The Microlearning Guide To Microlearning

The Microlearning Guide to Microlearning

Providing learning material in short bursts that anyone can access any time is being touted as the "next big thing." We all have personal experiences of learning in this way, but how do we apply it to corporate learning? Does it work for all training, all the time, with all audiences? And how do you ensure any measure of accountability? How do you measure outcomes?If you want to use microlearning in your organization's learning strategy, this book is for you. Every page has a new micro idea for creating a microlearning program. It will empower you to capitalize on this new type of education to meet the needs of modern learners.

Designing Microlearning

Learn to Create Effective Microlearning Microlearning is an essential tool that talent development professionals can use to fully engage their learners and tackle organizational performance needs. How do you know if the microlearning approach is successful? And what works? In Designing Microlearning, the newest volume in ATD’s What Works in Talent Development series, experts Carla Torgerson and Sue Iannone answer these and other questions including: Why choose microlearning for your learners and organization? How do you determine your approach and then execute the implementation? How do you demonstrate success? Where do you go once you’ve started? This guide for practitioners covers the four main uses for microlearning: preparation before a learning event, follow-up to support a learning event, stand-alone training, and performance support. It introduces MILE, the MIcroLEarning Design model, which outlines the details of creating a microlearning resource or program. Discover how to identify performance objectives; determine program technology and structure; create or select resources; promote what you designed; and monitor, modify, and evaluate it. Included are case studies, tips, and resources, as well as more than 20 job aids, checklists, and worksheets. Samples consist of: an assessment of your organization’s readiness and compatibility for microlearning a worksheet to guide the design of your microlearning a tool for aligning your microlearning measurement and evaluation efforts a communication plan for sharing key information with learners, managers, and stakeholders.

Adaptive Micro Learning