Microlearning Beyond the Basics

Microlearning Beyond the Basics

Explore microlearning beyond the basics, so you can build microlearning that sticks.

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Your Guide to Microlearning

Have a blueprint for scope, delivery, and measurement.

This guide provides you with the opportunity to go beyond the basics so you can deliver engaging and effective learning experiences.

Microlearning Revisited

What it is and common myths

Microlearning is a focused learning activity that enables one job-critical action in one work moment, typically in 3-7 minutes. Microlearning is built for the flow of work, not the flow of a course. Click on the Info button to learn the three common myths and the truth behind them.

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Fit First

Green/Yellow/Red

Green

Yellow

Red

Fast Test

Your guide to know when microlearning is the right tool, and when you should reach for something else.

Scope Blueprint

One Moment, One Move, One Measure

One Move

One Moment

Time & Size Guardrails

One Measure

Delivery Patterns That Stick

Five delivery patterns you can use

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.

Use this side of the card to provide more information about a topic. Focus on one concept. Make learning and communication more efficient.

Here's five delivery patterns you can use tomorrow. These patterns consist of the purpose, when to use it, and the success signal, so it's easy to choose on the fly. We start with the quickest win, then move toward patterns that support judgment and reinforcement. Select the Info button below for a brief overview of the patterns.

Decision Snap

How-To-Burst

Micro-Drill

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Watch-Do-Show

Job Aid + Nudge

Show me exactly how

Practice a judgment call

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Evidence in minutes

Spaced practice without the bloat

Make the right thing the easy thing

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Design Levers

Make it memorable in minutes

Relevance

Cognitive Load

Split-Attention

Feedback

Reminders

Signal 1

1-question pulse

Story

Behavior

System trace

One short field example

Operations

Four areas to consider

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Your 7-day micro sprint

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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Leonardo da Vinci

As you build microlearning, chase sophisticated simplicity by stripping away the non-essentials until what remains drives action with your learners.

Myth #1: Short equals good

• What's the truth: Short and targeted equals effective.

Myth #2: Video is microlearning

• What's the truth: The outcome makes it microlearning, not the format.

Myth #3: Microlearning replaces training

• What's the truth: Microlearning complements deeper practice, it doesn't replace it.

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or piece of information that will be burned into your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audio... Whateveryou want!

1. If it’s a simple step, use How-To Burst.
2. If it’s a judgment, use Decision Snap.
3. If it’s remembered wrong, use Job Aid Plus Nudge.
4. If it needs reps, use Micro-Drill.
5. If you need proof, use Watch–Do–Show.

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to leave your audience in awe. You can also highlight a specific phrase or piece of information that will be burned into your audience's memory, and even embed external content that surprises: videos, photos, audio... Whateveryou want!

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Your 7-Day Micro Sprint

1. First, pick one frequent, fumbled task.
2. Next, apply One Moment, One Move, One Measure.
3. Then, build a 3-7-minute solution using one pattern.
4. Next, pilot with 10 people.
5. Then, capture one behavior metric and one ops metric.
6. Finally, share what changed.