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Will the Real Microlearning Please Stand Up?

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
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What is microlearning? Well, it depends on who you ask.

Most people agree microlearning involves learning in short bursts. Some say four minutes or less. Others say up to an hour. Sharon Boller suggests bite-sized content only works for short-term training and reinforcement, but Will Thalheimer believes you can successfully teach course-like material in five-minute chunks.

Still others think microlearning isn’t even about short content—that it’s about cramming lots of learni

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