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Why Spaced Repetition Is Critical for Learning & Retention

Pamela S. Hogle

Continuous adaptive microlearning conditions your learners to engage with relevant training for only minutes a day. And that's the PERFECT set up for Spaced Repetion.

On Trend & On Point: OttoLearn at DevLearn 2019

DevLearn 2019 was a huge success for the OttoLearn team; we had many great conversations with existing and future clients! If you weren't able to make it, here's our brief recap.

Girls S.T.E.A.M. Press Release

The Marketing Team

The new Online Learning Center initiative uses the OttoLearn Microlearning Platform to deliver 24/7 multilingual self-paced adaptive training on S.T.E.A.M. topics.

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