ThinkShare

A leader creates a group and step-by-step challenges. Members of the group receive invitations to work the challenges side by side. During the challenge open time, members work asynchronously through the steps. As a group member, you enter a response to the challenge, and then you can view all of the other responses made so far. Youre free to revis... e your own response or to continue to later steps in the challenge. You get the credit for what you think, and you get to learn from and build on each others diversity of approaches to the challenge. The group comes together to discuss. Its high yield because everyone is prepared and everyone knows what each other is thinking. Now you can use your face time productively to discuss differences, combine the best of everyones individual creativity, and solve the challenge. ThinkShare also supports the progressive release structure of Case Based Instruction. ThinkShare enables thinking to flow smoothly between online and face-to-face environments. Such a hybrid learning environment works well for Case Based Instruction in med school and health professional education. ThinkShare allows everyone to work in their own time and space. The window provided on each others thinking gives everyone a voice and prepares everyone to hit the ground running in live sessions. Thinkshare is a major advance in medical student education. It allows the facilitator or teacher to assess a students thought process independent of other confounding factors such as personality. It provides the more reserved student a voice, which is often lost in the standard classroom venue. William Rappaport, M.D.Read More