Microlearning: What the Heck Is It – and 20 Ways to Use It!

Join A2ATD for our first chapter event of the new year!

In this virtual session with Carla Torgerson, you’ll identify how to go micro with the greatest impact in your organization. First we’ll look at what microlearning is … and what it is not. Then we’ll share 4 primary use cases for microlearning and look at examples of these different types of microlearning used successfully in organizations today. You will consider how you can use these types of microlearning in your own curriculum.

Then we’ll get tactical! We’ll identify 20 ways to go micro and you will identify which of these 20 ways would work best in your curriculum so you can walk away with specific ideas for how you can capitalize on microlearning – in real and tangible ways – in your own work. You will leave this session with fresh ideas for incorporating microlearning successfully in your curriculum!

Learning Objectives:

In this session, you will learn…

• What microlearning is … and what it is not.
• Four uses of microlearning.
• Five formats of microlearning.
• Twenty ways you can use microlearning.
• How to use microlearning to make the greatest difference in your organization.

Agenda:

• 6:00 – 6:05 PM | Welcome & Introductions
• 6:05 – 7:05 PM | Presentation
• 7:05 – 7:15 PM | Learning Wrap-Up & Meeting Close

 

About the Speaker:
Carla Torgerson has more than 20 years of experience as an instructional designer and instructional strategist, focusing on learner-centered and high-impact training solutions that address business needs. Carla has consulted with numerous internal stakeholders and large clients including McDonalds, Netflix, Intuit, Kellogg’s, Harvard Business Publishing, Fidelity, Cargill, Medtronic, Merck, Best Western, and many others. She has designed solutions ranging from $10,000 to more than $10 million.

Carla has taught classes for ATD (the Association for Talent Development) on instructional design for microlearning, eLearning, and virtual instructor led training across the country for more than 15 years. Always interested in the latest learning trends, she has also authored numerous blogs and articles on a variety of topics, including microlearning, eLearning, and mobile learning. She developed MILE, the MicroLearning Design Model© and is the author of The Microlearning Guide to Microlearning and Designing Microlearning (with Sue Iannone).

About A2ATD:
The Ann Arbor Association for Talent Development (A2ATD) provides support, skills, and knowledge for talent development professionals in our community to be successful now and in the future. A2ATD events are open to the public with discounted rates for A2ATD professional members, student chapter members, and members of other local ATD chapters. Visit us at a2atd.org for more information.