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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