This is great news Jim! Congrats! Neil On Thursday, July 31, 2014, Sibley, James Edward <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi > > The new TBL book is out… > > *Getting Started with Team-Based Learning – By **Jim Sibley and Pete > Ostafichuk with Karla Kubitz, Bill Roberson, and Billie Franchini* > > From the PR blurb on Amazon…. > > *This book is written for anyone who has been inspired by the idea of > Team-Based Learning (TBL) through his or her reading, a workshop, or a > colleague's enthusiasm, and then asks the inevitable question: how do I > start?* > > > > * Written by five authors who use TBL in their teaching and who are > internationally recognized as mentors and trainers of faculty making the > switch to TBL, the book also presents the tips and insights of 46 faculty > members from around the world who have adopted this teaching method. TBL is > a uniquely powerful form of small group learning. It harnesses the power of > teams and social learning with accountability structures and instructional > sequences. This book provides the guidance, from first principles to > examples of practice, together with concrete advice, suggestions, and tips > to help you succeed in the TBL classroom. This book will help you > understand what TBL is and why it is so powerful. You will find what you > need to plan, build, implement, and use TBL effectively. This book will > appeal to both the novice and the expert TBL teacher.* > > *####################################* > > It is available at the Stylus website….but isn’t quite available at > Amazon yet….although you can pre order it > > You can find out more about the book, how to order it, and TBL at my > website > > Learntbl.ca > > Take care > > jim > > -- > Jim Sibley > Director > Centre for Instructional Support > Faculty of Applied Science > University of British Columbia > 2205-6250 Applied Science Lane > Vancouver, BC Canada > V6T 1Z4 > > Phone 604.822.9241 > Fax 604.822.7006 > > Email: *[log in to unmask]* > > *http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/ <http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/>* > > > Check out TBL at *www.teambasedlearning.org > <http://www.teambasedlearning.org>* > > > > hmmmmm… > > © Copyright 2014, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information > contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively > "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the > recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received > this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of > this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, > please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the message. > -- Neil Haave, PhD | Associate Professor | Science Dept, Augustana Faculty, University of Alberta | Rm C155, Science Wing, Classroom Building, Augustana Campus, Camrose, AB | [log in to unmask] | http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/profs/nhaave/ DISCLAIMER: Any and all spelling mistakes contained in this email were inserted at the whim of my iPhone.