Hi Francis, "What the Best College Teachers Do" by Ken Bain is in print, Harvard University Press, 2004. This is not a "how to" book, but a long-term study of what very successful teachers do. I found it to be very inspiring. I know many have read "Team-Based Learning by Michaelsen, Knight, and Fink, Stylus Publishing, 2004, and I would highly recommend it. I would also recommend "Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses" by L. Dee Fink, Jossey-Bass, 2003. These are "how to" books and and very helpful in preparing for team-based learning and putting together well organized courses. Ken Bain and L. Dee Fink also conduct workshops. Paul King Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA On Sep 22, 2008, at 1:38 PM, Francis Jones wrote: > Hello Bill, > > Thank you for the pointer to your Bain_study.pdf. I have not yet > read it, but I will, and it looks really interesting. Is this work > in press? being prepared for publication? Internal only? > > Regarding intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation, in my geophysics > course for engineers (40-50 students) my experience is that the two > types of motivation are coupled. By providing some extrinsic > motivation for doing the work and participating (both individual > and team), the intrinsic interest in the subject seems to increase. > Also, positive feedback probably plays a role: extrinsic motivation > => better working habits & accountability => increased intrinsic > motivation => more enthusiastic instructor behaviour => increased > energy in the class => increased intrinsic motivation ... and so on. > > This is anecdotal - compared to earlier "lecture only" days, I > simply find a more enthusiastic "buzz" in the room since > incorporating some aspects of TBL (we spend roughly 50% class time > on lecturing, 50% on TBL components - iRats, gRats, team exercises > - and there is a lab). > > Of course it also helps to provide learning materials and contexts > that are coupled with the student's interests. This is perhaps > easier in a class of like-minded students (3rd / 4th year > geological engineers and geologists) than it would be in a course > taken by students with a broader range of interests. > > That's my 2 cents worth ... > Francis. > > Bill Goffe wrote: >> I understand this point very well, but I wonder if it is in some >> sense a >> good idea. Before starting TBL in one of my class classes (40 >> students in >> an undergrad economics course called "Money & Banking"). I read >> Ken Bain's >> "What the Best College Teachers Do" and was quite taken with it and >> implemented much of it in a 300-student intro economics course. He >> makes >> the point that the best instructors are able to engage their >> students in >> such a way that they're intrinsically motivated (as opposed to >> extrinsic >> motivation as described below). Some of a summary of his work and >> some >> implementation of it can be found in my paper >> http://cook.rfe.org/Bain_study.pdf . But, as you'll see, I didn't >> seem to >> get increased learning. I have yet to try run the data from Spring >> 2008. >> It seem, and this isn't so surprising, intrinsically motivating >> students >> is really hard. >> - Bill Bob said: >>> I have found that, if there is not some type of reward for >>> their work they >>> stop taking it seriously. >>> >>> I hope this helps. >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> Robert J. Philpot Jr., PhD, PA-C >>> Interim Dean of Academic Affairs >>> Chairman, Department of PA Studies >>> Director and Associate Professor >>> Physician Assistant Program >>> South University, Savannah, GA >>> >>> 912-704-5717 mobile >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> "The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they >>> themselves are no longer able to set a bad example." >>> Francois de La Rochefoucauld > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > | Francis Jones, > | Teaching & Learning Fellow & Lecturer (Geophysics) > | EOS Science Education Initiative (eos-sei), > | UBC Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI). > | UBC Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences, > | 6339 Stores Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, > | [log in to unmask] or 604-822-2138. > | http://www.eos.ubc.ca/public/people/faculty/F.Jones.html > --------------------------------------------------------------