Numbers Don’t Lie: Why Microlearning is Better for Your Learners (and You too)
Microlearning refers to an educational approach that offers bite-sized, small learning units with just the necessary amount of information to help learners achieve a goal. In the eLearning and instructional design realm, its the latest buzzword. The top brass of companies is no longer questioning its efficacy.
Microlearning improves focus and supports long-term retention by up to 80%
When bite-sized learning content is easily accessible, learners can take it at their own pace, wherever they are, and most importantly, when they are “ready.”
- Learners have to digest only small chunks of information to make comprehension easier.
Learning in stretches of 3-7 minutes matches the working memory capacity and attention spans of humans
The human brain is not wired to maintain focus for hours on end. It learns better when the content is delivered in short bursts with the courses well spaced out to help cement the learning.
- Repetition also aids retention.
Reduce development costs by 50% and increase the speed of development by 300% with micro eLearning courses
There’s no need to pay for the instructor’s time, buy or rent physical classrooms, and spend money on classroom equipment
- It is easier and less time- and resource-intensive to update digital information than reprint training manuals
- Roll out microlearning courses because they are modular in nature
8 out of 10 L & D professionals favor microlearning because their learners prefer it
94% prefer microlearning to traditional time-consuming eLearning courses
- The C-suite recognizes the efficacy of microlearning in addressing the needs of modern learners
- Millennial learners demand that training is Customized to their needs On-demand Informal
Microlearning creates 50% more engagement
Learner disengagement and boredom kill the chances of success in an eLearning program. Microlearning is the solution
- Create your bite-sized courses to resemble social media content-on-demand, engaging, and media-rich
- Engage your audience right from the start and keep at it until the end of the module
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