Hi Carl Wieman had a recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science…comparing lecture to active learning…no surprises….active learning won by a lot What was fun was some of the language he used… Lecturing is pedagogical malpractice "lectures—the pedagogical equivalent of bloodletting” "If a new antibiotic is being tested for effectiveness, its effectiveness at curing patients is compared with the best current antibiotics and not with treatment by bloodletting." Basically making the point of if we are going to compare new teaching techniques to something, perhaps lectures aren't the best anymore. His commentary is here: http://www.pnas.org/content/111/23/8319.long And the commentary is on this article: http://www.pnas.org/content/111/23/8410.short [cid:38ECA4A2-63EA-4BF1-8450-5E746EADE520] Jim Sibley Director [cid:CD18FBCC-0C8A-404D-AE0B-3DD43D6B0DEC] http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/ Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia CEME 1214-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Email: [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Check out my book Getting Started with Team–Based Learning<http://www.learntbl.ca> Check out my TBL website at www.learntbl.ca<http://www.learntbl.ca> © Copyright 2015, 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. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the TEAMLEARNING-L list, please click the following link: https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=TEAMLEARNING-L&A=1 Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website.