Gail, Thanks for asking-sorry I have not updated folks on how the dialogue is building between the Mazur group at Harvard and TBLers. So, in April I gave a presentation to the Mazur group's post-docs about TBL, basically showed them the video and drew a grid laying out what I see as the relationships between various pieces of each practice and how they overlap. It was fun but brief, and Eric wasn't there. A few weeks ago, Eric came here to UT to consult with various folks about our Course Transformation Project. At the end of the day, we had a meeting about TBL and Peer Instruction. It went well, though I have to admit everyone was dog tired and it was in kind of a strange room. We left the meeting in agreement that it's best to think of TBL and Peer Instruction not as competing models of instruction, but instead as two different systems which might work better for different teachers. So, that raises for me an interesting question about what kinds of teachers might work better in PI and what kinds of teachers might work better in TBL? -M From: FEIGENBAUM, GAIL [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 7:48 AM To: Sweet, Michael S Subject: RE: TBL goes to Harvard Hi, Michael, I was wondering about the outcome of your presentation. How did it go? Gail Gail Feigenbaum, RN, PhD Nursing Assistant Instructor School of Health, Wellness, Public Safety Central New Mexico Community College Office - Main Campus, JS 309 "O" Office Phone - 505-224-4126 Cell/Message Phone - 505-463-2010 Campus Email Address - [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ From: Team-Based Learning [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sweet, Michael S [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:21 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: TBL goes to Harvard 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]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | http://ctl.utexas.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner<http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner<http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is believed to be clean.