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A very interesting essay was circulated recently on "Tomorrow's
Professor".  It is a presentation by Annie Murphy Paul on how we can help
ourselves and others, especially our students, increase our/their
intelligence, i.e., learn better and faster.
    The link for this is:
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/posting.php .  In the
upper left corner, search for: *1273*.  This is the number of the essay on
this topic.

Two of her eight ways of increasing intelligence relate to TBL.
     No. 3 is "*Expertise*".  Basically this means intelligence about
something doesn't work in a vacuum; you have to *know* something to be
effective at *using *it and *learning *more.  TBL's sequence of ensuring
that students acquire some knowledge first (the Readiness Assurance
Process) before they attempt to use it, seems in alignment with this
principle.
     No. 8 is "*Relationships*".  She argues, on the basis of research,
that "a feeling of belonging is critical to the full expression of
students' ability and intelligence".  In TBL, students come to feel they
belong to a team (as well, perhaps, as to the whole class).  If Annie Paul
is right (and I believe she is), this would explain a lot about why
students in TBL learn so well.

A
n outstanding essay about what we can do to help students learn better in
general, as well as offering explanations about why TBL is so effective.

My Best,  Dee Fink

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**Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)
**Author of: *Creating Significant Learning Experiences* (2003, Jossey-Bass)
**Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services