Dashe & Thomson Blog Gamified Microlearning For Training: A Combined Method That Works

What Is Microlearning Gamification? To begin, we need to understand what gamification and microlearning are on their own. After we understand what each of these are we can begin to understand what they mean once they are combined. Gamification is incorporating games or gamelike elements to a process or procedure to encourage participation and increase engagement. Microlearning is bite-sized information that is distributed in the right amount for the learner to process and retain, instead of overloading the learner with information that is impossible to remember all at once. Microlearning gamification combines gamelike learning in doses that are catered to the learner. This means that the one learning or “playing” can advance at their own speed or pause when needed. It is important that the bite-size bits of information have elements of challenge, success, and reward, which is where gamification comes into play. Including a story-based game, or different achievement levels, or competitive records will increase the engagement, but it will also let each individual learn at their own speed. There will be learners who are on the highest level while others are still at the beginning, which means they learn at different speeds and retain information differently. This will also allow the trainers to know more about their trainees and how they all learn, so they can curate other lessons based on the individual.