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What is Team Based Learning

Team based learning (TBL)

Team based learning (TBL) is a learning strategy , where students are placed into small learning teams (usually about 5-7 members). The structure of TBL includes

1. Preparatory phase: lectures, practical classes, self-study of the recommended literature, etc.

2. Activities „in the class“, that include several steps shown in the scheme below.

TBL is an obligatory part of the physiology teaching. In each semester, 2 modules of  TBL are included into the schedule.

AT HOME

 

IN THE CLASSROOM

(120 min)

Reading assignment, self-study

 

Intro

IRAT – Indivi-dual Readiness Assurance Test

 

15 min

 

TRAT - Team Readiness

Assurance Test

 

30 – 50 min

 

Mini Lecture (optional)

 

10 min

 

Clinical Application of the Knowledge 

 

 

30 – 50 min

Topic of the TBL is published 7-10 days prior to TBL

 

Multiple choice test (3-7 questions) is completed on individual basis (written)

 

 

The same multiple choice test is completed by teams. Answers are presented (by using cards).  Teams explain and discuss their answers.

 

 

To clarify confusion shown by the tests.

 

A clinical problem  on the topic is presented. Three to five mulitiple choice questions are answered.  Teams explain and discuss their answers. 

 

TBL gives you the opportunity

-  to study the topics and to assess our individual knowledge,

-  to deepen the understanding of the main concepts in physiology within a team discussion,

-  to train application of theoretical knowledge into clinical context, 

- to train clinical reasoning.

 

It has been shown that TBL sessions improve the study performance of students.

 

TBL - respiratory physiology 

Who - where - when?

Dear students,

on 8.11.2024 and 11.11.2024, TBL will take place in the time scheduled for Physiology lectures. Hereby, we would like to invite you to the TBL. Please read the following instructions.

Schedule of TBL

Date

Groups

Rooms

8.11.2024

8-18

Small auditory, Sasinkova 4

      9:30 – 11:20

 

Large auditory, Sasinkova 4

 

(1-7Individual study)

11.11.2024

1-7

Ladziansky auditory, Sasinkova 2

       16:30 – 18:20

 

 

 

(8-18 Individual study)

 

 - TBL is obligatory, it includes control of the presence.

- Find your TBL team number – you will work in the same team in all TBL sessions during this school - year.

- Change of the team/time is possible only in special cases. Please contact your group teacher and send your request to katarina.babinskafmed.uniba.sk

- Please come on time. Join your team. The team numbers will be located on a visible place on the desks.

- Please come prepared, study the topic in advance.

 

 

Find your TBL team number

- You will work in TBL teams other than your study groups.

- Click on the links below to find your TBL team number 

TBL Teams 1A-15A (study groups 1-7) Ladziansky auditory 11.11.2024

TBL Teams 1B-15B (study groups 8-18) Large auditory 8.11.2024

TBL Teams 16B-25B (study groups 8-18)  Small auditory 8.11.2024  

Topics to study, clinical problem to discuss

Respiratory physiology, with the focus on

-      Mechanism of inspiration and expiration in rest and in increased ventilation.

-      Function of the respiratory muscles

-      Relaxation position of the chest, non-relaxation positions

-      Intrapleural and intrapulmonary pressure – its oscillations during the brathing cycle, their values.

-      Structure of the tracheobronchial tree, smooth muscle in the wall of the tracheobronchial tree and its regulation

-      Dead space - definition, classification, function.

-      Air flow in the respiratory passageways

-      Lung volumes and capacities – their values and physiological variations.

-      Spirometry – indicators FEV, FEV1, FEV3, PEF, FVC

-      Lung ventilation, alveolar ventilation and their changes in related to changes of the tidal volume and frequency of breathing,

-      Function of the ciliary epithelium in the respiratory passageways

-      Concentration of  O2 and CO2 in the atmosphere/alveolar/expired air,  partial pressured of gases

-      Transport of O2 in blood – individual forms and values, oxygen carrying capacity of blood.

-      Transport of CO2 in blood – its forms, their %, hypercapnia, hypocapnia

 

Clinical problem to be discussed

Understanding of the theoretical principles of the respiratory physiology will be trained on a case of patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Recommended study resources

Respiratory physiology.

In: Ostatníková et al.: Basics of Physiology

and in other physiology textbooks (Berne and Levy, Costanzo, etx.)

Lectures on the respiratory physiology (MS Teams)

   

Basic information about COPD is available on the website:

Diagnosis

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320168#takeaway

Treatment

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd/treatment/

 

 

How can you benefit from TBL?

TBL gives the opportunity

- to study the topics and to assess the individual knowledge,

- to deepen the understanding of the main concepts in physiology within a team discussion,

- to train application of theoretical knowledge into clinical context,

- to train to clinical reasoning,

- it has been shown that TBL sessions improve the study performance of students.