These short lessons may take the form of text, videos, presentations, quizzes and various interactive formats, including gaming.
Unlike traditional e-learning, microlearning is also based on a high degree of adaptability to individual needs and knowledge of employees.
Microlearning helps with solving immediate educational needs and increasing performance. Furthermore, it also brings significant benefits to the field of long-term educational programmes.
According to the British website Trainng Zone, the great advantage of microlearning is that it matches the learning style of the Millennial generation that will soon make up the majority of workers. It can also keep up with the constant changes taking place in the business world. Above all, it provides tangible results without forcing employees to spend long hours outside their workplace.
Benefits of microlearning for companies
- lower costs related to creating training programmes
- faster application of new knowledge in practice
- easy and quick content updates
- possible application in both formal and informal training programmes
- learning style of the next generation of employees
- increasing productivity, efficiency and performance
Benefits of microlearning for individuals
- more attractive than traditional e-learning
- higher voluntary participation, especially when gaming elements are involved
- anytime access on all devices
- less time-consuming
- available in case of actual needs
- higher rate of memorisation thanks to multimedia content
- educational content tailored to individual needs and levels of knowledge
Do you have personal experience with microlearning? Do you think microlearning can displace traditional corporate training programmes?
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