tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post920187920594243109..comments2024-03-16T08:56:35.554-07:00Comments on Economics for Teachers: Musings about Teaching Economics: Taking risksJennifer Imazekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-39270739548430498972010-08-25T12:39:39.840-07:002010-08-25T12:39:39.840-07:00I definitely would not have tried TBL if I weren&#...I definitely would not have tried TBL if I weren't already prepping this new course. But I'm also now unsure how much time it would take to convert an existing class to TBL, since I was doing both at the same time. I think that I may wait until my next sabbatical before I tackle converting, say, the 500-seat micro course to TBL...Jennifer Imazekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217003898479507362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9096775046824978357.post-91590993122270704692010-08-23T11:33:22.040-07:002010-08-23T11:33:22.040-07:00Two thoughts on why and when faculty might adopt a...Two thoughts on why and when faculty might adopt active learning techniques in a big way. One time is when an instructor has a new prep. If you've got to develop new material, why not try a different method of teaching as well? The second time is mid-career. After a decade or two of teaching, it can be easy to tire of what you've been doing. I understand that research productivity picks up in the 50s; maybe interest in teaching differently does as well?<br /><br />Also, part of the answer is indeed things like SERC so that these methods are easily available. I've got to say that I really like videos to show what these methods look like in the classroom; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBYrKPoVFwg and http://magenta.cit.utexas.edu/largeclasses/#tbl come to mind.Bill Goffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02901316645533195463noreply@blogger.com