Transcript Just-in-Time Teaching

Just-in-Time Teaching:
Using the Web to
Enhance
Classroom Learning
The Challenge:
Disengaged Students
Most students take 4-5 classes
 Many have weak backgrounds
 Many come unprepared
 Some have outside responsibilities
 Some just don’t care
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The Other Challenges
Content Knowledge
 Problem Solving
 Critical Thinking
 Written and Oral Communication
 Work Ethic
 Professional Ethics…
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Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT)
Classroom
World Wide Web
WarmUp Exercises
Due 2 hours before class
 Cover that day’s material
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Students must prepare
Faculty/student synchronization
 Lecture is for your students
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WarmUp Questions...
The Interactive “Lecture”
Step 1: Synchronization
Read the students’ responses
What do they understand?
 Step 2: Preparation
Select excerpts from students work
 Step 3: Execution
Class is a dialog based on faculty notes
and student excerpts
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Other JiTT Components
Weekly Puzzle
Opposite “Bookend” to WarmUp
 “What is Physics Good For”
 Student-Faculty and Student-Student
Communication tools
 Collaborative Recitation
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Sample Results (N=155)
Q1 Do the WarmUps help you stay caught up?
Q2 Do you “Cram” before tests in this course?
Q3 Do you “Cram” in your other courses?
“A” students
“B” students
“C” students
“D” students
“F” students
1- Yes
85%
89 %
89%
84%
92%
2- Yes
14%
39%
47%
68%
58%
3- Yes
43%
61%
68%
68%
58%
Other Results
Student Success (40% drop in DFW rate)
 Improved Learning (high ratings on national
tests)
 Improved Study Skills (self reported)
 High Morale
“This was a fantastic course. It was the
hardest course I’ve taken yet, but also the
most fun.”
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