Do you want to use microlearning for your continuing education, or are you already using it? Then you should know the biggest challenges! In Part 2 of our Microlearning Challenges series, we focus on availability and why 'available' does not mean 'learnable':
Reading tip: An overview of all articles from the series “Challenges in Microlearning”:
Update your content
Provide content for everyone (here)
Introduce fixed learning times
Create a learning culture
Of course, the success of your microlearning primarily depends on your content. For your learners to be able to work on your learning materials, they need access to them. How to make your microlearning content truly available is explained here.
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Learning on all devices
To support your learners and their skills, your learning materials should be technically flexible. Whether your learners prefer to sit in front of their computer or learn in between on their smartphone or tablet should ideally be up to them. Your content should therefore be easily playable on various devices, especially on mobile ones “in between”.
“Available” is not the same as “learnable”
The accessibility of your learning materials does not only refer to pure physical availability. It is also about the skills of your learners to work on them. After all, it's of little use if your content is online, but your learners cannot handle it and therefore cannot work with it. Therefore, support your learners and ensure a basic digital competence.
Cloud-based and responsive
To facilitate availability, you should collect content centrally and, ideally, store it in the cloud. Digital learning platforms are especially suitable for this. Both you as the content creator and your learners can access the learning nuggets anytime and anywhere.
The blink.it platform, for example, enables you to do exactly that: You can access microlearning content from any device, and the view automatically adjusts to your device (responsive design). Here is an example:
The tile layout of our blink.it platform simplifies operation for you and your learners.
The availability of your content is therefore an important topic. We have summarized the key points again.
Here’s how to make your microlearning content available for everyone:
Ensure that all learners have internet access and a suitable device
Consider the digital competence of your learners and provide additional help with individual problems
Choose a format for your content that learners can open and edit on all devices
Use a central (cloud) platform where you can present all content bundled and clearly online
When creating your next microlearning experience, you should keep in mind that both the technical aspect and the skills of your learners play a crucial role. If you consider both sides, your next microlearning will be a complete success.
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