Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) Learning and Teaching Dissemination Event Charlie Baily

Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT)
Learning and Teaching Dissemination Event
Charlie Baily
School of Physics & Astronomy
[email protected]
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~crb6
21 October 2015
Overview
Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT)
• Pioneered by Gregor Novak, Andrew Gavrin & Evelyn Patterson
Goals
• Promote active learning in the classroom
• Structure out-of-class time
• Enhance student-instructor & student-student interaction
Web-based activities
• Warm-up exercises, puzzles (preparation)
• Enrichment pages (motivation)
• Instructional material (information)
“Minimal” Implementation
Goals
• Encourage students to read before lectures
• Get them to reflect on key ideas
• Collect “just-in-time” information on student difficulties
Physics 2A & 2B
•
∼100 students; large-lecture format; 4 instructors
• Weekly pre-lecture reading assignments / questions
• 5% of module grade for participation* in
– online Moodle questions
– in-class clicker questions
(*graded for effort, not correctness)
Examples
• What are the answers to HRW Chapter 15, checkpoint 3?
Briefly explain your reasoning.
• Multiple-choice, with follow-up explanation
• Explain in your own words…
• What I haven’t understood in the readings & lectures is…
• Post a question on discussion forum, or answer one.
Student Participation / Engagement
fraction
Completion of Reading Quizzes
week
Student Participation / Engagement
fraction
Lecture Attendance
lecture #
Student Participation / Engagement
fraction
Lecture Attendance
lecture #
Student Feedback
I feel the points raised as confusing in the pre-lecture
readings are being addressed in the lectures.
(A) Strongly agree
(B) Agree
(C) Neutral
(D) Disagree
(E) Strongly disagree
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Student Feedback
I find the pre-reading and quizzes…
(A) Very helpful
(B) A bit helpful
(C) Neutral
(D) Unhelpful
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Barriers to Implementation
• Student buy-in
Not enjoyable / don’t perceive usefulness
Poor time management
Obligatory lecture attendance
• Time & effort
Create questions
Input to Moodle
Digest results
Think about / make changes to lectures
Check participation and follow up
• Faculty buy-in
Academic credit?
Resources
JiTT Website
jittdl.physics.iupui.edu/jitt/
PhysPort
Resources based on physics education research to support teaching
www.physport.org
Starting Point
Resources and education research for multiple disciplines
tinyurl.com/jittresources