I teach a one credit freshman seminar and have used TBL with varying degrees of success. Today the class did application exercises based on information provided in the syllabus and other documents. One application was on the Peer Feedback process, specifically what constitutes a useful comment in responding to how a team member could change their behavior to help the team. In the course documents I provided 4 criteria for a useful comment and in the application exercise I provided 4 comments that teams needed to rank according to how useful they were. Another exercise asked them to identify the most and least unacceptable classroom behavior, according to my syllabus. I am just back from class and feeling pretty good! These application exercises really seemed to go well and I would be glad to share with anyone who is interested. Just contact me off list and let me know. Cheers- Judith Judith S. Garrison, M.L.S. Head of Reference & Instruction Armstrong State University Savannah, GA 31419 [log in to unmask]