MAILING LISTS

This is interesting

I read awhile go the the key to deep learning.....is actually slowing the learner down

This seems consistent with that

I will try to find the reference

Thanks for sharing

Jim

Jim Sibley

Sorry for brief message -sent from my iPad

On 2013-09-08, at 8:11 AM, "Michael Kramer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Last semester was my first using TBL. This semester I am using TBL for the
> second time but for a different course. So, a number of variables are
> changing at once, meaning any conclusions that I draw are speculative.
> 
> Last semester I printed all my applicaton exercises (AEs) on paper and
> distributed them to the students. This semester I projected the AEs on a
> screen in front of the class.
> 
> The big difference between paper and screen projections is that with the
> latter I get to control the pace. With the former, some teams would race
> ahead while other teams lagged. This meant that although reporting was
> simultaneous, the groups were often working on different problems at the
> same time.
> 
> I have always resisted using a projector in any of my classes. My classes
> are writing intensive and capped at 25 students, so I always preferred the
> spontaneity and flexibility of writing with chalk on the board. Once I
> started TBL, it became impractical to write the AEs on the board, so I just
> printed them up as handouts, clinging to my old antiprojection bias.
> 
> I am now convinced that, at least in the TBL context, Powerpoint projections
> are far superior to paper for AEs.