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Microlearning Projects
Bite-sized learning, or microlearning, distills key concepts into easily consumable chunks, designed for quick, impactful learning. Perfect for busy professionals, this approach ensures learners can absorb and retain information without feeling overwhelmed.
For organizations, this type of learning boosts engagement, supports just-in-time training, and integrates seamlessly into broader learning strategies. It’s a powerful tool for addressing specific skill gaps, enhancing coaching efforts, and delivering customer education that sticks. Learners value its flexibility and relevance, making it a cornerstone of modern workforce development and continuous learning.
Explore how microlearning can reshape your training initiatives. Check out the sample projects below. For more information, contact Dawn Elizabeth.
Micro-Course
Title: Receiving Feedback
Tools: Articulate Rise, Canva
This micro-course was developed to train employees on effectively navigating and leveraging the feedback cycle. The course emphasizes the value of receiving feedback as a cornerstone for personal growth, continuous improvement, and fostering a culture of collaboration. It incorporates instructional design best practices, featuring knowledge checks to reinforce learning, scenario-based decision trees to promote critical thinking, and interactive elements to enhance learner engagement and retention.
Designed with a learner-centered approach, this course aligns with adult learning principles, ensuring practical application and transfer of knowledge to the workplace.
Audio Course
Title: How to Make the Choice to Go Green
Tools: Speechify, Canva
This audio course was developed as part of a 4-part series designed to educate potential buyers on the considerations and benefits of investing in solar panels. The course not only informs listeners about key factors in selecting solar panel systems but also integrates a marketing perspective, highlighting the benefits to build customer trust and market credibility.
Created with principles of instructional design, the course employs a learner-centered approach, using a professional narrator, strategically embedded pauses, and intentional vocal inflections to enhance engagement and reinforce key messages. These design elements ensure an immersive learning experience that supports knowledge retention and aligns with the learning objectives.
Mobile Learning Course
Title: How to Use a Fire Extinguisher
Tools: 7-Taps, Canva
This mobile learning course was developed to train participants on the proper use of a fire extinguisher, providing just-in-time, on-the-spot learning through the 7-Taps app. This concise micro-course integrates multimedia elements, including embedded text and video, to accommodate diverse learning preferences and ensure clarity in instruction. The course concludes with a brief quiz to assess knowledge retention and reinforce key steps.
The course leverages micro-learning strategies to deliver focused, accessible, and action-oriented training that supports learners in real-world application. This approach ensures an engaging, effective learning experience tailored to immediate workplace needs.
Bite-Sized Video
Title: The SOAR Interview Method
Tools: Camtasia, Canva
This bite-sized video was created to support applicants new to the field of instructional design in mastering the SOAR method for interview success. This engaging video incorporates a blend of voiceover narration, text, visuals, background music, and a relatable short story to enhance comprehension and retention.
The video applies multimedia learning theory to align auditory and visual elements, ensuring clarity and reducing cognitive load. By delivering targeted, actionable content in a concise format, the video leverages storytelling and experiential learning to prepare learners for real-world application during the interview process.
Infographic
Title: How to Perform CPR
Tool: Canva
This infographic was designed to support participants in performing CPR effectively during emergencies by providing clear, step-by-step instructions. Developed using core principles of instructional design, the graphic employs concise wording, visual cues, and a logical sequence to enhance cognitive processing and minimize cognitive load.
By leveraging elements such as scaffolding and chunking, the design ensures that essential information is easily accessible and actionable in high-pressure situations. This approach aligns with best practices in learning and development, focusing on learner engagement and retention to build confidence and competence in life-saving techniques.
Mobile Job Aid
Title: Merchandise Display Guide
Tools: Genially, Canva
A mobile job aid was developed as part of an interactive carousel to support employees in creating seasonal merchandise displays. Designed with instructional design principles, the aid includes a detailed display guide and touch-enabled interactive elements to promote active engagement and just-in-time learning.
By incorporating visual scaffolding, user-friendly navigation, and a modular structure, the aid aligns with principles of chunking and microlearning, making it easy for employees to access and apply critical information in the flow of work. This approach, rooted in learning and development best practices, ensures employees can build confidence and efficiency in executing visually compelling and brand-aligned displays.
Animation
Title: Coaching: Create Awareness
Tools: Vyond, Canva
This animation was developed as part of a series designed to equip coaches and mentors with the skills to create awareness and inspire action. Grounded in the transformative value of teaching and coaching, the video highlights the pivotal role of guiding others toward growth and achievement. Featuring dynamic visual storytelling, engaging voiceovers, custom animations, sound effects, and background music, the animation captures attention while fostering emotional connection and understanding.
Created using instructional design principles, it integrates multimedia learning theory and dual-channel processing to maximize engagement and retention. This approach, aligned with learning and development best practices, ensures that coaches and mentors can internalize key concepts and confidently apply them to foster meaningful change in their mentees.
Printable Job Aid
Title: Hotel Housekeeping Checklist
Tool: Canva
This printable job aid was developed to support employees in the hospitality industry, particularly in hotel chains managing a workforce with high turnover rates. Designed using the principles of instructional design, the aid features color-coded and numbered tasks, concise phrasing, and relevant visuals to enhance clarity and accessibility.
By employing techniques such as chunking, scaffolding, and visual reinforcement, the aid reduces cognitive load and supports quick comprehension, even for newly onboarded staff. This resource aligns with learning and development strategies that prioritize efficiency, adaptability, and on-the-job performance, empowering employees to deliver consistent and high-quality service in a fast-paced environment.