Richard, In reference to your question "Does anyone use this teaching chemistry at any level...?" I refer you to Frank Dinan's article "An Alternative to Lecturing in the Sciences," pp. 97-104, in Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of Small Groups in College Teaching". Frank is a seasoned teacher at Canisius College in New York where he is a Professor of Organic Chemistry. He also has an extensive background in industry. Following 25 years of teaching using the lecture method he made a complete change to team-based learning adjusted for his course and population, and has never looked back. Paul King Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA Frank's Contact Information:  Frank Dinan, PhD Professor Canisius College Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry 2001 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14208 Phone: 716-888-2399 Fax: 716-888-3112 Email: [log in to unmask] Office: Horan O’Donnell 211A http://www.canisius.edu/chemistry/dinan.aspe (716) 888-2399 On Jun 9, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Richard Hake wrote: > If you reply to this long (10 kB) post please don't hit the reply > button unless you prune the copy of this post that may appear in > your reply down to a few relevant lines, otherwise the entire > already archived post may be needlessly resent to subscribers. > > Karen Hoff (2009) in a Chemed-L post titled "team-based learning" > wrote [bracketed by lines "HHHHH. . . .": > > HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH > I have just read "Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of > Small Groups in College Teaching". . . . .[ Michaelsen et al. > (2004)]. . . ., and I am intrigued. Unfortunately, I have been > teaching long enough to realize that fads come and go, so I have > some questions for you. . . . . > > 1. Does anyone use this teaching chemistry at any level (high > school or college)? I would really like to see some examples of > assignments for the Readiness Assurance Process. > > 2. Does anyone use this in high school? > > 3. Do you use this exclusively (100% of the time) or do you > incorporate > aspects of it into your lessons? > > 4. Do you think this is a fad and that eventually we will decide > it doesn't deliver as expected? > HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH >