What is Just-in-Time Teaching?
Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a teaching strategy that uses computer technology to require students to engage with instructional material prior to live classroom sessions. According to Novak (2008): “Students respond electronically to carefully constructed web-based assignments which are due shortly before class, and the instructor reads the student submissions “just-in-time” to adjust the classroom lesson to suit the students’ needs” (JiTT.org).” Interaction within the classroom “emphasizes active learning and cooperative problem solving and decreases the use of traditional lecture” (Marrs & Novak, 2004, p. 49) JiTT can stand alone as a teaching technique or can be employed within a variety of active learning approaches (Prince & Felder, 2007).
