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How to Develop a Microlearning Strategy for Effective Employee Training

  It happens to the best of us, you know. We often jump into microlearning without knowing how and where to incorporate it in our overall training strategy. And that’s when we don’t get the desired results from the training. It is important to be clear about the learning objectives and outcomes of the training before thinking of the strategy. Microlearning can be used to address a wide variety of training needs across the employee’s learning journey – from creating awareness about the scheduled training to offering practice opportunities and refresher bytes. But it’s important to remember that microlearning may not be the best solution for all your training challenges. For example, you shouldn’t opt for microlearning to train on complex topics or content which requires detailed explanations. Once you are clear on the learning outcomes of the training and have elected to go with microlearning based on the type of content, you will need a strategy to help you design the microlearning...

How to Use Gamification to Create Deeply Engaging Microlearning Content

  Let’s admit it. We all love games!  Playing games makes us happy. It takes us back to our childhood, and gives us a sense of freedom. We automatically jump into action and put our best foot forward when we face a challenge in a game. We are more than willing to use our cognitive abilities, jog our memory, pay attention, use our skills – all to somehow win.  It’s a fact that playing games improves our problem-solving and fine-motor skills, builds better hand-eye coordination, helps make accurate decisions, and even improves our prosocial skills. Playing games gives an adrenaline rush that excites and engages us. What is Gamification? When the concept of games is applied to online learning, it becomes gamification. Gamification uses technology to motivate a learner by using game-design elements in non-game contexts. This helps increase engagement and learning outcomes. The  forgetting curve   gets contained, memory retrieval gets better, and mastery over th...

How to translate strategy into a high-impact ‘microlearning map’

  One of the toughest challenges learning professionals face is to know how to manage their entire curriculum using the right tools. Things get even more confusing when you have to decipher how much of the total curriculum should ride on microlearning initiatives. To do this, what you need is a microlearning strategy that conveniently translates into a practical  microlearning map  for each microlearning lesson. After all, microlearning cannot just be an afterthought. It’s got to be part of your overall training plan. 3 step Approach to a Microlearning Map Know the desired learning outcomes you seek Comprehend curriculum that must be on microlearning i.e. number of lessons Create a microlearning map for each identified lesson This kind of structured approach will get you the desired learning outcomes with ease. Let’s deep dive and learn how to make a microlearning map with an example. Step 1: Define the desired learning outcomes from the training Once you do the training ...