JIT learning for students





The types of questions that are usually asked are important information for all scholars because in order to follow any curriculum you have to understand the concepts behind it and the learning objective that will allow for a greater sense of understanding.  The following questions were developed by the instructor and the answers were provided by your fellow classmates to provide you with knowledge concerning JIT.

What is JIT?

JIT- stands for Just In Time training/learning.  The learning happens when needed and is developed and once learned the knowledge is applied to the task immediately.

The textbook discusses e-learning, while the article addresses the importance of training and learning with a JIT approach. What is the value of e-learning in JIT training/learning? What is the value of the JIT approach when it comes to training/learning, in general?

 E-learning and JIT are partners in the growing trend of global knowledge exchanges.  Learning is not limited to the Monday through Friday seven hour school day but can happen on a Sunday at five in the afternoon with use of many of the types of Web 2.0.  Using wiki, blogs, virtual class’s even social media all have their place in dispensing of facts and ideas.  Two of the most visited sites on the web are Wikipedia and Facebook both are used by people of all ages to gather knowledge in a wide array of subjects.  This gaining of knowledge would not be able to happen if learning was still only accessible in the allotted times of the past.  Learning now happens in the middle of a field in Ireland by the use of sites like the one mentioned above or even by students who are a part of virtual classrooms or study groups which can be found in new places like in virtual reality sites like Second Life.   Students also are beginning to have the ability to have a mixed-use learning approach like hybrid classes where they can go to class sometimes or learn by submitting and reading work from the schools website or viewing a podcast of their instructor’s latest lesson.  E-Learning and JIT are both valuable because they provide a link and easily found connection from what a student is learning to how it can be used in their daily lives.  When you are on a quest for knowledge most of us want the most currently relevant answers that are available at the time, today’s society does not afford us the opportunity to wait for knowledge that a competitor may have and use to advance their position while we wait for the information.  Students are expected to learn concrete facts so that they can move on to the next higher level of learning with JIT facts are learned and a student or worker can continue to move at the pace society expects.

 

2.       What does the textbook say about the Pitfalls of E-Learning? How do these compare with the “issues to be resolved” in JIT learning that are identified in the article?

The text states that “the powerful features of e-learning are a two edged sword with many potential traps that sabotage learning” (Clark & Mayer, 2011).  The author considers the amount of visual and audio imagery that are used can sometimes detract from the content or can be so plain that it does not engage the students in the learning process.  The ability to use the tools to effectively meet the curriculum goals is also a problem along with the amount of sources that a student can obtain facts from which may lead them in the wrong direction.  In the article the author worries about the “appropriateness of its use when other performance supports can be more appropriate” (Weintraub, & Martineau, 2002).  He feels that sometimes the standards for the use of JIT are not firmly established and the lack of human contact and interaction is sometimes not added to the equation of how learners need to sometimes interact with their instructors.

Instructors also complain about three different disadvantages to this type of learning.

A. Requires training resources that are readily available on a continuous basis

B.  Educators instruct differently. 

C.  Usually requires development of materials which may take time.

2.       According to the textbook, what are five questions that must be considered when reading research studies on learning? Explain why it is important to base decisions on good research when it comes to designing learning.

The text states that you need to answer these five questions:

1.  Do the learners in your class seem to be like the learners in the study?
2. Is the end result of the research garnered from experimental research design?
3. Are there other studies that come to the same conclusion using the same process?
4. How are the statics determined?  What is used as the measuring guidelines? 
5. What do the numbers show and how can the data be used in a real world way?  Is the data practical?

 

What are the ethical concerns of JIT?

Are we not interested in creating a sense of the joy of learning for the sake of learning?

Most studies have shown that students are looking towards the value that any new knowledge can provide for them instead of how knowledge can enhance their mind. 

What clear discussion set ups need to be in place in online learning situations?

Students need to be aware of net etiquette and the rules of discussing questions online.

Students also need to be aware of any and all privacy settings that are in place in the learning atmosphere. 

Research that is concrete and can be proved over many experimental sessions is crucial to the designer because it gives validity to your design process.  It also gives you the credibility to implement your designs based on facts that cannot be questioned and if they are questioned you have enough information to make a reasonable intelligent argument.  This also will help with the creation of your needs assessment showing why the approach you have chosen will work for the group you are instructing. 

 

 

 

 

Reference

 Clark, R. C. & Mayer, R. E. (2011). E-Learning and the science of instruction (3rd ed). San Francisco. Pfeiffer.

 Weintraub, R. S., & Martineau, J. W. (2002). The Just-in-Time Imperative. T+D, 56(6), 50-58.