Fellowship in Team Based Learning (TBL)

The Medical Education, Research and Evaluation (MERE) unit from the Office of Education now offers a Fellowship in TBL program.

The Fellowship in Team-Based Learning (TBL) aims to provide educators with the fundamental understanding of TBL concepts and course designs. This aims to provide necessary tools and skills to develop TBL modules and evaluate the success of such curricular changes. At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Apply fundamentals of TBL to create a TBL module
2. Design and implement peer evaluation
3. Deliver basic TBL workshops
4. Practice effective facilitation skills

Who Should Apply

Medical educators, prospective faculty or professionals from any discipline who plan to incorporate TBL teaching methodology into their curriculum.

Program Structure

The fellowship consists of 3 developmental series. The first series provides the basic introduction and core skills for developing, implementing and evaluating TBL modules. The second series provides advanced workshops and mentoring in improving the modules, facilitation and evaluation. The third and final series is further mentorship and shared experiences with other fellows in the program. With each series, there will be structured review (called TBL Works in Progress- TWIPs) and debrief sessions designed to engage the participants in discussions.

To obtain a certificate, the participants are expected to attend and meet the requirements of each workshop in all series. In addition, participants are expected submit module reports between series, complete an evaluation project related to their TBL module development and submit a poster for presentation, sharing outcomes and lessons learnt.

Curriculum Overview

Workshop Dates

Membership

Through enrolment for the fellowship in TBL program, participants gain membership to the Duke-NUS Research Community where they will be able to participate and engage with other members in the Singapore Medical Education Research Forum (SMERF).

The SMERF is a regular forum for exchange of scholarly ideas and activities in medical education. A wide range of presenters, from Duke-NUS and other institutions, share insights and explore the academic side of teaching. The goal of this forum is to provide a supportive environment for discussing and receiving feedback on education projects.

We welcome educators across the research spectrum:  from generating a project idea to fine-tuning an ongoing project. Examples of activities appropriate for SMERF include but are not limited to: presenting new project ideas in order to look for collaborators or get advice on moving forward; presenting a draft project protocol with the goal of asking specific questions on research design or methods; or, practicing a presentation or poster talk to get feedback for an upcoming conference.

Registration

For registration, please send us the completed registration form and your most recent CV.  Placements are on first-come-first-serve basis.

Registration closes 8 April 2012.

For queries, please contact us at:
Email: faculty.development@duke-nus.edu.sg
Attention to: Ms. Lata Jaybalen