The increase in unemployment and other changes in the world economy has accelerated this demand. The Future of Jobs Report estimates that 35% of the core skills needed by workers have changed over the last five years. With most organizations working remotely, employees are needing to pick up new responsibilities while learning how to use modern technology. Between the increase in change organizations are facing and the high expectations of employees in a remote setting calls for the need of an agile learning strategy. Without a program in place, companies experience a large gap between what organizations expect people to do and what they actually can do.
The traditional way of learning overloads employees with too much information. Instead of trying to pack materials into a long course making sure it’s recorded, and people are completing it, microlearning is an agile learning strategy to help organizations get back to the essence of how business was operating normally. It offers a reinvention of how people receive and interact with learning content.
Scenario-based questions present the learner with a challenge to solve. Game mechanics and gamification are surprisingly effective to combat the overload of content that affects upskilling and reskilling efforts.
Microlearning and knowledge reinforcement use adaptive, clinically proven algorithms to personalize the learning experience. The data provided from responses to learning activities allows managers to understand and measure individual and team proficiency growth. With this valuable data, managers are enabled to have targeted coaching conversations to close knowledge and skill gaps. A good microlearning program helps keep teams productive and competitive as market conditions and regulations change. In cases where sudden changes occur, like those that are defining 2020, microlearning helps share information in a way that proves the performance readiness of an organization or prescribes the coaching plan. This all occurs in a manner that costs less in terms of employees’ time and overall learning investment.
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