{"id":1401,"date":"2021-11-15T08:46:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xperteam.net\/uncategorized\/mobile-micro-rapid-learning-how-to-differentiate-between-them\/"},"modified":"2021-11-15T08:46:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T07:46:25","slug":"mobile-micro-rapid-learning-how-to-differentiate-between-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xperteam.net\/en\/articles-en\/mobile-micro-rapid-learning-how-to-differentiate-between-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile, Micro, Rapid Learning \u2013 How to differentiate between them?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to differentiate clearly between mobile learning<\/i>, micro learning<\/i> and rapid learning<\/i>?
\nWhich learning needs does mobile learning<\/i>answer?<\/p>\n

Nowadays, living without a mobile \u2018phone is almost impossible. Everyone has one and uses it assiduously. Some would even say that it is difficult to part with it.
\nFrom private use, its variety of increasingly sophisticated functions have prompted companies to integrate it into the very framework of their development
\nTraining departments must now take account of its use, rising from 21% of organisations planning to make it part of their Learning strategy to as many as 40% in 2018
\nNevertheless, it is essential to choose how to incorporate mobile \u2018phones into a corporate strategy.
\nHere is help in sorting through perceived ideas of Mobile<\/i>, Micro <\/i>and Rapid Learning<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Mobile\/Micro\/Rapid Learning – is it the same thing?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Although these notions can seem similar at first glance, they however group miscellaneous applications and have significant differences.
\nMicro or Rapid Learning<\/strong> involves making information available as short vignettes of about 3 to 10 minutes comprising clear, concise contents.
\nThe aim? Act as training on a set topic,<\/strong> encourage anchoring<\/strong>, most frequently in support of performance at the workstation<\/strong>.
\nIt is also preceded by Mobile Learning, strongly influenced by its advantages and characteristics.
\nAs for Mobile Learning<\/strong>, this is based on the very principle of people mobility<\/strong> by relying on the \u201csmart\u201d capabilities of mobile \u2018phones and tablets.
\nConsultable at any time and in any place (on public transport, between two appointments), you can benefit from optimised learning moments as per your needs<\/strong> and your schedule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When combined, Mobile and Micro Learning offer immense potential for the organisation and efficiency of corporate training and their learning time remains totally flexible.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Mobile Learning – a couple of minutes on the move?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

In the collective imagination, Mobile Learning needs only a very short attention span, no more than 2 to 3 minutes.
\nIn reality, it all depends on who you are and how you want to use it.
\nLike this ATD study conducted in 2017(1)<\/sup>: while globally 58% of employees interviewed felt that 2 to 5 minutes were enough, the Talents of the same panel answered… 13 minutes.
\nNot forgetting the influence of the media: we will naturally spend more time on a text than a video.
\nSome people thus categorise Micro-Learning formats as “nuggets”,<\/strong> namely, lasting a mere 3 to 4 minutes<\/strong>, focused on a concept or idea, and “quick modules”<\/strong>, which can take 10-15 minutes<\/strong>, but delve further.
\nAs for the right moment to train: where you want, when you want is the basic concept and not just on the move! Half of us even think that getting up and going to bed are learnable moments, regardless of the format chosen. (2)<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Does Mobile First mean Video First ?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The video format springs very naturally to mind when we think of Mobile Learning.
\nMore engaging, more captivating or more easily memorised, the video format supplants without hesitation the traditional PDF.
\nJust look at the extent to which YouTube has become a real training platform in its own right!
\nHowever, other contents are also successful on mobiles, starting with images and blog texts.
\nThese also have the advantage in terms of training of being easier to modify than videos, which can quickly become obsolete
\nAdopting<\/strong> a good practice based on multiple formats is highly recommended<\/strong> so as to reach all sorts of profiles<\/strong> and even surprise through enhanced texts, quizzes or other interactive images.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Is Mobile Learning child\u2019s play?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The answer to this question could be unambiguously: yes<\/b>.
\nAlthough gamification is not the exclusive domain of mobile learning, it nevertheless is still a natural extension of our gaming habits.
\nIn France, there are no less than 35 million gamers, including:<\/p>\n