appeals, each <500 words) • Optionally restrict • Adaptive Release to scribes only, with number/length of date/time restriction appeals • Submit to Turnitin Assignment Dropbox in Blackboard with timed deadline

Technology and TBL Peer review 23 • Gather marks and comments from each student on their team members by a set deadline • Optionally restrict how marks can be awarded • Process for anonymous reporting of marks and comments to peers • Excel spreadsheet to be downloaded and completed by each student • Adaptive Release – date/time • Submit to Turnitin Assignment Dropbox in Blackboard with timed deadline • Data processed and individual emails sent to students including marks and peer review comments

Technology and TBL Peer review 24

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Elements of TBL with Technology Pre-study • Blackboard i. RAT • Blackboard test t. RAT • Multiple Bb tests RAT review • Bb and Excel t. APP • Blackboard test(s) APP debate • Bb and Excel Appeals Peer review 26 • Bb/TII and Excel • Bb/TII, Excel, Perl, Outlook

Elements of TBL with Technology Pre-study • Blackboard i. RAT • Blackboard test t. RAT • Multiple Bb tests RAT review • Bb and Excel t. APP • Blackboard test(s) APP debate • Bb and Excel Appeals Peer review 27 • Bb/TII and Excel • Bb/TII, Excel, Perl, Outlook

Redeploying TBL in Blackboard • Make a template course including generic versions of all elements of the TBL session 28

Redeploying TBL in Blackboard • Make a template course including generic versions of all elements of the TBL session 29

Redeploying TBL in Blackboard • Make a template course including generic versions of all elements of the TBL session 30

Redeploying TBL in Blackboard In template course, roll-over dates and times • Course Tools > Date Management 31

Redeploying TBL in Blackboard Export from template course: • Packages and Utilities > Export/Archive Course Import into new course: • Packages and Utilities > Import Package/View Logs 32

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Redeploying TBL in Blackboard New course contains the complete structure of the TBL session: • RAT/APP quizzes, with generic questions ready to revise • Adaptive release on all elements, including logic, dates/times, etc • Dropboxes with correct dates • All columns and smart views in the Grade Centre • Documentation for staff to reuse 34

Using Blackboard to support team-based learning (TBL): delivery and rollout • What is TBL? • How can technology help to deliver TBL? • What technology is suitable for you & your students? • How can a TBL package be built and redeployed in Blackboard? Any Questions? m. sarsfield@imperial. ac. uk @msars 35