"Five years ago, after 25 years of teaching, I adopted Team-Based Learning. The impact on student learning and my pleasure in teaching was profound. My course gained such a positive reputation that it grew from 25 students to 400--with TBL equally effective at this level of enrollment--and I recently was recognized with the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. This book includes all the wisdom, inspiration and practical advice needed to implement TBL in the classroom." -- Jane Connor, professor of Psychology, SUNY Binghamton

Preface. Part I. The Key Ideas of Team-Based Learning. 1, Beyond Small Groups -- Harnessing the Extraordinary Power of Learning Teams 2, Getting Started with Team-Based Learning 3, Creating Effective Assignments -- A Key Component of Team-Based Learning 4, Group Process Research -- Implications for Learning Groups. Part II. The Voices of Experience. 5, An Alternative to Lecturing in the Sciences 6, Using Case Studies in Science -- and Still "Covering the Content" 7, Working with Nontraditional and Underprepared Students in Health Education 8, A Dramatic Turnaround in a Classroom of Deaf Students 9, Overcoming Initial Mistakes When Using Small Groups 10, Creating Group Assignments that Teach Multiple Concepts in Interdisciplinary Course Content 11, Team-Based Learning in Large Classes 12, Using Team-Based Learning in a Very Traditional Cultural, and Institutional Context 13, Team-Based Learning in International Situations 14, Team-Based Learning in a Course Combining In-Class and Online Interaction Part III. Major Lessons about Team-Based Learning. 15, Team-Based Learning -- A Strategy for Transforming the Quality of Teaching and Learning. Appendices. A, Frequently Asked Questions about Team-Based Learning B, Calculating Peer Evaluation Scores C, Setting Grade Weights -- A Team-Building Exercise D, Miscellaneous Materials Related to Team-Based Learning E, Speeding up Team Development with Immediate Feedback. Bibliography. Index. About the Editors and Contributors.