MILE Model

The MIcroLEarning Design Model

MILE

Create or Select Resources

Determine Program Technology & Structure

Promote

Monitor, Modify, & Evaluate

Identify Performance Objective(s)

Technology & Structure

Technology

• Will it be on an LMS or somewhere else?
• Will it be tracked?
• Will it be required?
• Will it be video-based?

Structure

• Is this preparation, follow-up, standing-alone training, performance support?
• Is this formal or informal learning?
• How expert are the learners?
• What types of resources will you use?
• Will they be released all at once or in a continuous stream?
• How long will resources be?

Promotion Strategies

• Immediately intuitive navigation
• Fresh content
• Competition or free offer
• User testimonials and reviews
• Awards and accomplishments (badges)
• Games with division leaderboard
• Provide a tease into similar content
• Linked from our department webpage
• Mentioned in classes
• Regularly release additional micro-program and cross-promote

Use as many communication channels as possible. Improving Searchability - Materials should be accessed in two clicks or 10 seconds or learners will find it somewhere else. If they don't know it exists, they can't use it. Create Stickiness - ​If they don't remember it exists, they won't use it.

Questions to Ask

What behavior are we looking to change or inspire?

• What will they come away with?
• Who will use this?
• Identify terminal and enabling learning objectives.
• Terminal - Be able to do by the end of the training "Big picture"
• Enabling - the pieces of training that will get the learner to the terminal objective
• Learner Experience = Learner Choice where it makes sense

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Monitor, Modify, Evaluate

• Monitor comments, likes, shares
• Validate links often if curating
• Regularly update with new content
• Formal assessment (like quizzes) should generally be avoided
• How are you assessing Learning or Impact?