Getting Started

To help you get started, here are some helpful papers and other useful materials (charts, diagrams, tables, and forms).

• Introduction to Team-Based Learning (pdf) A very short overview of the important aspect of Team-Based Learning. Can be useful for using in workshops introducing TBL to your colleagues.
• Getting Started with Team-Based Learning (pdf). This essay lays out the key principles that govern the effective use of team-based learning, and then describes how this teaching strategy works by going through the process from beginning to end.
• Classroom logistics for the Readiness Assurance Process. An overview of the important steps in using the Readiness Assurance Process in your classroom.
• Creating Effective Assignments for Teams (pdf). The single biggest problem that teachers have when they try to use team-based learning is creating effective assignments. This essay describes what needs to be done and gives several examples of effective assignments for teams.
• Calculating Peer Evaluation Scores (pdf). When using TBL, it is essential to include peer evaluations as part of the course grading system. This document describes two methods for calculating peer evaluation scores.
• Collection of Materials. This link contains a collection of charts, diagrams, and tables that teachers may find useful in a variety of situations.