One other thought (should have included earlier) -- you might ask your students if they'd rather be driving (i) with other drivers who only attended lectures on driving or (ii) those who actually practiced driving under a watchful eye and careful feedback. - Bill Duane said: > I just received end of semester student evaluations for fall 2010 > semester. Some students did not "buy into" the TBL theory of teaching. > > I did my best to explain the justification for using TBL during the first > week of class. > > > > More specifically, I used > > 1.) the process described in the attached document > > First-Day Questions for the Learner-Centered Classroom > > by Gary A. Smith (National Teaching and Learning Forum, Sept. 2008) > > > > and > > > > > > 2.) the video from U. of Texas > ([1]http://magenta.cit.utexas.edu/largeclasses/#tbl) . > > > > Still, some students think they should be lectured to every class and, > also, think they are being short- changed by a professor that uses TBL. > > I have interacted with Larry Michaelsen over the years and have watched > the videos at > > [2]http://tblc.camp9.org/TBLVideos > > Please advise me of things besides the above that will make students > better "buy into" the TBL process. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Duane Stock > > Professor of Finance > > University of Oklahoma > > > > > > > > > > Duane R. Stock, Price Investments Professor > > 205A Adams Hall > > Price College of Business > > University of Oklahoma > > Norman, OK 73019 > > > > work email: [3][log in to unmask] > > home email: [4][log in to unmask] > > > > work fax: 405.325.7688 > > > > work phone: 405.325.5690 > > > > home phone: 405.364.5347 > > > > cell phone: 405.808.9344 > > > > home address: 4112 Harrogate Drive > > Norman, OK 73072 > > > > > > > > References > > Visible links > 1. http://magenta.cit.utexas.edu/largeclasses/%23tbl > 2. http://tblc.camp9.org/TBLVideos > 3. mailto:[log in to unmask] > 4. mailto:[log in to unmask] -- Bill Goffe Department of Economics SUNY Oswego, 416 Mahar Hall Oswego, NY 13126 315-312-3444(v), 315-312-5444(f) [log in to unmask] http://cook.rfe.org