Certainly good news and elevates 'us' onto the stage.  One question I  
would pose is the
degree to which Peer-Instruction is tied to both individual and group  
accountability - something
that is vitally integral to TBL.  Dean

Dean Parmelee, M.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio
http://www.med.wright.edu/aa/parmelee.html



On Apr 4, 2011, at 11:21 AM, Sweet, Michael S wrote:

> Friends,
>
> This week I will be meeting with Eric Mazur’s group at Harvard to  
> talk about TBL and its relationship to Peer-Instruction, which is  
> what he uses and is famous for.
>
> For those of you unfamiliar with Mazur’s work, he has been a ground- 
> breaking leader in Physics education at Harvard for 15+ years.   
> Getting TBL on his radar is a huge thing for me, personally.
>
> QUESTION:  For those of you familiar with Mazur’s work and peer  
> instruction, what do you see as crucial overlaps and contrasts  
> between TBL and PI?
>
> I’d like to do my best to represent the TBL community in this  
> discussion. . . .
>
> -M
>
>
> Michael Sweet, Ph.D.
> Director of Instructional Development, Center for Teaching and  
> Learning
> The University of Texas at Austin
> (512) 232-1775  |  [log in to unmask]  |  http://ctl.utexas.edu
>
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