Team-based learning: from theory to practice

Abstract

Those faculty who want to use Team-based learning in their classes need to understand the basic principles behind this educational strategy and the required steps that should be followed to achieve an effective implementation. The aim of this article is offer a comprehensive view on TBL’s potential as an educational tool, including the expected outcome of students’ meaningful learning and developmental teamwork. The four principles and a step-by-step process to design and deliver a TBL will be described in details, if one wants to use it for a whole discipline or only for isolated insertions within a course. At the end, it will be expected that the reader understand the main strengthens and weaknesses and could able to do an informed decision making about incorporating TBL or not in their teaching practices.