Do you want to use microlearning for your further education or are you already using it? Then you should know the biggest challenges! In part 2 of our microlearning challenges series, it is about availability, and why “available” does not equal “learnable”:
Reading tip: All articles from the series “Challenges in Microlearning” at a glance:
Update your content
Provide content for everyone (here)
Introduce fixed learning times
Create a learning culture
Of course, your content primarily determines the success of your microlearning. In order to work on your learning content, your learners need to have access to it. You will learn how to make your microlearning content truly available now.
Update August 2022: Are you interested in the topic of learning bites? Then read the article about Learning Nuggets (definition + examples) in our blog now!
Learning on all devices
To support your learners and their skills, your learning content should be technically flexible. Whether your learners prefer to sit in front of their computer or learn on their smartphone or tablet in between, ideally it should be up to them. Your content should therefore be easily playable on various devices, especially on mobile “in between”.
“Available” is not equal to “learnable”
The accessibility of your learning content does not only refer to pure physical availability. It is also about the skills of your learners to work with it. After all, it does little good if your content is online, but your learners cannot handle it and therefore cannot work with it. Support your learners and ensure basic digital competence.
Cloud-based and responsive
To facilitate distribution, you should collect the content centrally and ideally store it in the cloud. Digital learning platforms are particularly well suited for this. Both you as the content creator and your learners can access the learning nuggets anytime and anywhere.
The blink.it platform enables you to do exactly that: You can access the microlearning content from any device, and the view automatically adjusts to your device (responsive design). Here is an example:
The tile look of our blink.it platform simplifies usage for you and your learners.
The availability of your content is therefore an important topic. We have summarized the key points once again.
Here’s how you provide your microlearning content for everyone:
Ensure that all learners have internet access and a suitable device
Consider the digital competence of your learners and offer additional help for individual problems
Choose a format for your content that learners can open and edit on all devices
Use a central (cloud) platform where you present all content bundled and clearly online
When creating your next microlearning, you should keep in mind that both the technical aspect and the competencies of your learners play a crucial role. If you consider both sides, your next microlearning will be a complete success.
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