Teaching cultural competence through teambased learning (TBL)

Abstract

Lori Graham, Courtney West

Teaching Cultural Competence through Team-Based Learning describes strategies and instructional methods for effective teaching using more than one modality. While the focus was on teaching cultural competence, developing a workshop that allowed for the incorporation of a hot topic and a specific active teaching method, gave way to a myriad of opportunities. Participants were able to identify background knowledge and awareness of cultural competence, while training in and learning about a modified TBL and the lesson cycle. This permitted for the design and construction of a demonstration which included implementing specific teaching methods while delivering cultural competence content. This faculty development experience was created to determine if this combined format of integrating teaching modality instruction and simultaneously covering specific material was effective. Our questions were: Would participants learn successfully in this manner, and if so, would they be willing to try it themselves? Some of the faculty members who expressed interest at the conclusion of the workshop decided to incorporate some of these strategies. The positive feedback about the workshop provided motivation to share this best practice with others. Beginning with the hook we utilized, the design is described and the process is elaborated on in such a way that others could likely create a similar workshop for the similar purposes.