This is interesting I read awhile go the the key to deep learning.....is actually slowing the learner down This seems consistent with that I will try to find the reference Thanks for sharing Jim Jim Sibley Sorry for brief message -sent from my iPad On 2013-09-08, at 8:11 AM, "Michael Kramer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Last semester was my first using TBL. This semester I am using TBL for the > second time but for a different course. So, a number of variables are > changing at once, meaning any conclusions that I draw are speculative. > > Last semester I printed all my applicaton exercises (AEs) on paper and > distributed them to the students. This semester I projected the AEs on a > screen in front of the class. > > The big difference between paper and screen projections is that with the > latter I get to control the pace. With the former, some teams would race > ahead while other teams lagged. This meant that although reporting was > simultaneous, the groups were often working on different problems at the > same time. > > I have always resisted using a projector in any of my classes. My classes > are writing intensive and capped at 25 students, so I always preferred the > spontaneity and flexibility of writing with chalk on the board. Once I > started TBL, it became impractical to write the AEs on the board, so I just > printed them up as handouts, clinging to my old antiprojection bias. > > I am now convinced that, at least in the TBL context, Powerpoint projections > are far superior to paper for AEs.