Here at Intela, we are big fans of microlearning. There is a huge amount of research demonstrating that presenting small nuggets of information spaced over time improves learning retention. Much of this is due to limitations on our working memory: Working memory is short-term (no more than a few minutes) and limited – capable of … Continue reading Just Because It’s Short Doesn’t Mean You Will Remember It
When I teach my workshop on Modern Learning, I always ask my students the following question: You are creating an eLearning course using text, graphics, animation and narration. You are showing an animation. What is best for learning: Animation plus text Animation plus narration Animation plus text and narration Usually 50% or more of the … Continue reading Text. Pictures. Narration. Animation. What’s Best for Instruction?
I think we all have an intuitive sense that learning should be difficult, but not too difficult. If, for example, you enrolled in a third grade math class you would likely do very well but wouldn’t learn anything you didn’t already know. On the other hand, if you enrolled in a graduate course in theoretical … Continue reading Is There a Failure Rate That Leads to Optimal Learning?
Earlier this year I wrote a blog post (here) questioning the value proposition of using VR for training. I DID NOT argue that VR was not effective; what I did argue was that I have yet to find a study that shows that VR is MORE effective than traditional, less expensive, forms of training -- … Continue reading A Study That (Maybe) Justifies Using VR for Training
In our past two posts we examined strategies for using microlearning for (a) delivering new content and (b) creating a sustainment learning strategy. This week we will consider how to use microlearning in the case where there is a large learning event and the goal is to achieve and sustain mastery. Returning to the classic … Continue reading Using Microlearning to Ensure Long Term Mastery
Are you interested in microlearning but need a guide to help you? If so, the ATD Press has published a new book written just for you: “Microlearning: Short and Sweet,” by Dr. Karl M. Kapp and Dr. Robyn A. Defelice. Want to order the book? Click here: Recently Dr. Steven Just, the CLO of Intela, … Continue reading Microlearning: Short and Sweet
Slight change of plan. This week we will discuss using microlearning for sustained learning; next week we’ll look at the mastery strategy. Last week we discussed a microlearning strategy that can be deployed when the microlearning is the learning (there is no large-scale learning event). This week we will consider how to use microlearning in … Continue reading Sustaining Learning with Microlearning
In our last blog post we described three Learning Campaigns, representing three different microlearning strategies: Learn – when microlearning is the learning. There is no prior large-scale learning event. Master – using microlearning to ensure long term learning mastery after a traditional learning event. Sustain – using microlearning to sustain long term learning after a traditional learning event. This week we will look more … Continue reading When the Microlearning is the Learning
Today, no training strategy is complete without a microlearning strategy. But where do you begin? And once you begin, where do you go from there? Classic eLearning courses tend to be of a fixed nature. They usually look something like this: But microlearning is less structured. It's more agile. Activities and microlessons can be combined … Continue reading Making Microlearning Effective Using Learning Campaigns
When I teach learning workshops, I often ask the attendees: “What is transfer of training? How do we know it has occurred?’ Of course, I always get the same answer: “If the learner can apply what he or she has learned in a course back on the job, then training transfer has occurred.” So, I … Continue reading Do You REALLY Know What Training Transfer Is? Maybe Not.
