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 > > > <blurbAndPic.doc>