Microlearning

What is the main characteristic of microlearning?

• Group work

• Teaching technical topics

• Hands-on activities

• Short, self-paced learning modules

• Complex, comprehensive content

All of the following are ways in which microlearning reduces cognitive load, EXCEPT:

• Small relevant units of learning

• Maximizing extraneous load

• Learners control time and depth of learning

• Clean design and plain language

• Multi-modal learning using different formats

Microlearning typically involves:

• Single focus, spaced learning

• Multiple focus, once-off learning

• Single focus, spaced learning, spaced repetition

• Repetitive, multiple activity learning

• All of the above

Microlearning is useful in most cases EXCEPT:

• To acquire new knowledge

• To refresh existing knowledge

• Review, practice and extension activities

• Chunking a large body of information

• Just-in-time learning

Microlearning promotes learner engagement by:

• including interactive elements and gamification

• passive content consumption

• conducting traditional assessments and exams

• having minimal learner control

• Intense information overload

Microlearning helps overcome the ___________curve by breaking content into ___________.

• remembering/themes

• sharp/modules

• forgetting/bite-sized chunks

• forgetting/assessments

• remembering/small units

Ideally, the length of a microlearning should be:

• Several hours

• Ten minutes

• One hour

• Between 5 and 15 minutes

• Between 2 and 5 minutes