Microlearning has been a buzzword for L&D teams by featuring on the top of the trend charts for a while now. It has its rightful place in the arsenal the learning leaders have at their disposal, but it is hardly the panacea it is often made out to be. In this interactive webinar Amit Garg, Founder & CEO of Upside Learning, and Margie Meacham, Author of the book ‘AI in Talent Development’, will discuss the nuts and bolts of getting microlearning right. They will go into the "What? Why? & How?" of microlearning, minus the hype.

1. MICROLEARNING
Go Beyond The Hype
Amit Garg and
Margie Meacham
PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE
MIRCOLEARNING

2. Upside Learning provides
workplace learning
solutions with a focus on
improving performance.
The solutions vary from
custom elearning to
microlearning, from
Simulations to Performance
campaigns, and from vILT
to AR/VR.
A winner of many industry
awards, Upside Learning
nudges the L&D community
to Go Beyond.
They have sponsored the
Go Beyond series of
webinars.

4. INTRODUCTIONS
AMIT GARG MARGIE MEACHAM
CEO and Founder, Upside Learning
https://www.upsidelearning.com
Chief Freedom Officer, Learning to Go
https://www.learningtogo.info

5. MICROLEARNING
Go Beyond The Hype
PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE
MIRCOLEARNING

6. Poll 1:
More than 5 years
Between 1 & 5 years
Less than a year
Never tried
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING
MICROLEARNING?

7. WHAT?
WHY?
HOW?

8. WHAT?
WHY?
HOW?

9. Type in the question
window the word or
phrase that best describes
Microlearning?
WHAT IS
MICROLEARNING?

10. BITE
SIZE
JUST IN TIME
SNACK-ABLE
FOCUSED
ONTHEJOB
NUGGETSSHARP
INDEPENDENTDIGESTIBLE
MICROLEARNING

11. – KARL KAPP
“{IT IS} THIS CONCEPT OF
PROVIDING HIGHLY TARGETED INFORMATION
THAT COVERS ONE OR TWO TOPICS IN A
VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.”

12. Ideally less than 10 min
Up to 30 min is fine
Just enough for the purpose
HOW LONG
SHOULD IT BE?
Poll 2:

14. As long as needed & as short
as possible
< 10 min [Brain Rules]
A single topic / learning
objective
Eventually, the user decides
Thoughts on
DURATION?

15. Almost all of it
More than 50%
More than 25%
Very Little
HOW MUCH DOES VIDEO
ACCOUNT FOR IN YOUR
MICROLEARNING
STRATEGY?
Poll 3:

17. ATD REPORT
“VIDEO for LEARNING”
Increasing trend
60% of Learning Videos < 10
min
71% use animations
Video for JIT learning (>
50%)
(last 5 years 86%; next 5 years 91%)
85% use videos to support and reinforce learning
https://www.td.org/learning-video-report

18. FORMATS:
Videos
PDFs
Infographics
Step Guides, Checklists
Text - Reminders
Chatbots
Podcasts
AR/QR access to JIT
resources

19. PART OF A
DESIGNED
EXPERIENCE
OR
STANDALONE
(LEARNING) (DOING)
D-I-Y & How do I?

20. DOESITOBVIATE
‘LEARNING’?
SHOULDWECALLIT
MICRO- DOING THEN?

21. WHAT?
WHY?
HOW?

22. Building Habits
Spaced Practice
Performance Support
Learning Campaigns
WHAT IS
MICROLEARNING MOST
SUITABLE FOR?
Poll 4:

24. WHY
MICROLEARNING?
LearningScience
Stimulates and regains learner
attention (movement and
social engagement)
Enhances Priming and Flipped
Classroom approaches (Pre)
Reinforcement & Repetition vs.
Forgetting Curve (Post)
Triggers the brain’s Reward
Center (Motivation increases with
use)

25. WHY
MICROLEARNING?
Learner-Centered
Supports Learner Journeys
(Choose your own path)
5 Moments of Need (Just-in-
time in the flow of work)
Spaced repetition to beat the
Forgetting Curve
Retrieval Practice: When
you must get it right (high
stakes learning)

26. WHY
MICROLEARNING?
Coaching/Practice
Recording yourself allows
practice
Creates a model of the ideal in
the brain through feedback loop

27. WHY
MICROLEARNING?
BusinessPerspective
Increases productivity,
decreases time off the job
Delivers stronger ROI
Engages stakeholders and
SMEs in video content

28. WHY
MICROLEARNING?
LeveragingAI
Link to individual
performance data/gaps
Recognize learner patterns
and suggest new topics
Personalize the experience
through machine learning

29. WHAT?
WHY?
HOW?

30. GOALS
What are you trying to accomplish?
Learning or Performance Support?
Where & How will users access microlearning?
Can you break larger objective down to objectives of
each nugget?
Not everything will suit microlearning.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS

31. CONTENT
Is it readily available?
How do we make it relevant to each user?
SME interviews / User Generated content?
KEY CONSIDERATIONS

32. TOOLS
Which formats can you work with?
Tools & capability for creation?
KEY CONSIDERATIONS

33. SCORM LMS
xAPI ( LMS, LXP, others)
Digital but no tracking
Paper Checklists/ Flash Cards
HOW ARE YOU
IMPLEMENTING
MICROLEARNING?
Poll 5:

35. TRACKING & ENANCEMENTS
How do you plan to deliver the microlearning?
What would you like to measure?
How can you use data for continuous improvement?
KEY CONSIDERATIONS

36. KILLER COMBO!
PERFORMANC
E
SUPPORT
(USE CASE)
VIDEO
(FORMAT
)

37. EXAMPLES

38. EXAMPLES
Performance
support for
frontline staff

39. EXAMPLES
PRODUCT
TRAINING for
SALES

40. EXAMPLES
Closing the loop
for Sales Training
Company AverageYour Score
SALES SYSTEMLEARNING SYSTEM

41. EXAMPLES
Dumb ways
to die!!
Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVR1EGyG7o

42. EXAMPLES
Tennis Elbow?
Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGVR1EGyG7o

43. AI IN
MICROLEARNING

44. CHATBOT
CONTENTCURATION
NUDGES
AI IN MICROLEARNING?

45. AI IN MICROLEARNING?

46. MYTHS OF
MICROLEARNING?

47. Just slice a course to make
microlearning
It’s a panacea. Or a FAD.
Every microlearning should
be video
MYTHS
TO AVOID

48. It’s for millennials with ultra short
attention spans
It’s easy (hence cheap) to
create
MYTHS
TO AVOID

49. IF I HAD MORE TIME,
I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN
A SHORTER LETTER.
-BlaisePascal

50. RESOURCES
AI in Talent Development: Capitalize on the AI Revolution to Transform the Way You Work, Learn, and Live, Margie
Meacham: https://tinyurl.com/y6tulwyd
Brain Matters: How to help anyone learn anything using neuroscience, Margie Meacham:
https://tinyurl.com/y4dagfvb
Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, John
Medina: https://tinyurl.com/y5zwr5qj
Innovative Performance Support: Strategies and Practices for Learning in the Workflow, Con Gottfredson and Bob
Mosher: https://tinyurl.com/yxht2zr7
Microlearning: Go Beyond the Hype, Upside Learning: http://bit.ly/38Ey1k2
Microlearning: Short and Sweet, Karl M. Kapp and Robyn A. Defelice: https://tinyurl.com/y2shpmq
Microlearning Empowers your frontline to cope, convert, and create: https://bit.ly/2XHuET0
The mind science behind microlearning: https://bit.ly/36Dz6rr
A small nudge for the learner; a giant push to build a productive habit: https://bit.ly/3qmSa4i
Nick says learning needs serious unlearning: https://bit.ly/3qli7AY
www.upsidelearning.com | www.Learningtogo.info

51. THANK YOU
AMIT GARG MARGIE MEACHAM
CEO and Founder, Upside Learning
https://Upsidelearning.com
Chief Freedom Officer, Learning to Go
https://www.learningtogo.info