Are Just-In-Time Lectures Effective At Teaching?

A ‘‘Just-In-Time Lecture’’ is a low-cost, flexible technology for creating and presenting educational material to groups and individuals. A review of learning concepts and education research supports the notion that Just-In-Time Lecture technology should be as effective as traditional classroom instruction. This finding is based on (1) a large body of research on related technologies, including television and videodisc training, (2) the fact that classroom instruction translates directly to the Just-In-Time Lecture medium, (3) the applicability of Just-In-Time Lectures to a variety of skill categories (e.g. Bloom’s taxonomy), and (4) positive experience using Just-In-Time Lectures at two universities for classroom and individual instruction.