ITS Services
Just-in-time Learning
Project Description
It is important today that students have access to just-in-time learning systems that deliver training to students when and where they need it. Rather than sitting through hours of traditional classroom training, students are able to use online tutorials to learn the information they need to solve problems, perform specific tasks or quickly update their skills. Students want to be productive in a wide range of application tools. The expectation is that students need to learn quickly and be able to apply that knowledge immediately.
ITS cannot meet this need through in-person workshops that cannot accommodate the schedules of all students. As a solution, ITS successfully piloted an online training program, lynda.com, which currently provides 1,893 online training videos. In addition, lynda.com continually creates new videos to match the emerging topics and tools. The student success fee provides continuation of this project
Student Benefits
Access to comprehensive application training increases students' personal development and prepares students for meaningful participation in the classroom. lynda.com provides a broad range of topics, beyond which the campus is able to provide, so students can take online courses that are specific to course work, discipline, planned career field or of general interest. In some cases, faculty used lynda.com in lieu of requiring students to purchase text books, which cuts a significant student expense. Since a physical presence on-campus is not required, this will be especially beneficial for students with disabilities, service personnel on active duty or in the reserves, Early Start students, students studying abroad and the Summer Bridge program.
Project Status
lynda.com completed a successful pilot and is fully available to students.
How Do I Get Started?
Training is available 24x7 at lynda.calstatela.edu and can be accessed by current Cal State L.A. students with a myCSULA Identity account.
Measuring success
Each quarter ITS will update the status of the following three measurements:
| Measurement Value | Status |
|---|---|
| Technical implementation |
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| Perception of value and usefulness | (We welcome your feedback on the Just-in-time Learning project, as well as any of the other five student success fee projects. Click on Contact ITS at the bottom of any ITS web page to submit feedback.) |
| Quantitative Data Analysis | Usage data, traffic data or other quantitative data that outlines trends or provides a measurement of success. |
Technical Implementation Status
Technical implementation was completed during the lynda.com pilot and was available to students starting summer 2012.
User Feedback
No user feedback has been submitted to date.
Quantitative Data Analysis
The table below shows the increased use of lynda.com from the pilot project and following passage of the student success fee.
| Month | Total Users | New Accounts Added | Distinct Courses Viewed | Distinct Videos Viewed (1) | Total Views | Hours Viewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 2011 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
95 |
131 |
9.4 |
October 2011 |
327 |
164 |
145 |
1627 |
5606 |
367.3 |
December 2011 |
475 |
39 |
130 |
2324 |
3004 |
238.9 |
February 2012 |
733 |
113 |
183 |
1711 |
2727 |
209.9 |
April 2012 |
904 |
110 |
164 |
2359 |
3867 |
261.4 |
June 2012 |
1066 |
72 |
176 |
1997 |
2882 |
219.4 |
August 2012 |
1303 |
139 |
150 |
1513 |
2520 |
202.4 |
October 2012 (2) |
5078 |
862 |
1383 |
342 |
4038 |
714.3 |
December 2012 |
5636 |
233 |
300 |
3069 |
4484 |
341 |
February 2013 |
6556 |
330 |
329 |
3787 |
6840 |
500.6 |
(1) A single course can have multiple videos representing different features or skill levels.
(2) Student success fee enacted.
The following table shows top ten courses viewed by students since the start of fall quarter 2012.
| Course Title | Total Views | Hours Viewed |
|---|---|---|
Excel 2010 Essential Training |
2709 |
188.19 |
Flash Professional CS6 Essential Training |
1456 |
131.19 |
SPSS Statistics Essential Training |
1301 |
118.33 |
Web Accessibility Principles |
1074 |
87.04 |
Photoshop CS6 Essential Training |
1049 |
75.44 |
Creating a First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS6 |
689 |
66.2 |
InDesign CS6 Essential Training |
635 |
46.36 |
PHP with MySQL Essential Training |
501 |
56.83 |
Dreamweaver CS5 Essential Training |
494 |
53.16 |
Illustrator CS6 Essential Training |
492 |
40.47 |
The following table shows the increase in offered courses from the pilot project throughout the end of winter quarter 2013.
ITS is tracking the changes in the types of devices being used to access lynda.com. This information will assist ITS in planning for future delivery of additional student success fee projects. The data below serves as a benchmark as we begin to gather device-usage trends.
