{"id":22719,"date":"2018-04-27T04:27:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T09:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=22719"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:18:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:18:46","slug":"microlearning-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/microlearning-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Microlearning in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/blog\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"check_out_the_new_blog\" title=\"Check Out the New Blog\" alt=\"Check Out the New Blog\"  src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/images\/check_out_the_new_blog.jpg\"><\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22725 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning.jpg\" alt=\"Why should we implement microlearning in our classrooms?\" width=\"635\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning.jpg 635w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-85x65.jpg 85w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-610x457.jpg 610w, https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/microlearning-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Microlearning in the Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microlearning, as the name implies, is learning that occurs in small chunks, and in a short span of time. This student-centric learning strategy can be implemented as formal structured teaching programs or informal self-directed learning programs.<\/p>\n<p>Microlearning is characterized by features such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Short Activities:<\/u> Students often get the most out of lessons when they cater to their attention spans. Therefore, microlearning focuses on providing learning in short bursts of time (3-5 minutes), and including learning activities that can be quickly completed.<\/li>\n<li><u>Small Chunks:<\/u> In microlearning, material is presented in small chunks to help improve student comprehension, and to enhance retention and recollection of information. The microlearning module focuses on a subsection of a topic instead of the whole topic.<\/li>\n<li><u>Learning Objectives:<\/u> Microlearning focuses on one learning objective at a time.<\/li>\n<li><u>Variety:<\/u> The content for microlearning can be presented using multimedia tools in different formats, adding variety to the learning process.<\/li>\n<li><u>Mobile Learning:<\/u> Students can easily access microlearning modules using their smartphones and other digital devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits of Microlearning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The short and chunked presentation model, use of multimedia tools, and availability on digital devices makes microlearning a useful and effective learning tool as it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captures and maintains student attention<\/li>\n<li>Increases interest in the content<\/li>\n<li>Enhances retention and recollection of information<\/li>\n<li>Addresses different learning styles<\/li>\n<li>Increases accessibility<\/li>\n<li>Provides just-in-time learning experience to the students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the strategy does have some <u>negatives<\/u> such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Confines learning to a narrow view and prevents a holistic viewing of the topic. This makes it more difficult for students to relate the subtopics to its whole.<\/li>\n<li>Use of too many digital tools and formats may make the presentation confusing for students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application of Microlearning strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are some ways of implementing the strategy in the classroom:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Flipped classroom learning<\/u>: Students can access the modules outside class hours and use class hours for discussions and practical work<\/li>\n<li><u>Supplementing courses:<\/u> The modules can be created to strengthen learning, and used to enable students to retrieve information from within the lecture or post lecture session.<\/li>\n<li><u>Assessment activities:<\/u> Microlearning modules can be short activities that help teachers evaluate whether learning has occurred in the classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Like this article for teachers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Browse the Professional Learning Board <a href=\"http:\/\/professionallearningboard.com\/\"><strong>COURSE CATALOG<\/strong><\/a> to find related online courses for teachers in your state. <em><strong>Professional Learning Board is a leading provider of online professional development classes that teachers use to renew a teaching license or renew a teaching certificate.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nMicrolearning in the Classroom<br \/>\nMicrolearning, as the name implies, is learning that occurs in small chunks, and in a short span of time. This student-centric learning strategy can be implemented as formal structured teaching programs or informal self-directed learning programs.<br \/>\nMicrolearning is characterized by features such as:<\/p>\n<p>Short Activities: Students often get the most out of [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8284,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[2170,2090,2168,2169,215,1677,2091,1910],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22719"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22726,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22719\/revisions\/22726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}