Just-in-time learning
Just-in-time learning is an approach to individual or organizational learning and development that promotes need-related training be readily available exactly when and how it is needed by the learner.
Methodology
Just-in-time learning is different from structured training or scheduled professional development, both of which are generally available at set dates and times for those who attend.[1] What makes just-in-time learning unique is that the strategy focuses on meeting the learner's need when it arises, and not only through pre-scheduled education sessions that occur regardless of the immediacy or scope of need.[2] This means that planning for just-in-time learning involves anticipating what is needed by various people, when and where they may be when they experience that learning requirement, and the creation of content that is oriented toward meeting those needs in ways that are focused and accessible for the participants at that time.[3]
The result is often short online learning videos, elearning, job aids, or other related real-world information that is timed and packaged to meet one explicit need and nothing else, so as not to overwhelm, confuse, or hinder the learner with anything that does not meet the direct need that is indicated.[4][5] This can be provided through traditional paper, online, or through mobile devices depending upon the need and selected modality.[6] That this learning is findable and understandable by the person who needs it is most important, as otherwise the person will become distracted or lose focus and defeat the benefits that have been promised by just-in-time learning. Meeting the need alone helps with knowledge retention and promotes feelings of empowerment, especially as one of the success criteria used to assess it involves speed of connecting the person who needs something with the learning that helps get it done.[2]
Success criteria
That just-in-time learning is often conflated with reusable learning objects implies that that similar success criteria may be applied to them.[7] Some evidence of successful usage of just-in-time learning includes higher learner satisfaction, decreased costs, and even increased patient-centered outcomes when implemented within health settings.[8][1][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Riel, Margaret (May 24–26, 1998). "Education in the 21st Century: Just-in-Time Learning or Learning Communities". Presented at Challenges of the Next Millennium: Education & Development of Human Resources. The Fourth Annual Conference of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ a b Brandenburg, Dale C.; Ellinger, Andrea D. (August 2003). "The Future: Just-in-Time Learning Expectations and Potential Implications for Human Resource Development". Advances in Developing Human Resources. 5 (3): 308–320. doi:10.1177/1523422303254629. ISSN 1523-4223.
- ^ Govindasamy, Thavamalar (2001-01-01). "Successful implementation of e-Learning: Pedagogical considerations". The Internet and Higher Education. SOLE 2001: Exploring the Evolution of E-Learning. 4 (3): 287–299. doi:10.1016/S1096-7516(01)00071-9. ISSN 1096-7516.
- ^ O’Donnell, Riia (October 17, 2017). "When it comes to training, timing is everything". HR Dive. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
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- ^ "Defining, Discussing and Evaluating Mobile Learning: The moving finger writes and having writ . . . . | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning". doi:10.19173/irrodl.v8i2.346.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ Mason, Robin; Pegler, Chris; Weller, Martin (2019-03-19). "A LEARNING OBJECT SUCCESS STORY". Online Learning. 9 (1). doi:10.24059/olj.v9i1.1805. ISSN 2472-5730.
- ^ Kessler, D.; Pusic, M.; Chang, T. P.; Fein, D. M.; Grossman, D.; Mehta, R.; White, M.; Jang, J.; Whitfill, T. (2015-05-01). "Impact of Just-in-Time and Just-in-Place Simulation on Intern Success With Infant Lumbar Puncture". PEDIATRICS. 135 (5): e1237 – e1246. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1911. ISSN 0031-4005.
- ^ Bolton, Michele Kremen (June 1999). "The Role Of Coaching in Student Teams: A "Just-in-Time" Approach To Learning". Journal of Management Education. 23 (3): 233–250. doi:10.1177/105256299902300302. ISSN 1052-5629.