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Microlearning

By David Vogt on December 28, 2019

Microlearning offers a change from traditional teaching and learning methods. It provides learners creative, engaging, and most importantly, short, opportunities to learn something new, whether one is on the go, or in educational and professional settings. By utilizing microlearning, information is easily accessed, gained, and shared to better serve society across any and all learning disciplines.

What is microlearning?

Microlearning is not a new concept as it has been used since the dawn of time; however, the term microlearning is rather new. “Microlearning is an emerging theory of learning that utilizes web content, with activities of short duration” (Hamilali and Sofianopoulou, 2013).

Current educational, professional, and social trends often encourage maximum productivity, yet provide less than optimal time frames for this achievement. The ways in which we work and learn have changed. Never before has our society been as knowledge-intensive. Never before has business survival depended on acquiring and retaining 5th or 6th generation knowledge and skills. And, never before, has learning been so dependent on digital technology. In response to these changes comes the evolution of microlearning.

Click here to learn more about how you can encourage maximum productivity and keep up with the rapid pace of change through microlearning in K-12 Education, Professional Training, and Higher Education contexts.

Interested in learning more about microlearning?

Here are some essential resources:

  • OER: https://etec522microlearning.weebly.com

  • Agrawal, H. (2018). Microlearning: The Next Big Thing in Education? Retrieved October 20, 2018, from https://www.getmagicbox.com/blog/microlearning-next-big-thing-education

  • Hug, Theo (2007). Didactics of Microlearning, Concepts, Discourses and Examples.

  • Johnson, Sandra (2017). Microlearning for corporate training – What, why and how? Retrieved from https://elearningindustry.com/microlearning-for-corporate-training on October 24, 2018.

  • Whitaker, Lou. (2018). How do we learn? and how is information stored in long-term memory? Retrieved from https://meteoreducation.com/long-term-memory/ on October 17, 2018.

  • Wiles, C. (2016). Interactive Formative Assessments: The Secret To Optimized Learning. Retrieved from https://elearningindustry.com/interactive-formative-assessments-optimized-learning on October 27, 2018

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13 Jan Posted on Microlearning

It's the TED-talk revolution! Haha. I definitely think this is the way people are trending towards learning. People are always busy, always on the go, and always want to feel like they're still doing something productive with their 'down-time'. One challenge with little, discrete bits of learning will be eventually finding someway to "accredit" this kind of learning so that employers can compare candidates knowledge and skills in a meaningful way. Once organizations can do this AND get more organized at offering their full courses in this format as a way to generate money, we'll see many more people opting for this type of education.

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Matt @mbwilde

It's the TED-talk revolution! Haha. I definitely think this is the way people are trending towards learning. People are always busy, always on the go, and always want to feel like they're still doing something productive with their 'down-time'. One challenge with little, discrete bits of learning will be eventually finding someway to "accredit" this kind of learning so that employers can compare candidates knowledge and skills in a meaningful way. Once organizations can do this AND get more organized at offering their full courses in this format as a way to generate money, we'll see many more people opting for this type of education.

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12 Jan Posted on Microlearning

"The ways in which we work and learn have changed" Through both working and studying online, micro-learning has provided me the opportunity to be on the go. From a professional context, this means that I have freedom from constraints that tie me to a single geographical location so that I can be more mobile. I have been able to physically teach in South Korea and Japan while studying online, and I have been able to teach business professionals from countries all around the globe online while in the comfort of my own home. From a personal context, being mobile is important to me as my family spreads across two countries and four cities. There are a number of other professional and personal motivations that enable learners to favour micro-learning over traditional teaching and learning methods (cost-friendly, convenience, accessibility, user-friendliness, flexibility). Additionally, during a commute to work or a long-car ride, I like to use Duolingo to learn Spanish - the app is easy to use and the learning activities are short and engaging. This is also a reason why I believe micro-learning overlaps other emerging markets in some areas, such as mobile learning and apps.

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kendra achonwa @kenachon

"The ways in which we work and learn have changed" Through both working and studying online, micro-learning has provided me the opportunity to be on the go. From a professional context, this means that I have freedom from constraints that tie me to a single geographical location so that I can be more mobile. I have been able to physically teach in South Korea and Japan while studying online, and I have been able to teach business professionals from countries all around the globe online while in the comfort of my own home. From a personal context, being mobile is important to me as my family spreads across two countries and four cities. There are a number of other professional and personal motivations that enable learners to favour micro-learning over traditional teaching and learning methods (cost-friendly, convenience, accessibility, user-friendliness, flexibility). Additionally, during a commute to work or a long-car ride, I like to use Duolingo to learn Spanish - the app is easy to use and the learning activities are short and engaging. This is also a reason why I believe micro-learning overlaps other emerging markets in some areas, such as mobile learning and apps.

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12 Jan Posted on Microlearning

Microlearning is on the rise through learners' participation in online, self-directed learning through MOOCs and sites like Lynda.com, and people are seeking these learning opportunities at all stages of their lives and educational and professional levels. Educational institutions and industry will shift toward accepting the accomplishments of learners through these formats and create their own credentialing and accreditation standards, which will lead to more universal acceptance of this learning format. I think the potential is huge, as people are already engaging in this without it being required of them.

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Mel @mddrake

Microlearning is on the rise through learners' participation in online, self-directed learning through MOOCs and sites like Lynda.com, and people are seeking these learning opportunities at all stages of their lives and educational and professional levels. Educational institutions and industry will shift toward accepting the accomplishments of learners through these formats and create their own credentialing and accreditation standards, which will lead to more universal acceptance of this learning format. I think the potential is huge, as people are already engaging in this without it being required of them.

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11 Jan Posted on Microlearning

I view micro-learning as a necessary part of every educator's career in the years to come. As the world slowly changes from a classic 9-5 workday to work from home, work 3 jobs to pay your bills or part-time at work at 2 different jobs. People are in need of ways to learn and be flexible. Mirco learning is the answer to this. I personally use this all the time for personal study and with my students to make the most of an already lack of class time. Small concise bits of learning seem to be digested easier within most peoples learning spans.

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michael meroniuk @meroni12

I view micro-learning as a necessary part of every educator's career in the years to come. As the world slowly changes from a classic 9-5 workday to work from home, work 3 jobs to pay your bills or part-time at work at 2 different jobs. People are in need of ways to learn and be flexible. Mirco learning is the answer to this. I personally use this all the time for personal study and with my students to make the most of an already lack of class time. Small concise bits of learning seem to be digested easier within most peoples learning spans.

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10 Jan Posted on Microlearning

Micro learning has a lot of potential in online education and education in general. As we progress through times the demands on peoples time continues to increase. This has led to people searching out educational alternatives to the traditional in classroom on a set schedule programs. Working at a online school I see more students both school age and adults coming to us because of our flexibility with pacing and their ability to work asynchronously from both their instructor and other student. Microlearning is going to be the next step in students need for flexibility and if I'm being honest they are already demanding it. The ability to learn something that is broken down into very small chunks will allow students to access and continue with their learning whenever they have a moment. Just like students are moving away from the classroom and into digital learning due to the flexibility and access it gives them they are also moving towards the flexibility that microlearning provides them versus the need to sit down for large periods of time to learn something.

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Robert @french86

Micro learning has a lot of potential in online education and education in general. As we progress through times the demands on peoples time continues to increase. This has led to people searching out educational alternatives to the traditional in classroom on a set schedule programs. Working at a online school I see more students both school age and adults coming to us because of our flexibility with pacing and their ability to work asynchronously from both their instructor and other student. Microlearning is going to be the next step in students need for flexibility and if I'm being honest they are already demanding it. The ability to learn something that is broken down into very small chunks will allow students to access and continue with their learning whenever they have a moment. Just like students are moving away from the classroom and into digital learning due to the flexibility and access it gives them they are also moving towards the flexibility that microlearning provides them versus the need to sit down for large periods of time to learn something.

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