1st Edition
Microlearning in the Digital Age The Design and Delivery of Learning in Snippets
Microlearning in the Digital Age explores the design and implementation of bite-sized learning and training in technology-enabled environments. Grounded in research-based best practices and a robust, eight-dimensional framework, this book applies the latest developments in mobile learning, social media, and instructional/multimedia design to one of today’s most innovative and accessible content delivery systems. Featuring experts from higher education, information technology, digital gaming, corporate, and other contexts, this comprehensive guide will prepare graduate students, researchers, and professionals of instructional design, e-learning, and distance education to develop engaging, cost-effective microlearning systems.
Foreword
Karl M. Kapp
Part 1: Introduction
1. A Multidimensional Roadmap for Implementing Effective Microlearning Solutions
Maria Elena Corbeil, Joseph Rene Corbeil, and Badrul H. Khan
2. What is Microlearning? Origin, Definitions, and Applications
Carla Torgerson
Part 2: Designing Microlearning Objects
3. Sound Pedagogy Practices for Designing and Implementing Microlearning Objects
Theo Hug
4. Multimedia Design Principles for Microlearning
Didem Tufan
5. Optimizing Microlearning Materials for Mobile Learning
Lucas Kohnke
6. Assessing the Learning in Microlearning
Rita Fennelly-Atkinson and Renee Dyer
Part 3: Microlearning in Academic, Corporate, and Personalized Learning Contexts
7. Microlearning and Microcredentials in Higher Education
Megan Kohler, Chris Gamrat, Victoria Raish, and Elizabeth Gross
8. Microlearning in K-12 Settings
Laura Sheneman
9. Microlearning in Corporate Settings
Pamela S. Hogle
10. Microlearning for Personal & Professional Development
Tracy King
PART 4: Microlearning Today and Tomorrow
11. Creating Microlearning Objects within Self-Directed Multimodal Learning Contexts
Jako Olivier
12. Gamifying Microlearning Elements
Alexander Salas
13. Sharing Microlearning Materials as Open Educational Resources (OER)
Kari Word and Vanessa Dennen
14. RREDS: An Instructional Design Model Based on Microlearning Events and Curricular Engagement
Melissa Simons and Caroline M. Crawford
15. Microlearning in the Workplace of the Future
Johnny Hamilton, Darci Hall, and Theresa Hamilton
Biography
Joseph Rene Corbeil is Professor of Educational Technology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
Badrul H. Khan is Founder of McWeadon Education, a professional development institution. An e-learning and instructional design consultant, he previously served as Founding Director of the Educational Technology Leadership (ETL) graduate cohort program at The George Washington University, USA.
Maria Elena Corbeil is Professor of Educational Technology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
