Microlearning

Microlearning

New resources, for a new environment

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Introduction

Microlearning?

Introduction

New environments call for new strategies, types of resources, and pedagogical approaches. The COVID-19 pandemic sent home our children, and quite often, their only connection to the school is a cell phone. This is also the reality of a great number of people, who uses their cell phones for learning at any place and any moment they can. For this reason, the design of learning materials must consider the possibilities but also the constrictions of these devices. Microlearning appears as one of the available possibilities for this situation. Thus, in this unit, we will explore...

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What is microlearning?

bite-sized, small learning units with just the necessary amount of information to help learners achieve a goal.

"Microlearning (from the Greek word “micro” meaning small) is all about getting your eLearning in small doses, as tiny bursts of training material that you can comprehend in a short time (contrast with the hefty tomes you had to read at school to study a subject or the typical content-heavy eLearning class — which would be classified as “macro” learning)." Nikos Andriotis

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Theoretical Base

Learning in bite-sized pieces makes the transfer of learning from the classroom to the desk 17% more efficient.

Journal of Applied Psychology

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Want it clearer?

Millenial learners

demand learning

• Customized to their needs
• On-demand
• Informal

Facts about Microlearning

A case for MICROLEARNING

Shina Gill offers us this infographic with a number of interesting facts about Microlearning

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BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

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THE FLATMATES

BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

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