Know Your Type: eLearning, Video Training, or Just Microlearning?

Do you know your learning type? Navigating between the concepts of eLearning, video training, and microlearning can be a little tricky. We often experience that people do not know the difference and as the words encompass different methods. Here, we’ll try to explain them here in a short and orderly fashion, so you enlightened can get back to managing your business.

eLearning: The Overall Word for Online Training

This is basically any kind of training delivered through online electronic technologies be it webpages, video, smartphones, m-Learning, files, live streaming, etc. eLearning is the big picture, the watchtower that leads curious learners into the harbor.    

Video Training

Video training is the delivery of training in a video format. That means that everything is based on videos. Information can be condensed using video, and therefore leaves less of a cognitive load on your learners and helps them quickly and easily to digest your content. This learning type is, virtually, for everyone.

Microlearning & Bite-Sized Learning

Bite-sized learning or microlearning refers to the method of creating courses that are short and delivered in small pieces of content. Microlearning has proved exceptionally valuable because it fits the busy nature of today’s work environment and the short attention span of viewers. Microlearning offers bursts of knowledge that ignites the curious mind.

Can’t Decide Your Learning Type?

All of the above are highly efficient tools with a proven high retention rate. They are all flexible, never restricted to a certain place, time or agenda. This means, you can follow a course at your own learning rate, on any device, and 24/7. Allowing learners to take short & engaging courses at their convenience. No matter the choice of learning type, they are all vital tools that can immerse employees, customers & partners into your company’s vision. To help make your own video courses, reach out to us if relevant. We’ll do our very best – as always.