Summary

Prepare students for team-based learning activities with readiness assurance tests in Blackboard

Details

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What is Team Based Learning?

The pedagogical tool Team Based Learning enables instructors to perform the individual Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT) and team Readiness Assurance Test (tRAT) modules to prepare students for a team-based learning activity.

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Why is Team Based Learning useful for learning?

The Readiness Assurance Process (RAP) of Team-Based Learning (TBL) is critical in improving students’ knowledge uptake, test scores and self-directed learning. With the rise of remote education, instructors struggle to maintain students’ engagement and reduce free-riding in the RAP stage. This is where the FeedbackFruits Team Based Learning tool comes in. The tool helps instructors optimize the implementation of team-based learning.

How does the Team Based Learning tool work?

With Team Based Learning, instructors can test students' knowledge individually and as a group before a team-based learning activity. This is done in two steps which are individual Readiness Assurance Test (iRAT) and team Readiness Assurance Test (tRAT) that consist of several quiz questions.

Important pedagogical features

• Group-based answering
• Scratch-off questions
• Deadline control
• Question analytics
• Results summary

Hear from your colleagues

"The TBL tool can help instructors untap the full potential of the TBL methodology. It can also be used outside the TBL cycle. At the end of the day, it’s a tool that allows students to complete multiple-choice choices in groups and to receive interactive feedback on their choices. This is a great way of fostering discussion and peer-to-peer learning." - Fernando Pastor Merchante (Assistant Professor from IE Business School)

"I am using FeedbackFruits as I needed a platform that allows students to work together in a very easy way." - Peter Linde (Teacher from University of Utrecht)

Integration

All FeedbackFruits tools including Team Based Learning can be fully integrated with Blackboard 9.1, Blackboard Learn, and Blackboard Learn Ultra.

With the integration, you can:

• use FeedbackFruits with your Blackboard login only
• sync your Blackboard groups directly
• automatically send grades to the Blackboard grade book
• sync assignment deadlines with the Blackboard calendar

Security, Privacy and Accessibility

‍This service is offered with regular high standards to comply with Accessibility, Data privacy/security and FERPA regulations. All communication between the end user and our servers is encrypted using TLS with AES-256. All stored personal data is not accessible for third parties. Back-ups are made daily and are saved using AES-256 encryption. All data is secured according to the strict General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) as set by the European Union. We are also compliant with the internationally recognized accessibility standard WCAG. We cover versions WCAG 1 to WCAG 2.1, on Level A as well as Level AA.

A bit of background…

The Team Based Learning tool is a result of a collaboration between partners from the Edtech Dotank, comprised of over 40 leading universities, such as MIT, TUDelft and HULT International Business School. All partners are united in their aim and dedication to accelerate the implementation of active, blended and online learning. The Dotank is facilitated by FeedbackFruits, as is the process of creating and distributing evidence-based learning activities and the digital means to support them.

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