Wednesday 18 June (9:30am start) – Friday 20 June 2025 (12:30pm finish) at the University of Bradford, F34 Richmond Building.

Sign up for this programme if:

• You’re new to Team-Based Learning (TBL)
• You want to better engage your students to take deeper approaches to learning whilst developing their transferable skills
• You want to learn more about how to design TBL modules/units
• You’re intending to use TBL in your academic programmes or courses in 2025/26 or 2026/27
• You want to be eligible to receive the ‘Knowledge of the Fundamentals of TBL’ Certificate.

The Knowledge of the Fundamentals of TBL Certificate is awarded to those who attend the following five workshops

1. Fundamental Principles and Practices of TBL
• Describe the essential elements of TBL
• Explain clearly and concisely how and why TBL works
• Evaluate the benefits of using TBL
2. Evaluating Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for Readiness Assurance Tests (RATs) and Application Activities
• Compare and contrast MCQs for RATs, exams and applications
• Link MCQs to session learning outcomes
• Identify common errors and barriers to writing effective MCQ questions
3. Peer Evaluation and Team Development
• Identify characteristics of high and low performing teams
• Compare and contrast systems and strategies for facilitating team growth
• Apply strategies to empower teams to self-manage performance through peer feedback and evaluation
• Identify common errors and barriers to successful teamwork and peer evaluation
4. Improving Facilitation Skills for TBL
• Justify the importance of learner motivation, participation and a positive learning environment
• Compare and contrast facilitation roles and methods
• Analyse the key characteristics of effective facilitators
• Identify common errors and barriers to successful TBL facilitation
5. Creating an Effective TBL Module
• Apply backward design methodology to plan a TBL module
• Construct application exercises that adhere to the 4S framework
• Design readiness materials that motivate self-directed learning
• Convert non-TBL course material into TBL format
• Identify common errors and barriers during TBL module development

£400 for Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC) members

£500 for non-TBLC members (NB. it’s cheaper to join the TBLC and pay the member rate: to join the TBLC see: https://tinyurl.com/4vvuw5by  )

https://www.teambasedlearning.org/tblc-certifications/

·       Please note that the cost includes tea and coffee but not food or accommodation. We will provide recommendations for accommodation if you require this.

 ·       If you attend all 5 workshops then we will provide you with a University of Bradford Certificate of Attendance.  If you wish, you can submit this to the Team-Based Learning Collaborative for an official ‘Knowledge of the Fundamentals of TBL’ Certificate for a fee of US$25.

  ·      For further details please contact Professor Simon Tweddell [email protected]