Just in Time Teaching

This book demonstrates that JiTT has broad appeal across the academy. Part I provides a broad overview of JiTT. Part II of the book demonstrates JiTT's remarkable cross-disciplinary impact.

Zusammenfassung Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a pedagogical approach that requires students to answer questions related to an upcoming class a few hours beforehand! using an online course management system. This book offers an overview of JiTT! introducing the pedagogy and exploring various dimensions of its use without regard to discipline.

Autorentext

Scott Simkins is Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Economics at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. Mark Maier is Professor of Economics at Glendale Community College (California). Together with Scott Simkins, he led a National Science Foundation-funded project for developing just-in-time teaching methods in economics. James Rhem

Inhalt

PART ONE Getting Started With Just-in-Time Teaching 1 An Introduction to Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) 2 Using Just-in-Time Teaching to Motivate Student Learning 3 Just-in-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction 4 Just-in-Time Teaching in Combination With Other Pedagogical Innovations PART TWO Implementing Just-in-Time Teaching in the Disciplines 5 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in the Biological Sciences 6 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in the Geosciences 7 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in the Physical Sciences 8 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in Economics 9 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in History 10 Using Just-in-Time Teaching to Foster Critical Thinking in a Humanities Course