Table of Contents

PART ONE Getting Started With Just-in-Time Teaching 1 An Introduction to Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) 2 Using Just-in-Time Teaching to Motivate Student Learning 3 Just-in-Time Teaching and Peer Instruction 4 Just-in-Time Teaching in Combination With Other Pedagogical Innovations PART TWO Implementing Just-in-Time Teaching in the Disciplines 5 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in the Biological Sciences 6 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in the Geosciences 7 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in the Physical Sciences 8 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in Economics 9 Using Just-in-Time Teaching in History 10 Using Just-in-Time Teaching to Foster Critical Thinking in a Humanities Course

About the Author

Scott Simkins is Director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Economics at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. Mark Maier is Professor of Economics at Glendale Community College (California). Together with Scott Simkins, he led a National Science Foundation-funded project for developing just-in-time teaching methods in economics. James Rhem

Reviews

"Just in Time Teaching commendably promotes the pedagogical procedure that bears its name (JiTT). The book is an excellent resource for professors who are serious pursuers of improving students' learning... The text is adeptly compiled and skillfully written."Teaching Theology and Religion"I found the ideas presented by th eauthors intriguing, and I'm already thinking about how I'm going to make use of them myself."EDC Resource Review