TBLC Workshop Abstracts Reminder

Dear Colleagues,

The deadline for workshop abstracts is drawing close. As a reminder, workshops are being accepted in three tracks - Fundamentals, Innovations & Applications, and Scholarship & Research.

Proposals are to be emailed to danielle@tblcadmin.org by September 30, 2015. 

Workshops will be accepted within one of three tracks:

• Fundamentals Track
• Innovations & Applications track
• Scholarship & Research Track

Fundamentals Track:

Learners will acquire knowledge and skills for implementation of effective TBL. Target audience: educators with less than 3 years experience using TBL or educators who want to become more effective in practicing the essentials of TBL.

Innovations and Applications Track:

Learners will acquire knowledge and skills for using TBL in specific educational settings or in a specific academic discipline. Creative innovations that remain consistent with TBL principles are encouraged.

Target audience: educators who are currently using TBL and who desire to improve their practice by interacting with those in similar educational roles, disciplines, or settings.

Scholarship and Research Track:

Learners will acquire knowledge and skills to critically evaluate the educational process and outcomes of TBL. Workshops emphasizing either qualitative or quantitative research methods are preferred.

Target audience: educators who want to study the TBL process and communicate findings in a scholarly manner, e.g. peer-reviewed publications.

For which of the following tracks is your workshop intended?

Requirements to be included in workshop proposal

1. Title of workshop
2. Organizer and co-leaders: for each person who will facilitate the workshop, submit name, degree, institution, email, phone, and qualifications for leading the workshop. Designate one person to communicate with the program committee. Please note that only registered participants will be listed within the final Conference Program. 
3. Purpose and rationale of the workshop (Workshops proposed for fundamentals track ONLY: Submit learners’ evaluations of a previous workshop you have done on this topic.)
4. Specific learning objectives of the workshop (behavioral)
5. Intended audience
6. Format: the method that leaders will use during the workshop; include description of how essential elements of TBL will be incorporated.
7. Detailed schedule of workshop activities, with each segment in minutes, including breaks (assume total duration of 120 minutes).
8. Advance assignments for participants (optional)
9. Products and materials: what each participant will receive and keep
10. Assessment: provide the instrument learners will use to evaluate the workshop
11. Audio-visual requirements: provide a list. NOTE:  This will be confirmed by the Admin Planning Team as to availability.
12. Number of participants: provide the maximum number you will accept

Note: The entire proposal must less than be 2 pages (12-point Arial font, single-spaced) and in MS Word. All other document types will be returned.

Thank you,
TBLC Admin Team

TBLC Regional Workshop Reminder

Hello Colleagues,

As a reminder, TBLC will be holding a regional workshop in Seattle, Washington on October 10, 2015. The hotel block will be closed on September 18. If you plan on attending, please reserve your hotel room before this date!

This all day session will offer 2 workshops:

TBL 101

This is the single best introduction to TBL. It is 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.

Creating an Effective TBL Module

This workshop is for educators who have completed the introductory workshop on Team-Based Learning™ - TBL 101. The entire workshop is conducted in a TBL format and there is an advance assignment.

Faculty Instructors:

Michele Clark
Chris Burns

Click here for more details

Thank you,
TBLC Admin Team

TBLC Call for Research Roundup Reminder

Hello colleagues,

One section in the fall newsletter will be called "Research Roundup" and will consist of articles about TBL written in the last 2 years by members of the TBLC community. We are asking you to send us any article(s) utilizing TBL in which you have been an author. Please send the citation (authors, year, title, journal, volume, and pages) and a one to three sentence long explanation of the project. This is a wonderful opportunity to disseminate your article to others who are interested in learning about what you are doing with TBL, as well as publicize your findings to those are outside of your field of expertise!

As a reminder, the deadline for the Research Roundup is September 18, 2015. Please email your submissions to support@tblcadmin.org with the subject heading "Research Roundup".

Our second section in the newsletter will be called "Interest in Collaboration." If you are interested in collaborating with others, please send us your name, email address, the topic you are interested in collaborating with others on, a draft research question if you have one (not critical), your discipline, the design (qualitative or quantitative), and who you would like to collaborate with (e.g. another discipline, someone with expertise in a specific design) and any other information you feel is pertinent. 

The deadline for the Interest in Collaboration will also be September 18, 2015. If you are interested, please send all requested information to support@tblcadmin.org with the subject heading "Interest in Collaboration".

Thank you,

TBLC Admin Team

TBLC Call for Research Grant Applications

PURPOSE

The TBLC supports and encourages research and scholarship in team-based learning.  To help its members participate in opportunities that provide educational scholarship, the TBLC will provide funding to initiate new educational research or evaluation proposals in 2016-2017.  Project budgets of $2,000-$5,000 may be requested, with single institution projects to be awarded at low end, and collaborative multi-institution projects at the high end.  Two to four awards are anticipated, depending on the quantity and quality of proposed projects.  The TBLC seeks to promote collaborative projects across institutions, and seeks to stimulate the development of a community of educational scholars. Project proposals must be consistent with published criteria for educational scholarship and provide additional opportunities for others to build upon this work.

ELIGIBILITY

TBLC members from all TBLC member institutions are eligible to submit a proposal. Applicants may submit only one proposal.

TIMELINE

Application Deadline: December 1, 2015

Announcement of Awards: March 4, 2016 (at the Annual TBLC Meeting in Albuquerque, NM)

Upon completion of the project the Principal Investigator will be expected to present the project results at an annual meeting of the TBLC.  All publications, presentations and/or products resulting from this project must acknowledge the TBLC as a sponsor of the work.

BUDGET

Allowed Expenses: 

• Administrative, technical, or statistical support to carry out project 
• Research supplies & expenses (e.g., survey instruments, duplication, mailings)
• Communication between participants (e.g., web/phone conference) 
• Travel required to conduct the study

Not Allowed:

• Faculty salaries and benefits
• Travel to attend the TBLC meeting to present project results
• Indirect costs (Facilities & Administration)

QUESTIONS

All inquires and communications should be addressed to the TBLC Scholarship Committee Chair at support@tblcadmin.org.

TBL Research Grants ~ Submission Instructions

Applications must be submitted electronically as a single PDF document by 5:00 pm Eastern time on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 to support@tblcadmin.org.

Cover page must include:
a. Name of applicant(s) and affiliated TBLC school(s)
b. Project title
c. Contact information for project leader (mailing address, telephone, fax, e-mail)
d. Institutional grant/development officer to whom payment will be made (name, title, address, phone, fax and e-mail).

Proposal narrative must be typed with 12 point font, 1 inch margins, and should not exceed 5 single spaced typed pages including all text, tables, and figures.  Include the following subheadings:
a. Statement of the Problem
b. Review of Pertinent Literature
c. Methodology
d. Anticipated Outcomes (e.g., educational impact, learning outcomes)
e. Plan for Dissemination of Project Outcomes (regionally, nationally, and/or internationally). This should include a statement of your intent to present your work at the annual TBLC meeting within 2 years of the award start date.
f. Project Timeline (not to exceed 12 months).  Start date should be no later than September 1, 2016.
g. Budget, including itemized costs
h. Budget justification

Additional information (not included in the 5 page limit):
a. Biographical sketches of key personnel (required, max 2 pages each).  Please include relevant education, training & experience, skills and/or list durable educational materials/publications that demonstrate knowledge/skill relevant to the proposed study; list any other education grant support.
b. Literature Cited (required, max 1 page).
c. Optional letters of support from any key participants or institutional support personnel, stating their commitment to the project.

If the proposed research will involve human subjects, a letter of approval from the host Institutional Review Board stating that the project is approved or that approval was not necessary will be required prior to funding of an approved proposal.

PROGRESS AND FINAL REPORTS

The project director will be required to submit two progress reports.  An interim report will be due 6 months after the project start date, indicating progress to date, obstacles and solutions, preliminary results, etc.  A final report will be due within 60 days of project completion, including a final progress report of findings and dissemination activities, copies of materials developed, and final budget report.

Connect with the TBLC Admin Team

The TBLC Admin team has grown. To better support your membership needs it may be helpful to know our members and what they do for TBLC.

Julie K. Hewett, CMP
Association Manager

Julie has been supporting TBLC for over 7 years in many different ways. Currently, she is responsible for Board and Committee support and conference management. Julie will continue to oversee the rest of the management team to support the overall needs of the Association.

Danielle Inscoe-Lively
Account Manager, Membership Support, Communications Manager

Danielle’s role with TBLC will be as the first point of member contact whether by phone or email. She will be helping to manage the day-to-day operations of the Collaborative and will be available to answer questions regarding memberships and upcoming Association activities. Danielle also manages the social media aspect of TBLC. She helps create posts to get the word out about what goes on within the organization.

Leah Mattox
Financial Manager

Leah is currently responsible for payment processing for TBLC. She handles all follow-up associated with membership dues collection, conference registrations, and any other fee processing that may be needed.

Kyle Hewett
IT Manager, Conference Logistics

Kyle will be providing TBLC with his technical expertise in server and website maintenance. He will be working behind the scenes with the Website Committee to evaluate the current website as well as work to improve the services it provides.

Ashleigh Adkins
Graphic Designer

Ashleigh creates graphics for the association while also handling any of the marketing needs that may arise.

Adam Zeigler
Website Manager

Adam ensures the website for TBLC is always up to date while also helping get new content posted as it becomes available.

How to Connect with the Team:

TBLC
c/o JulNet Solutions, LLC
1404 1/2 Adams Avenue
Huntington, WV 25704

Phone: 304 720 3299
Fax: 304 523 9701

Email:
Julie Hewett: julie@tblcadmin.org
Danielle Inscoe-Lively: danielle@tblcadmin.org
Leah Mattox: leah@tblcadmin.org
Kyle Hewett: khewett@tblcadmin.org
Ashleigh Adkins: ashleigh@tblcadmin.org
Adam Zeigler: adam@tblcadmin.org

When in doubt? support@tblcadmin.org

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