In my other class called Technology and Education, we were talking about education and curriculum. We discussed how almost everything you learn in schools is in case you may need it later and rarely do you learn anything that you actually need at that moment. This idea is differentiated between just-in-case learning and just-in-time learning.
Just-in-case learning is when you learn things or you are taught things just in case you may one day you need that information. For example, learning about the planets because maybe you will become an astronaut or maybe you will need it in your future workplace. However, there is no guarantee that you will ever need that information.
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Just-in-time learning is when you learn things in the moment you need it. For example, googling how to get gum off your clothes in the moment you are trying to get gum off your pants or googling the order of the planets when that topic comes up in conservation. With new technology, we have so much information and answers right in our hands.
Source: The Huffington Post
I thought this was a really cool concept and the more and more I thought about it the more it made sense. It kind reminded me of this English class. Because although we are doing research because it interests us now, we are also learning how to research which is good information to have for future research projects or when we need to research something in our free time.
Well its goodbye for now…
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But I promise there is always tomorrow.