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From Margaret Garroway’s Motivating and
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https://howardcc.instructure.com/courses/773372/
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How does Team-Based
Learning help our
students stay engaged?
The team challenge “works because it’s fun. And
when we experience pleasure our brains release a
neurotransmitter called dopamine. ‘The brain is a
dopamine junkie,’ says Dr. Judy Willis. ‘It wants
to remember things that release it.’ Active
participation is by far the best way to encourage
this.”
The Brain Gets High on
Participation
Miller, Jennifer. “Flipped Out.” Spirit Aug 2013: 76. Print
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When students aren’t actively engaged they are
more likely to tune out.
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That’s the problem with lecture-based teaching.
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Watching a lecture in person or on video are
both passive activities to the brain.
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Need to compel students to make decisions
through out the lesson
The Brain Gets High on
Participation
Miller, Jennifer. “Flipped Out.” Spirit Aug 2013: 76. Print
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For the dopamine reward system to work, feedback
needs to be immediate.
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In video games, players know right away if they
succeeded in beating a level.
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It takes a few days for students to receive feedback
on homework.
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Achievable challenge is important. Video games
encourage you to play until you succeed.
Brains are not patient –
need immediate feedback
Miller, Jennifer. “Flipped Out.” Spirit Aug 2013: 76. Print
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Students are required to do a reading, watch
video, or an activity before coming to class.
(Works well for Flipped Classroom)
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Students are given an individual quiz at beginning
of class.
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Students move into assigned groups to answer
same questions (get immediate feedback) and
more difficult applications of the material.
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Team-based Learning – Group Work that works
(video)
http://www.utexas.edu/academic/ctl/largeclasses/#tb
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More about Team-Based
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https://howardcc.instructure.com/courses/755361
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