Just-in-Time Teaching Approach

Novak, Patterson, Gavrin, and Christian

Goal:

Actively engage students outside of the classroom (WWW) to enhance their in-class experience.

 

How:

Students access questions over the web and submit answers on the same web page via a form. Instructor looks at student submissions and crafts a lecture around them by:

Why:

Students are better prepared for class and better motivated to learn the correct answers and justifications.

Types:

WarmUps: pre-instruction (usually) exercises

 

Puzzles: topic closure, once a week