This is my mind map of the Morning Buzz session entitled "Meeting the Needs of the Modern Learner" at the 2015 Learning Solutions Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida. This session was guided by Carol Leaman of Axonify. One of the interesting facts I took away from the session was that the modern learner only has 1% of the work week to focus on learning and development. Additionally, the benefits of microlearning or learning in short chunks was discussed. What resonated with me was that there is a risk associated with the lack of depth in "snack-sized" learning but it needs to be substantive to mitigate the risk.

1. Morning Buzz session:
Meeting Needs of the
Modern Learner
Carol Leaman
5 generations in
the workforce
Modern learner
Gen Y: digital
natives
We’ve raised them to
participate, but don’t give
enough criticism and feedback
Overwhelmed
Distracted
Impatient
Untethered
Stressed at
work
Email massive
distraction
Seek information
where they can get
it
Wireless computing
1% of typical
work week to
focus on
training and
development
Quality of
knowledge
affects
performance
Variety
Multiple channels
of approach to
meet various
needs of people
Always a
gap/playing
catch-up
Take long
view
What works
for your org.
Snack-sized
culture
Enjoyable,
motivating
Risk
associated
with lack of
depth
Needs to be
substantive to
mitigate risk
Always skewed to
learning with digital
Underground
pathways/grapevine
networks
Platform to search for
particular expertise
Make it
more
formal
Tweetchat
Moderate
themselves
Cross-sharing
of information
Gamification
Immediate
feedback
Continues to
work even
with failure
Personalized
learning
Easily
accessible
and
digestible
chunks
Deep
encoding Reinforce/
repeat
Short
chunks
Mimic
external
behavior
Bring internal
to
organization