Prof. George Hoffmann redesigned his HONORS 241 course for teaching in a team-based classroom.

Prof. George Hoffmann
Romance Languages and Literatures Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA

Summary

Prof. George Hoffmann recently began teaching a new course in the latest team-based learning space, 1060 Biological Sciences Building (BSB). New to teaching a course with a large enrollment as well as to the enhanced room format, Professor Hoffmann collaborated with a team of support professionals as he designed and implemented the course, HONORS 241: What Westworld Teaches us about Being Human. Explore the resources below to learn more about how he designed this writing-intensive course for a team-based learning space.

Interview Clips by Topic

Why TBL? Social Learning (4 minutes)

Introducing students to TBL (3 minutes)

Team role assignments (6 minutes)

Peer review of teammates (2 minutes)

Crowdsourcing quiz questions (3 minutes 30 seconds)

Role of Metacognition (3 minutes)

Collaborative Writing: Slow Reading and Writing (3 minutes)

Group assignments and writing collaboratively (2 minutes 30 seconds)

Team portfolios (5 minutes)

Social annotation tool: Perusall (2 minutes 30 seconds)

Canvas groups (3 minutes)

Teams versus Groups (2 minutes)

Example activity: Create illustration (around 30 seconds)

Example activity: Mini-lecture with tablet, screen annotations (1 minute)

Example activity: Team discussions (around 45 seconds)

Example activity: Team quizzes with scratch cards (1 minute 30 seconds)

Relationship between lecture and section (3 minutes 30 seconds)

Name tags for interacting with students (2 minutes)

Screencasts for writing assignments (2 minutes 30 seconds)

Preparing GSIs (2 minutes)

The Large Course Initiative (CRLT) (7 minutes)

Community of support (3 minutes)

Panelists (from left to right):

Phill Cameron, Instructional Learning Consultant Intermediate, Language Resource Center (LRC), College of LSA
Carla Stellrecht, Instructional Learning Consultant Senior, Technology Services, College of LSA
George Hoffmann, Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, College of LSA
Deborah Meizlish, Managing Director for Educational Development and Assessment Services, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT)

Course Details

This course detail information summarizes the basic elements of Prof. Hoffmann’s course — information about his teaching style and use of the classroom space, Canvas features that supported student learning goals, additional media and technology resources he utilizes, and the support partners with whom he collaborated.

Related Materials

HONORS 241 Course Details
LSA/CRLT Large Course Initiative Information
Example: Slide with description of social learning
Group Formation Tools
- CATME
- Three Things to Know about Tandem
Example: Syllabus
Mastery: Metacognition, “Mastery: Metacognition.” CRLT, http://www.crlt.umich.edu/olws/5/mastery2.
Example: Slide with Writing Master List
Example: Instructions for Team Portfolio
Example: Slide introducing Perusall
Example: Canvas Group Site
Example: Table Discussions In-class Activity
Example: Sample IF-AT Scratch off Card
More Information on IF-AT Scratch Cards
Wireless Presentation Information