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by Anne E. Mullins*
Team-Based Learning (TBL) has been used around the world in a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, nursing, business, sciences, math, education, and accounting.[1] TBL is a collaborative learning method that follows a sequence of individual work, followed by teamwork, followed by feedback.[2] The key components of TBL are (1) strategically formed, permanent teams, (2) the readiness assurance process, (3) team exercises, and (4) accountability.[3] This Article briefly reviews each of these components and describes how to implement them in a first-year legal writing course. Then, the Article will report on the triumphs and challenges of the TBL model in my own class. Others who are interested in transitioning to TBL should be able to use this Article as a starting place in their transition.
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