We have put together exciting product updates and upcoming events for you. Keep reading to learn more!
Product Updates
Resetting student responses during or after the activity: Teachers with full course access can now reset student and team answers in IRAT, TRAT, Application case, and Peer Evaluation activities, either during or after the activity. Clearing the answers will mark timed-out students/teams and require the teacher to reopen the test. Please note that this feature resets all responses, so students/teams will need to redo the activity. The test reopens only for timed-out students/teams.
Section name for the activity dashboard: The name of the section can now be seen on the top left of the activity dashboard.
Upcoming Events
1. Designing Effective and Engaging Application Exercises for Team-based Learning
Date: March 8, 9am - 11am EST
Join Dr. Amanda Chase, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Thread Director of Interprofessional Collaboration, and Dr. Amber Heck, biomedical science educator, in this workshop to find out how you can apply the principles of backward design to create novel and interesting application exercises that support intended learning outcomes for team-based learning.
2. InteDashboard Customer Cocktail Hour and Dinner
Date: March 13, 6.30pm EST onwards
We are thrilled to announce our attendance at the TBLC 2023 Annual Meeting in Orlando, United States from March 11-14. We would like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to meet with you in person. We are hosting the InteDashboard Customer Cocktail Hour and Dinner on Monday, March 13, from 6.30pm onwards. The venue for this event will be confirmed at a later date.
Please RSVP to confirm your presence so that we can make the necessary arrangements and ensure a successful gathering.
3. InteDashboard Customer Demo: University of New South Wales
Date: March 21, 7pm - 8pm EDT
March 22, 7am - 8pm SGT
Join us for an informative session with Dr. Stuart Clark, a geophysicist from the University of New South Wales, Australia, where he will demonstrate how he uses InteDashboard to teach undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Join TBL Consultants Dr. Liz Winter and Dr. Karla Kubitz for an hour-long discussion on why peer evaluation is an integral part of TBL and how you can implement it effectively in your class.
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a framework that many educators use to promote higher-order thinking skills among students. Learn more about Bloom's Taxonomy in our latest blog post.
Srishti World School: From Scratch Cards to InteDashboard
Srishti World School in Visakhapatnam, India is leading the way in innovative teaching practices. Recently, the school introduced team quizzes with immediate feedback using IF-AT scratch cards by CognaLearn, which involved approximately 200 students and five teachers. The students were thrilled with the immediate feedback process and remained highly engaged during classes. This success has inspired the school to incorporate team-based learning (TBL) elements in their classes, using scratch cards and InteDashboard. To achieve this goal, the faculty team is working with CognaLearn/InteDashboard team to find ways of introducing TBL to K-12 students.
We want to congratulate Prakash Reddy, TBL champion in India, for his perseverance in driving this initiative forward. With Srishti World School at the forefront of TBL teaching practices, we look forward to seeing more K-12 institutions adopting this approach to create engaging and dynamic learning environments for students.
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