Applying an Evidence-Based Approach to a Workplace Training Course

The workplace is a unique environment that is often characterized by specialized knowledge and skills that are industry and even company specific. This specialized knowledge and skills are constantly undergoing refinement or innovation by industry, societal or technological changes. This often leaves several gaps in knowledge and skills within the current workforce. A commonly used solution to bridge this gap is micro-learning courses.

Defining Micro-Learning Courses

Micro-learning courses are informal learning environments that are learner-centered, task-focused, and completed during the working day (Moore & Klein, 2020). The workplace learner is characterized as an adult learner (including Generation Z learners), meaning these micro-learning courses should contain small amounts of information, easily accessed on a wide variety of devices, require small amounts of effort to complete, and allow for flexibility of time and place (Gherman et al., 2022; Mery, 2022).

Relating a Workplace Training Course

The workplace training course I created is aligned with the definition and best practices mentioned above. The training course that I created is a how-to course focused on teaching staff in K12 to set up meetings using Google Calendar. The course was developed based on the need for a K-12 environment to improve their meeting efficiencies. This course was developed in Articular Rise which allows for ease of access, and navigation and can be viewed on a wide variety of devices. The instructional aspect of the course uses a short, guided video (4 minutes) which is effective because it utilizes both audio and visual senses (Winger, 2018). For more detailed information about this training course, you can view the training plan.

It is my aim that this short online training course can provide enough knowledge and skills for learners to be able to set up meetings effectively with Google Calendar.

Reference

Gherman, O., Turcu, C. E., & Turcu, C. O. (2022). An Approach to Adaptive Microlearning in Higher Education.

Mery, Y. (2022). Chapter 2: A case for microlearning. Library Technology Reports, 58(5), 10–13.

Moore, A. L., & Klein, J. D. (2020). Facilitating informal learning at work. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 64(2), 219–228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00458-3

Winger, A. (2018). Supersized tips for implementing microlearning in macro ways. Distance Learning, 15(4), 51–55.