Conclusion

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT), an interactive pedagogy constructed around current internet technologies, is one of the few approaches that has been shown to produce positive cognitive gains.

We have assessed students’ understanding of mechanics after instruction, and thus far the results are remarkably encouraging. 

Actively engaged students are better prepared for class, are better motivated to learn the material, and perform better on standardized assessment instruments.

What to do next?

• Continue the study of intro physics.  We are in the middle of our intro teaching assignment turnover.  This means a wider variety of instruction techniques will be studied.

• Study the effect of JiTT and Physlets in modern physics and senior-level quantum mechanics.  We have begun this study---using materials developed for an ACS TwT Fellowship---in quantum mechanics and will have preliminary results in December (We will look at gain on the QMVI).