Traditional corporate learning has begun to shift over the last few years from larger, multi-day training seminars to shorter, targeted, direct-learning experiences called Micro Learning. In Micro Learning, content is chunked around smaller objectives that take less time to learn, review, and assess. Learning can be immediately applied to the work environment.

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Walmart has recently applied Micro Learning to help create a safety culture among its employees. Axonify created game-based modules that employees could access during their shifts. Module completion took about 5 minutes after which employees received instant feedback. An adaptive algorithm allowed the game to remember employee responses and, based on that, to close knowledge gaps on an individual basis.  The result has been a dramatic decrease in safety incidents and the creation of safety consciousness among employees.

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Micro Learning has been successfully used for safety awareness, employee training, onboarding, customer service, compliance, and leadership training. Smaller chunks of content mean better retention and less time taken for review and assessment. Microlearning allows for delivery of bite-sized, relevant, bits of content that can be immediately applied on the job. Instructional Designers need to think now in terms of competencies, unbundled curriculum, and targeted modules.