Fellowship in Team-Based Learning (FTBL)

Do you have difficulty engaging your learners? Are you wondering if online learning can be impactful? Are you looking to get more excited about teaching again? Do you want detailed feedback on your Team-based learning (TBL) modules?

Join us for the AMEI Fellowship in Team-Based Learning (FTBL), a comprehensive educator development programme designed to help educators develop the skills to create more engaging and impactful learning activities using Team-Based Learning ™.

By the end of the programme, you will:

Develop a draft for a TBL module with extensive support and feedback, that will be delivered in a series of interactive and engaging activities. [Series 1]
Receive extensive feedback on your TBL modules and advanced modules on facilitation and programme evaluation. [Series 2]

Programme Structure:

The programme consists of two unique developmental series:

In Series 1, you will learn the fundamentals of a good educational programme along with unique TBL techniques to enhance your learners' experiences. You will attend TBL structured modules designed to enable you to learn the best practices in developing most learning activities, how these best practices relate to developing effective TBL modules, and to build an effective faculty guide to facilitate the delivery of the module. For this series, you will attend the following modules:

Getting Learner Buy-in
Introduction to TBL
Designing Effective Objectives and Quality MCQs
Writing Powerful Applications
Creating an Effective TBL Module
Effective Facilitation
Peer Evaluation

Series 2 is an advanced course for those who have gained experience running TBL modules. This series provides a great opportunity for you to refine your existing TBL modules. It focuses on mentorship and feedback on modules, educational scholarship, programme evaluation, and advanced facilitation skills. For this series, you will attend the following five modules:

Peer Review Sessions
Advanced Facilitation
Programme Evaluation
Scholarship in Education / Research in TBL
TBLC Certification Process

Certification

Participants in the FTBL programme can look forward to receiving the following SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Education Institute certificates at the end of each Series:

Series 1: Certificate of Participation
Series 2: Certificate of Achievement

In collaboration with the Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC), participants who are registered TBLC members will receive a Fundamentals Certificate from the TBLC at the end of Series 1 at no added costs.

Additional Certifications

The TBLC also offers TBL Practitioner and TBL Trainer-Consultant certifications. To support you in attaining these certificates, a mentor will be assigned to guide you in creating a comprehensive portfolio that provides evidence of the development of your skills in delivering TBL modules or training others to develop TBL. Visit the TBLC Website for more information.

Series 1 will prepare you well for the completion of the TBL Practitioner Certification portfolio. You are welcomed to ask for advice.

In Series 2, we will discuss the requirements needed to obtain the TBL Trainer-Consultant Certification. More information will be shared at the start of each FTBL series.

Meet the Faculty


Prof Sandy Cook Senior Associate Dean, Education, Duke-NUS Medical School	Dr Sarada Bulchand Lead Associate, AMEI & Lead, Career Development Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School

Course Fees

As of March 2021, the AMEI’s FTBL course fees* have been revised for the online platform to the following:

	Course Fees	Early Bird Rate (20% off)	Scholarship Rate (50% off)
Series 1	S$ 2,000.00	S$ 1,600.00	S$ 1,000.00
Series 2	S$ 1,250.00	S$ 1,000.00	S$ 562.50

*These fees cover tuition and all course materials, and are subjected to prevailing GST rates.

Early-Bird Rate: Register for the FTBL programme before 14 February 2023 to enjoy a further 20% off the original course fees. This discount cannot be used in conjunction with the scholarship or internal rates.

Scholarship Rate: A limited number of scholarships are available strictly for applicants based in underserved countries. Each applicant will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and final decision on the award will be made by the course directors. For more information, email us at amei-info@duke-nus.edu.sg.

Registration Details

FTBL 2023 has been cancelled. To indicate interest in the programme, email us at amei-info@duke-nus.edu.sg.

Hear from our participants:

“The best aspect of the course was the interactivity with colleagues from various specialties. This broadened our perspectives on the unique challenges in adult pedagogy and gave us an opportunity to share best practices.”

Asst Prof Hamid Razak
Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital

“The FTBL programme provides participants with fruitful learning and communication opportunities. It has changed my thinking and practice of teaching.”

Assoc Prof Shen Jing
Zhejiang University, China

“It was quite a revelation to see the workshops in action; I’ve not seen students so engaged in the materials before! It would be very worthwhile for my colleagues across the various healthcare disciplines to see and learn what can be achieved with TBL.”

Dr Anderson Malcolm Ringland
Senior Lecturer, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam “With the use of Team Based Learning, my students are now more self-directed. They have become better collaborators and communicators and are able to manage their time better. They are able to retain the information better compared to the traditional tutorial system.”

Mr Sunny Ho
Lecturer, Meridian Junior College, Ministry of Education, Singapore