This session will explore the pedagogy of Team-Based Learning (TBL) including history and benefits of this method and basic principles of implementation. The presenters will share insights from courses taught using this method both in individual departments and in collaborative instruction with multiple disciplines.
About the Author
Dr. Melanie Meeker graduated from Harding University in 1995 and from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1997. She joined the Harding faculty in 2008 with a background in medical speech pathology. Her expertise is in adult neurogenic communication disorders, dysphagia, and interprofessional education and practice. She completed her Ph.D. from the University of Central Arkansas, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and University of Arkansas Medical Sciences consortium in 2012. She was presented with the Distinguished Teacher Award in 2017 and assumed the role of department Chair in 2018. Dr. Meeker utilizes TBL to teach graduate coursework in neurogenic disorders, neuroscience and in interprofessional classes.
Dr. Anita Killins is an Associate Professor at Harding University in the Physical Therapy Department. Dr. Killins has advanced clinical training and experience in the management and treatment of adults with hemiplegia, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, and women’s health. She has been a clinician for 20 years. She received her clinical doctorate at Creighton University in Omaha, NE and her PhD in physical therapy at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, AR. She received the Teacher Achievement Award in 2017. Dr. Killins' research emphasis is physical therapy education and her dissertation research focused on Team-Based Learning as an approach to Gross Anatomy Education. Team-Based Learning is an integral part of the following courses she teaches: Gross Anatomy, Neuroscience, and Adult Neurological Physical Therapy Practice courses.
This session will explore the pedagogy of Team-Based Learning (TBL) including history and benefits of this method and basic principles of implementation. The presenters will share insights from courses taught using this method both in individual departments and in collaborative instruction with multiple disciplines.
