#NACTA25 Workshop Spotlight 1

A Framework for Building Effective Teams and Creating Effective Activities for Team-Based Learning (TBL)

The 2025 NACTA Annual Conference will feature 11 unique and engaging workshops throughout the conference. One of these workshops is A Framework for Building Effective Teams and Creating Effective Activities for Team-Based Learning (TBL). This course will be given on Thursday, June 5, 2025, and will be led by Steven Archambault, Solina Lindahl, Neal MacDougall, and Lucy McGowan.

A Framework for Building Effective Teams and Creating Effective Activities for Team-Based Learning (TBL)

Presenters:
Steven Archambault - California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Solina Lindahl - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Neal MacDougall - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Lucy McGowan - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Date and Time: Thursday, June 5, 2025, 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM MDT

The successful implementation of team-based learning (TBL) is influenced by the nature of how teams are structured as well as by the nature of the activities that are undertaken by teams. Specifically, well-structured teams involved in the creation of their own understanding of course material using well-structured activities learn better and retain more. Successful TBL requires a team structure that allows students to effectively participate in the social construction of learning AND a set of activities which promotes that social construction process. Teams operate within a specific framework and process of interaction in order to achieve the class learning objectives; activities are organized to make explicit use of the team structure and provide a clear path through which teams can effectively and meaningfully create their personal knowledge under the instructor’s facilitation.

For more information, and to register for the NACTA 2025 Annual Conference, please visit www.NACTAconference.org.