Christine and others, That is "Woohoo!" news (or as we say in Oklahoma: "Hot Digitee"! ;-)). Another idea on future TBL conferences: Maybe we should consider holding one in Japan!! Dee At 09:26 PM 7/28/2008, Christine Kuramoto wrote: >Hello All, > >I just returned from the 40th annual Japan Society of Medical >Educators. The good news is that there was a forum on TBL and I found >out that a Japanese Edition of "Team-Based Learning for Health >Professions Education" is almost finished being translated into >Japanese. Woohooo! > >Dr. Levine's visit to Japan in the spring had a huge impact on the >people who took her workshop! > >I think you can look forward to an influx of Japanese educators at >future TBL conferences! :-) > >Cheers, >Christine > >-- >******* >Christine Kuramoto, Assistant Professor: Medical English >Kyushu University, Department of Medical Education >Faculty of Medical Sciences >3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan >Phone: (+81)92-642-6186 Fax: (+81)92-642-6188 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * L. Dee Fink Phone: 405-364-6464 234 Foreman Ave Email: [log in to unmask] Norman, OK 73069 FAX: 405-364-6464 Website: www.finkconsulting.info **National Project Director, Teaching & Curriculum Assessment Project **Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services **Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences (Jossey-Bass, 2003) **Former President of the POD Network [Professional and Organizational Development] in Higher Education (2004-2005)