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Gamified Microlearning: Engage Better and Retain More

Infopro Learning

Online learning is not merely consuming content at your own pace and convenience. Two of the most effective training approaches are gamification and microlearning. While gamification is a widely popular training approach that helps boost learner skills, microlearning focuses on improving learner retention. billion by 2025.

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How to Use Micro Learning in Your Course

LearnDash

What is micro learning, and how can you use it to your advantage? One such opportunity has to do with micro learning—a trend that has been steadily rising in online education for several years now. The idea of micro learning encompasses micro content , which involves breaking large courses down into smaller pieces.

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How to leverage gamification with microlearning

Wizcabin

Learning professionals have used gamification with microlearning combination to get better learning results by increasing learners’ engagement and knowledge retention. In this article, I outlined the ways you can combine gamification with the microlearning approach , to get a better training result.

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eLearning Trends for 2015: Here to Stay or Go Away?

Association eLearning

It’s like the concept of “freemium” games where a game is free, but the add-ons have a small fee. Gamification. Gamification, not to be confused with game-based learning, is the use of game elements such as leaderboards and badges, in courses. Why, you ask, would an association want to create a MOOC?

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Gamification Basics

Web Courseworks

Gamification is revolutionizing the field of learning and development. That was the main thrust of the Game On! Gamification Strategies for Instructional Designers and Trainers skills seminar I led at the recent ASTD Chicagoland Chapter meeting at the DePaul University School for New Learning on September 18 th.

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How to Make Online Courses More Interactive

LearnDash

In a typical online course, learning is straightforward. However, learners may have trouble sticking with courses or learning the material without interactivity. Incorporating interactive elements in online courses leads to better learning outcomes and higher learner retention and satisfaction. Five minutes – even better.

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6 Design Tips for Building Effective Learning Games

LearnDash

We all know that gamification is an effective, enjoyable, engaging learning tool. But how do you design a game for your course? I learned to type from an old computer game. I remember this last game used the visual of a piano with a metronome that would get faster over time.). What is an e-learning game?

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