Nice I had a faculty member coming running over the other day as I waited outside a building for a meeting He had to tell about how much fun he was having in his TBL class.....he is in his second semester of using TBL to teach bio-process engineering Small things...but nice Thanks for sharing michael -- Jim Sibley Director Centre for Instructional Support Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia 2208-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Fax 604.822.7006 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca e-Portfolio: http://ipeer.apsc.ubc.ca/wiki/index.php/Jim_Sibley_Portfolio ________________________________________________ © Copyright 2010, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the message. > From: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:22:47 -0500 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Sometimes it's the small things > > Gang, > > As the term comes screeching to a close, I thought it might be nice to share > an out-of-the-blue e-mail I just got from a first-time TBL user: > > "Dear Michael, > I loved the team evaluations. Students were very tactful and funny. It doesn't > get any better when a student tells another student that they need to come to > class more often!" > > I know, it's nothing earth-shattering for those of us in the TBL world, but > amidst all the grind and groan of the usual resistance, sometimes the quiet > but cheerful energy of the newly-converted can put a little spring back into > one's step. > > :-) > > -M > > > Michael Sweet, Ph.D. > Faculty Development Specialist > Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) > University of Texas Austin > MAI 2206 * (512) 232-1775 > > "Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible." - Todd > Witaker