Molly, Are there other sections of the course for students to take? I agree that you will be setting up for trouble. In my courses, I really lay out why I'm using a TBL model and the benefits the students will have (better learning, funner class sessions, lack of boring lectures, etc) and encourage students to drop if they want a more "traditional" approach to the course. But this only works if there are other sections that can absorb them (or if the class isn't required and they can take something else). Erica -- Erica Hunter PhD Candidate Department of Sociology University at Albany