Link Macrolearning With Microlearning for Better Learning Transfer
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Many learning and development trends remind me of late-night infomercials. The commercials start with the “old way” of doing things, which often ends in disaster. However, if the new product is used, everything turns out perfectly, including a happy, smiling family who praises you for your wise choice.
When a new learning and development innovation is created, it often seems like another infomercial. Discard the old way of training and switch to a new mode. When microlearning came out, some practitioners claimed that all training should be microlearning. The same arguments have been made with informal learning, game-based learning, and social learning. All these innovations have a place in the learning and development toolbox, but no innovation alone should replace the toolbox.