tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post395168473386855898..comments2024-03-16T08:56:35.554-07:00Comments on Economics for Teachers: Musings about Teaching Economics: Glutton for punishmentJennifer Imazekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-18697181477764396052010-07-01T12:03:37.914-07:002010-07-01T12:03:37.914-07:00@Aaron: Thanks for the encouragement! I do think t...@Aaron: Thanks for the encouragement! I do think that my principles students would be incredibly resistant to TBL (though that video about the large class gives me hope). With the upper-division class, I'm a little less worried because I think it will be easier to convince students that this is not a course where I should be talking at them anyway - they need to DO stuff. If it goes well, I may try TBL with Principles at some point so let me know how your class goes!<br />@Derek: Yes, definitely going to use clickers! Since the TBL approach really emphasizes that in the application exercises, students should make a *specific* choice, I'm thinking that in addition the quizzes, it will be cool to use clickers to have students register their own opinion about the 'right' choice before beginning discussion with their groups. Should be interesting to see how those opinions change specifically after the group discussions!Jennifer Imazekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-69117831461470597382010-06-30T22:06:43.243-07:002010-06-30T22:06:43.243-07:00TBL is a great approach and it sounds like it'...TBL is a great approach and it sounds like it's particularly appropriate for this course. It also works well with clickers--one per student for individual quizzes, one per team for group quizzes!Derek Bruffhttp://derekbruff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-9098390647351982732010-06-30T09:09:38.130-07:002010-06-30T09:09:38.130-07:00How very exciting! I have just discovered Team-Bas...How very exciting! I have just discovered Team-Based Learning (TBL) myself in the past year and I think there is something to it. <br /><br />I tried using TBL for an intro-level environmental economics and policy course this past year and I liked many aspects of it. Beware, some students think that the professor "isn't teaching" in TBL courses because they are so used to being lectured at, but I think it really creates a great learning environment.<br /><br />The assignments seem to be of the highest import: good assignments will require teams to work together as a team and not just let one motivated student do it by herself. This can be a real challenge for a class like your data analysis course, as we are used to doing data analysis alone and not necessarily in teams of five.<br /><br />One of my favorite parts of TBL is that the assignments tend to ask teams to simultaneously report their specific answers to the same question. Teams cannot hide behind whatever answers are already offered, as everyone has to answer at the same time. Class discussion naturally follows when teams have different answers.<br /><br />I want to try teaching my Principles of Micro course this fall using TBL. I look forward to following along with your TBL adventures!Aaronnoreply@blogger.com