Christine... you are not alone, so, not to despair, at least if misery benefits from company! I have had the same experience with students when the course required for their majors (I also have students in the course who are enrolled on their own choice, an elective in their majors, who more generally appreciate TBL). The explanation, I believe, is straightforward enough: For these students it is not only required, but they actually have to take personal initiative to learn something (which TBL better ensures)! Said somewhat differently, they are now required to both take the course and required (they cannot be successful in a TBL course unless they work at it) to learn the material they are not interested (at least they did not choose the course on their own) in studying!
Gary D. Lynne, Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics and
School of Natural Resources
103B Filley
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0922
Website: http://www.agecon.unl.edu/facultystaff/directory/lynne.html
Phone: 1-402-472-8281 Cell: 1-402-430-3100
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Christine Kuramoto ---06/11/2009 08:20:17 PM---Hi Everyone,
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