We live in a time of sensory overload where we’re constantly being bombarded with information. And, unfortunately, students are also experiencing this same phenomenon while still trying to make sense of the world around them. How do we combat the associated brain drain and mental fatigue? We integrate microlearning into the classroom setting!
Defining Microlearning
The term “microlearning” refers to the intake of any highly focused, bite-sized educational content. At its core, microlearning is a way of delivering tidbits of important information that usually gives learners the ability to customize their own education and work at their own pace.
Although the term was officially coined in the 1960s by renowned
scholar Hector Correa, the movement picked up speed first in the 1990s
and then again in the 2010s with the growing popularity of the
smartphone. Nowadays, we’re exposed to microlearning every day without
even realizing it!
