Summary: In this article, I'll compare what people say are the benefits of microlearning against what we know from research. Also, I’ll discuss how workplace learning might benefit from micro and macro approaches.
What Research Has To Say About Microlearning And Macrolearning
In the child’s tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Goldilocks comes to a currently unoccupied house in the woods and decides to break in. (Hello! Illegal!) She decides to help herself to the occupants’ food, chairs, and beds. And proclaims some of them “just right.” Why is it just right? Because it meets her needs. But the other items she tried out were “just right” for the people who lived there. In other words, “just right” is about meeting specific needs.
