Microlearning in The World
Microlearning is everywhere around us. As introduced in the video at the front of the homepage, you probably have partaken in a microlearning session yourself. But more than just a useful tool for teachers, microlearning is also part of the corporate world.
Corporate world
Microlearning is becoming such a staple in the E-learning world, that there are companies dedicated to creating important video tools with the microlearning method.
One such company is Grovo. Grovo is one of the largest microlearning websites in the world and is partnered with dozens of companies around the world. Grovo provides companies with microlearning videos that those companies can use to teach their employees with. Grovo can even create microlearning videos that are requested specifically by employers, thus adding another layer to their services.
Some companies that use Grovo include the National Basketball Association and the MSLGroup. These are only two out of the many dozens of companies that work with Grovo.
The type of videos that Grovo provides vary, from technical skills, to programing ones, but regardless, they operate with the microlearning method: short lessons, spaced out, to reinforce lessons and new skills.
Why is microlearning such a popular method in the corporate world?
The corporate world, with its fast paced environment, is all about time management and making sure that companies can get the most out of its employees. With microlearning, employers can better instruct their employees on important concepts, while giving them time to sooner apply these skills.
The microlearning method values time and information retention, and in the world outside of academia, the sooner employees can better learn skills, retain the information, and apply it, all the better.
Indeed, according to a poll conducted by the Rapid Learning Institute, among Learning and Development professionals, more than 90% agreed that their learners preferred learning new skills in manageable micro sizes (as would be expected).
But the microlearning industry is not simply one which provides learning videos for companies, many websites, like the ''how to'' videos on YouTube, operate with microlearning methods.
Some examples of these are Blinklist, Yammer, and Udemy. What these sites all offer are min-lessons, sometimes larger lessons broken down, that offer concrete skills for users to learn. Blinklist for example, takes the most important insights from non-fiction books, and breaks them down for easy digest in a mobile format for people on-the-go.
Udemy on the other hand, provides information like business management, and other high demand skills, for users, broken down into smaller videos, to learn.
Microlearning, then, is a method which is rapidly growing in popularity and demand.