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Aug 3, 2020

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Effective Microlearning Design Boosts Impact

Microlearning design affects its impact. Follow visual design principles to create effective training content, and in turn boosting learner engagement!

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Use Gamification to Boost Motivation — and Learning

Strategically planned gamification is relevant and taps into learner motivation! Don’t waste time on flash; add game elements that boost motivation and learning.

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Measure Actual Learning?

OttoLearn, our agile microlearning platform, has adaptive algorithms that measure actual learning — not just whether learners finished a training course.

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Microlearning: Effective Training Anywhere

Microlearning Solves Your Toughest Training Challenges

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Everboarding: Turn Online Training into Constant Learning

Deploy Tactical Training to Win World War C

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Microlearning 101: A Comprehensive Introduction

Pivot to Microlearning

7 Ways Microlearning Helps You Reduce Cognitive Load

Leverage Microlearning to Keep Learners Risk-Free

Shape Learning & Build Retention with Formative Feedback

Burning Questions: Will Microlearning Appeal to My Multigenerational Workforce?

Entice Gig Workers to Engage More Deeply — with Microlearning

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Are You Considering the Nuclear Option?

Effective Training Is Friction-Free

Simplify Multilingual Content with the Right Microlearning Platform

Instructional Scaffolding Flexibly Supports all Learners

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2019 L&D Global Sentiment Survey

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OttoLearn Q3 Feature Updates

Uncover Training ROI with Free Data Analysis Tool: Power BI

The Microlearner's Bill of Rights

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Choose Microlearning for Scalable and Personalized Learning

Empower Self-directed Learning with Agile Microlearning

What IS Microlearning Anyway?

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Finally Be a Gateway to Calculating Real ROI?

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Actually Ensure That Learners Master Content and Retain Knowledge?

Learner Engagement Starts at the Top

We Don't Need No Education!

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Eliminate the Challenge of Managing Enrollments?

OttoLearn Q2 Feature Updates

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Eliminate the Stress of Chasing Learners?

Otto Meets Bloom: A Firm Foundation for Advanced Knowledge Application

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Eliminate the Pain of Managing Annual Compliance Training?

Want Learner Engagement? Turn Learner Feedback Upside Down!

The Forgetting Curve is a Lie

Comprehensive Cyber Security Training: Free from OttoLearn

Want Better Retention? Give Learners a Break!

eLearning Plus MicroLearning Equals Dynamic Digital Learning

Q1 Feature Updates

What Trainers Can Learn from Marketers About ROI

Give Learners a Reason to Care

The Case for Agile Microlearning

Why Your Course Completions are Misleading You

What Trainers Should Learn from Marketers About Engagement

Agile Microlearning: The Definitive Guide to Effective Content

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The Top eLearning Trends in 2019: A Comparison

3 Reasons eLearning Fails (and How to Fix Them)

A Tale of Nine Trainers

Continuous Microlearning Ups Compliance Training Engagement

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5 Signs You Need Agile Microlearning

Build your own Training Analytics Dashboard for Free!

The State of Agile Microlearning: OttoLearn’s 2019 Q1 Roadmap

"Make it Stick" with OttoLearn

Forget Courses! Deliver Strategic Training Interventions for Immediate Results

Sneak Peek: Real Learning Tech Trends for 2019

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The OttoLearn Corporate Playbook

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OttoLearn’s Q3 Feature Update

Taking Agile Microlearning to DevLearn 2018

The OttoLearn Multi-location Retail Playbook

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Image & Video Support is Coming Soon!

Your LMS is a Cargo Ship & It Needs a Speedboat

The OttoLearn Professional Sales Playbook

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DIY Adaptive Microlearning

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The OttoLearn Certification Prep Playbook

ICYMI: Our 9 Best

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!

The Cognitive Science Behind OttoLearn

ICYMI: Migrating To Microlearning: The Webinar

The OttoLearn Not-for-Profit Playbook

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Why Training Matters

The End of Annual Compliance Training?

The OttoLearn Contact Center Playbook

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The Secret to Increasing Learner Engagement

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Viva la Revolution in Pricing!

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Learning, Forgetting & Trivial Pursuit™

The OttoLearn Franchisor Playbook

When Depressed, DISRUPT!

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Your Robot Tutor is Arriving

The OttoLearn Manufacturers Playbook

What an Uber Driver Taught Me (About Data-Driven* Decisions)

2018 Will Be the Year of Microlearning

Santa's Workshop Playbook

A Tale of Two Trainings

What Pigeons, AlphaGo, and Spock Teach Us About Learning

The OttoLearn Academic Playbook

The Vanity Metric of Course Completions or “Sprints vs. Marathons”

Personalized Learning is a Walk in the Park

DevLearn: The Future is Here — and the Future is Microlearning

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WHY We Built OttoLearn

The Painful Truth about eLearning

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