Any Galhotra geeft in het e-book Microlearning Strategies for Corporate Learners - driving innovation, employee performance and customer satisfaction de onderstaande beschrijving van het begrip 'microleren':
Microlearning
Online training strategy that delivers training content in a series of short learning modules each lasting under 10 minutes.
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What is micro-learning?
Microlearning is a training format where learning content is divided into short focused single topic segments. This format has become popular due to its ability to increas knowledge retention and its versatility. Many learners prefer this format because it makes it easier for them to fit training into their schedules.
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What is microlearning and why is it increasing in popularity?
Microlearning is an instructional design approach that can be delivered in nearly any format, from online simulations to interactive PDFs. The idea behind this approach is to provide learning content in a series of small bite sized courses and segments. The duration of each piece in series typically lasts no more than ten minutes. This format has grown in popularity due to its ability to engage learners and to easily fit into the modern employee work schedule.
Bron: Microlearning Strategies for Corporate Learners - driving innovation, employee performance and customer satisfaction, Any Galhotra
