Teaching with Jjodel
Jjodel removes installation barriers from MDE education. Students open a browser and start modeling.
Why Jjodel for teaching
Traditional MDE tools require complex setup: Eclipse installations, EMF plugins, specific JDK versions, lab machine configurations. Students spend time debugging tool issues instead of learning modeling concepts.
Jjodel runs entirely in the browser. Students sign in and start working. The instructor creates a project, students join a shared room. Changes are visible in real time. No installation, no configuration, no "it works on my machine" problems.
The reflective architecture means feedback is instant: change a metamodel constraint, see the effect on models immediately. This supports experiential learning where students can explore abstraction, classification, and meta-modeling by doing.
Where Jjodel is used
Università dell'Aquila
Model-Driven Engineering
Contact: Alfonso Pierantonio, Juri Di Rocco
Mälardalen University
Software Engineering
Contact: Antonio Cicchetti, Malvina Latifaj
Université Côte d'Azur
Software Engineering
TU Wien
Guest Lecture
Contact: Dominik Bork, Gerti Kappel
Academic tutorials and workshops
Resources for instructors
Jjodel documentation includes step-by-step tutorials designed for classroom use. Each tutorial covers a specific MDE concept and can be completed in a single lab session.
Interested in using Jjodel in your course? Contact us at info@jjodel.io.