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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. The Other Challenges. Content Knowledge.

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Just-in-Time Teaching :

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  1. Just-in-Time Teaching: Using the Web to Enhance Classroom Learning

  2. 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

  3. The Other Challenges • Content Knowledge • Problem Solving • Critical Thinking • Written and Oral Communication • Work Ethic • Professional Ethics…

  4. Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) Classroom World Wide Web

  5. WarmUp Exercises • Due 2 hours before class • Cover that day’s material • Students must prepare • Faculty/student synchronization • Lecture is for your students

  6. WarmUp Questions...

  7. 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

  8. Other JiTT Components • Weekly Puzzle Opposite “Bookend” to WarmUp • “What is Physics Good For” • Student-Faculty and Student-Student Communication tools • Collaborative Recitation

  9. 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?

  10. 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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