Why microlearning should be at the forefront of your eLearning strategy

For the past few years, the term ‘microlearning’ has been floating around the eLearning atmosphere. Most instructional designers are familiar with the concept and its benefits, yet many are still holding on to their ineffective long-form training tactics.

Why? Fear of change is mostly to blame, along with the belief that switching to microlearning could be costly. Basically, it’s a lot easier to stick within our comfort zones. But is it more effective? Definitely not.

What is microlearning?

Microlearning involves delivering short and concise chunks of information focused on a single topic. Microlearning borrows from the chunking learning strategy which breaks down information in order to make more efficient use of short-term memory. As opposed to traditional courses, microlearning reduces the cognitive load by allowing learners to digest one topic per 5-minute course. For optimal results, microlearning content is typically video-based, highly interactive and consistently reinforced.

5 benefits of microlearning that you should start capitalizing on now

It’s more efficient to create

Since a microlearning course focuses on a single topic in under 5 minutes, you can probably imagine how much more efficient content creation is. You’d also be surprised at how far you can go with less.

Information is more easily retained

With one learning objective per course, absorbing and retaining information is a lot easier for learners. Without a solid break between topics, learners tend to suffer from information overload.

Caters to Millennial workforce

With shorter attention spans, a need for speed and instant gratification, millennials depend on microlearning. Appealing to millennials is critical since within the next few years, millennials will make up about 75% of the workforce.

Learners of all types prefer it

While Baby Boomers can get by better than their descendants without microlearning tactics, they still capture all the benefits. I mean, who doesn’t like to get more done with less? Learning content that’s concise, especially when paired with video, is simply more appealing on all levels due to its efficiency.

Increases engagement

When it comes to a fast-paced microlearning course, learners sense immediacy and are less inclined to pull away from the content. When breaking down a topic into a 5-minute video, you can bet that every minute is important.

Easy to update content

In the heat of the information age, outdated information is no longer acceptable. Employees simply will not take your circa 2008 training manual seriously. With a microlearning video course, updating your content is efficient as you’re only dealing with 5 minutes of content. Also, you’ll only have to publish it once, as opposed to re-printing a new round of manuals.

How can we help you shift to microlearning?

Interactive video production does not have to be a complicated or outsourced process. Our simple tool comes packed with everything you need to create interactive learning videos from beginning to end. We’ve completely streamlined the video production process, enabling anyone in the organization to take part in content creation. With our mobile app, videos can be recorded from your smartphone and transferred wirelessly to your Koantic library. This means there doesn’t even have to be any wires, USBs or SD cards involved.

With everything you need at your fingertips, creating microlearning videos can be more efficient, less costly and even more effective than your current eLearning strategy.

Microlearning is so powerful as a means of content delivery that it can no longer be ignored in 2017. So put away your old school manuals and start delivering content that benefits both your organization and the development of your learners.

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