JiTT

JiTT

Just-in-Time-Teaching

Presentation by Elisabeth Nedergaard,Danish partner of the CIRCE project

JiTT is:

The abbreviation of the concept "Just-in-Time-Teaching”

a concept developed in the USA around the year 2000

JiTT is:

A strategy built on the interaction between:

web activities of the students

andNormal class room teaching

Illustration of the principle

The basic elements of JiTT:”Warm-ups”Normal class room teaching on basis of the warm-ups”Puzzles” (at the end of a theme – before the last lesson)Web resources for homework

The advantages of JiTTA better student home work preparation for the lessonsA higher degree of student participation in the learning processHigher independence of the studentsBetter possibility for the teacher to meet the students at the right levelMeasurable learning outcome

Problems with JiTTThe preparation phase for the whole sequence as well as for the individual lesson is very demanding for the teacher

For the teacher it can be a stress factor to find the time to read all the student answers to the warm-ups and prepare for their use in class immediately before each lesson

How to do? IChoose the theme of the sequence of lessonsDecide on the number of lessonsPresent the project to the students (each student will need a computer at home and a connection to the internet!)Prepare the necessary on-line resources (web pages with relevant texts, images, links to back-ground materials etc.)

How to do? IIPrepare the warm-up exercises for each lesson (only three to four questions per lesson!)Decide on how and when the warm-up exercises should be answered by the studentsChoose the different ways in which the student results of the warm-up exercises can be presented and used with pedagogical effect in class

How to do? IIIPrepare a deeper going exercise or “puzzle” to prepare for an evaluation of the student outcome at the end of the course Go!

For more information

http://www.circe.be/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=316&lang=en

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