Micro-learning.
For.Millennials.Mahesh
Director, Products @ KNOLSKAPE@maheshwar_r
https://in.linkedin.com/in/mahesh894
Way forward for today2
Intro: A brief look at the millennial generation
Why Micro-learning?
Myths surrounding Micro-learning
Micro-learning ready reckoner
Let’s begin with…3What is the connecting theme?
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Let’s begin with…4What is the connecting theme?
1838 ‘69-98
Let’s begin with…5What is the connecting theme?
1838 ‘69-98 20062005 2012
Let’s begin with…6What is the connecting theme?
1838 ‘69-98 20062005 2012 2012 -
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Source: http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/pages/millennials/
A look at the Millennial workforce
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Source: https://uxmag.com/articles/creating-outstanding-experiences-for-digital-natives
A look at the Millennial workforce
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Source: https://uxmag.com/articles/creating-outstanding-experiences-for-digital-natives
A look at the Millennial workforce
100%
80% 94%
10,000Have a mobile phone and 89% of those are
smartphones
Say they can’t stand a day without Internet
Are members of a social network
An average young person is likely to have played 10,000 hours of
gaming by age 21
10 …Again, what’s common among these?
Food
Groceries
11 …Again, what’s common among these?
Food
Groceries
Movies
Flight/ Train tickets
12 …Again, what’s common among these?
Food
Groceries
Movies
Flight/ Train tickets
TV
Cars
13 …Again, what’s common among these?
Food
Groceries
Movies
Flight/ Train tickets
TV
Cars The Last Mile
Why is Learning any different?
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15 Why should e-Learning happen only at the user’s laptop?
Learning
What is Why Micro-learning?
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#0: Remember,
the good old school
timetable?
18 The way the brain works
Source: http://d-edreckoning.blogspot.in/2006/10/this-is-your-brain.html
The Working Memory can hold 7±2 “chunks” of information at any given
timeRAM HDD
Tish is nfu
This is fun1 chunk
9 chunks
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Saves cost Better engagement Interest Levels
Producing content for bite-sized learning can reduce effort required to produce content that is rich and ready for scale.
Spatial practicing and knowledge ‘push’ can result in better engagement among learners
Helps ward off procrastination in situations where complex problems need to be solved. Eg: Technical/Functional courses
Other benefits…
Source: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/reap-benefits-microlearning-bite-size-lessons-every-day/
A few myths…
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Myth #1: Let’s take all the desktop e-
Learning and make them available on
Mobile…
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22 Simply converting e-Learning into m-Learning will not work
vs
Source: Google Primer App
Myth #2a: I can use Bite-sized Learning for all my learning needs
#2b: …and to any audience
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24 When to opt for Micro-Learning
Micro-learning Other forms
Behavioral skills
Functional skills
Example-driven
Functional skills
Technical skills
Programming languages
Process Knowledge
… …
Leadership training
25 When to opt for Micro-Learning - Hybrid
Pre-assessments Classroom E-Learning Post-
assessments
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Bite.sized.learning
Bite.sized.learnin
g
Use Bite-sized learning for retention while delving deep
into functional/technical/process
concepts
26 Caution: It may not work with everyone
• Different individuals have different learning styles.
• Stats pertaining to millennials suggest micro-learning should drive engagement, better business outcomes and help distracted individuals learn on-demand.
• Some individuals prefer reading a book rather than book summaries– Same applies to e-books vs hard
copies
Myth #3: Micro-learning has to be
text-based
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Elevate Game
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Lifeline Game Peak Game Google Primer
Micro-learning Ready Reckoner
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Micro-learning ready reckoner• #0: Trim all the fat – Miniaturize
the content– Don’t go in-depth on ‘why’ a
topic needs to be learnt – just go ahead with the ‘how’.
– Limit to 5-9 chunks per day– Keep the working memory in
mind
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Micro-learning ready reckoner• #0: Trim all the fat – Miniaturize the content
• #1: Tell it like a story– The medium can be anything
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Micro-learning ready reckoner• #0: Trim all the fat – Miniaturize the content• #1: Tell it like a story
• #2: Contextualize– Make examples relevant– Abstract examples will not
make their way to long-term memory
– Contextualize it to the learner’s day-to-day role (if possible)
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Micro-learning ready reckoner• #0: Trim all the fat – Miniaturize the content• #1: Tell it like a story• #2: Contextualize
• #3: Make it easy to measure– Metrics such as: duration,
engagement levels, everyday usage, sharing of content, user activity, retention levels with pre and post assessments and business outcomes will help
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Micro-learning ready reckoner• #0: Trim all the fat – Miniaturize the content• #1: Tell it like a story• #2: Contextualize• #3: Make it easy to measure
• #4: Have a great feedback mechanism– Bite-sized learning gives the opportunity
to identify if users have applied it– Could we have a simple feedback
mechanism to identify if they applied a ‘learning chunk’?
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Micro-learning ready reckoner• #0: Trim all the fat – Miniaturize the content• #1: Tell it like a story• #2: Contextualize• #3: Make it easy to measure• #4: Have a great feedback mechanism
• #5: Make learning more inclusive– Can we incorporate a TED video?– Can we incorporate a great Twitter stream on a topic and
encourage discussions?– Can we integrate with internal social networks like Yammer?– Don’t forget social learning can complement bite-sized learning
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Thank You36
“To experience is to learn. Everything else is just information”
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