Microlearning
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How can microlearning and Spaced Repetition help with employee onboarding?
Starting a new job can be an intimidating experience, even before you have to try and remember the huge amount of information that is typically involved. Inductions for new starters can cover organisation structure, HR procedures, health and safety, equipment overviews, job requirements, training and development programmes, meetings with colleagues and more – so how can we be expected to remember all of this in one go? The short answer is that we can’t. Our brains simply aren’t geared up to remember a large volume of information at a stroke, or to easily recall small, specific bits of information that may have been buried within it. Although we know this, don’t expect induction procedures to change much. Time and cost pressures mean that most companies still take the approach of throwing all the relevant information at a new starter, hoping that some of it sticks and filling in the gaps later as required. This isn’t the most efficient approach, but adding microlearning and Spaced Repetition into the equation can make a big difference. Microlearning breaks topics down into tiny pieces. It aids the learning process because it suits the brain’s ability to learn short, easily consumable segments, rather than overwhelming
Spaced repetition, gamification and microlearning: a glossary of e-learning terms
E-learning has done a huge amount to reduce the cost of training for businesses, make it easier for them to deliver and make it more convenient for employees to do. As it has exploded in popularity over the last 20 years or so, though, it has also spawned a whole raft of new learning approaches, technologies and terms. This can make the e-learning landscape a minefield to navigate. If you’re not familiar with what certain terms mean, how can you understand what is being discussed, let alone what learning and training solutions your company should opt for? With that in mind, we’ve pulled together a glossary of e-learning terms to help you along the way: Asynchronous learning – Learning from resources that allow students to progress at their own pace. Authoring tool – A platform that allows a teacher or learning provider to create learning content. Blended Learning – Learning from a mix of different mediums, such as online resources and classroom teaching. Certainty-based learning (or confidence-based learning) – An approach via which the learner indicates how sure they are about knowledge, thereby measuring self-assurance as well as competence. Collaboration technology – Platforms that allow learners and teachers to communicate
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