OttoLearn® Blog

Articles about OttoLearn and our story, ideas about Agile Microlearning, thoughts on online training, and much more.

September 6, 2022

The Best Way to Evolve Your Training: Feedback

Giving your learners a voice and inviting them to share their feedback is the best way to not only evolve your training, but to get them engaged and excited about their training.
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September 5, 2022

Generate Excitement With a Rewards Store

Setting up a rewards store is a great way to get your learners excited about learning and engaged with their training.
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September 2, 2022

Boost Engagement with Leaderboards and Contests

While some learners are intrinsically motivated, other learners are extrinsically motivated. Provide your learners with some extrinsic motivation in the form of OttoLearn leaderboards and contests.
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June 8, 2022

Otto’s New Learning Interface Enhances Learner Engagement

We've updated our learning interface to create a more intuitive, engaging experience for your learners! Interested? Book a demo with our experts to learn more.
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October 11, 2021

How Your Online Training Platform Helps with Employee Retention

Don't let training detract when it comes to employee retention. With a training platform, you'll solve the equation — relevant training equals improved retention!
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March 15, 2021

Why Use Contests and Leaderboards for Effective Team Training

Gamification continues to top eLearning trends because it works. Our leaderboard contests motivate team training, improving eLearning outcomes even more!
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January 4, 2021

Catch Your Learners Doing Something Right!

Catch your learners doing something right, instead of penalizing errors while they learn, through gamification, formative feedback, and scenario-based learning!
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November 9, 2020

How to Fit Microlearning into Your Training Program

Learn how a continuous adaptive microlearning platform fits into every stage of your training program, improving training performance and training outcomes.
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October 26, 2020

Burning Questions: What Are the Elements of Effective Microlearning?

Effective microlearning focuses on learners’ needs and preferences and uses proven cognitive science principles.
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September 7, 2020

Learn to Love Learner Feedback

Learn to love learner feedback – it gives your learners a sense of ownership and creates an opportunity for training admins to improve your eLearning content!
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August 17, 2020

Enhance Learner Experience (LX) with Adaptive Microlearning

Adaptive microlearning covers all the elements needed to boost learner experience: personalized, retention-focused content, low cognitive load and more.
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July 20, 2020

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Measure Actual Learning?

OttoLearn, our gamified microlearning platform, has adaptive algorithms that measure actual learning — not just whether learners finished a training course.
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July 13, 2020

How Does Performance Support Enhance Self-Directed Learning?

Busy workers turn to self-directed learning for quick answers. Use a microlearning platform as a performance support to align this learning with business goals.
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July 6, 2020

Microlearning: Effective Training Anywhere

Microlearning has demonstrated its effectiveness in engaging learners and improving performance and retention. Learn what makes microlearning so effective!
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June 1, 2020

Does your eLearning vendor eat their own dog food?

An eLearning vendor who believes in their product uses them to train their own employees. By using our microlearning platform, we're eating our own dog food.
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May 25, 2020

Reskill Your Workforce with Microlearning

As work roles change, reskill employees using a microlearning platform to close knowledge gaps, helping to boost employee retention and trim team turnover.
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May 11, 2020

10 Ways Artificial Intelligence and L&D Intersect

Artificial intelligence is already affecting how we create and use eLearning. Explore how — and what the future may bring to the learning & development space.
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May 4, 2020

Everboarding: Turn Online Training into Constant Learning

Start everboarding your team's training! It's similar to onboarding but continues indefinitely, as one-time exposure is not enough to boost knowledge retention.
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April 27, 2020

Deploy Tactical Training to Win World War C

When combating adversity and unpredictability, deploy a tactical solution: OttoLearn Agile Microlearning
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March 16, 2020

Shape Learning & Build Retention with Formative Feedback

Providing formative feedback throughout the learning process deepens understanding and knowledge retention — and produces improved training outcomes!
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March 2, 2020

Entice Gig Workers to Engage More Deeply — with Microlearning

You can’t require them to train; instead, entice contractors and gig workers to upskill by engaging them with an adaptive microlearning platform.
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February 24, 2020

Where’s the Beef?

Adult learners demand relevance, immediacy, convenience, utility — not fancy packaging. Find out how adaptive microlearning gives them what they want!
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February 10, 2020

Effective Training Is Friction-Free

Taking training should be friction-free so the training habit becomes automatic.
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February 3, 2020

Simplify Multilingual Content with the Right Microlearning Platform

With OttoLearn, you'll meet your global learners' training needs with a microlearning platform that makes it easy to create and maintain multilingual content.
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January 27, 2020

Instructional Scaffolding Flexibly Supports all Learners

When you build instructional scaffolding into your adaptive microlearning, providing each learner with the support they need, all learner outcomes can improve!
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January 20, 2020

How OttoLearn Uses Game Mechanics to Leverage Learners’ Motivation

When it comes to gamifying eLearning, often the motivation is supposed to be the "gold star trophy" achievement at the end — but that's not what motivates adult learners.
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January 13, 2020

Burning Questions: How Can I Reduce Employee Turnover?

Replacing employees is costly — and often preventable. Learn how training can reduce employee turnover while also improving performance.
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January 6, 2020

Microlearning Gamification: Not Just Playing Games

Gamification won't help your learners master & retain your microlearning content unless it's applied correctly. So, what IS the right way to gamify your online training?
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December 9, 2019

Most Harassment-Prevention Training Doesn’t Work

Most harassment training fails to teach people what harassing behavior is AND is not. And this lack of clarity causes even more problems in the workplace.
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November 25, 2019

You Need Better (Training) Insurance!

Compliance training needs to work to protect your workers, organization, and customers from harm. But how do you deliver engaging, compliance training?
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November 18, 2019

Why Spaced Repetition Is Critical for Learning & Retention

Our continuous adaptive microlearning platform uses spaced repetition, engaging learners with training for only minutes a day — that's CRITICAL for retention!
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October 21, 2019

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Make My Employees Love Compliance Training?

Do your employees put off their annual compliance training? Adaptive microlearning changes that with continuous training to engage learners like never before!
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September 30, 2019

Uncover Training ROI with Free Data Analysis Tool: Power BI

Struggling to measure training ROI? We make it easy! Power BI is included with our microlearning platform! Measure and improve training outcomes today!
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September 16, 2019

Training: Special Event or Stepping Stone?

Online training failed? Whether due to lack of learner engagement or retainment we'll show you how to create continuous training to meet long-term retention goals.
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September 9, 2019

Did You Miss This Summer’s "Hottest" Reading?

Can microlearning... Boost retention? Improve engagement? Help calculate ROI? Make learners love training? Your 'Burning Questions' answered and more!
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September 2, 2019

Choose Microlearning for Scalable and Personalized Learning

Part of a large or high-growth business? Our adaptive microlearning platform solves your online training challenges by offering personalized, scalable learning.
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August 26, 2019

Empower Self-directed Learning with Adaptive, Gamified Microlearning

Via Google searches, your learners are self-directing learning! Why not empower them further with self-directed micro eLearning for all aspects of their jobs?
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August 12, 2019

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

Can microlearning be used to calculate training ROI? We believe in measuring and analyzing your eLearning — and give you the analytics dashboard to do so.
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August 5, 2019

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

Can microlearning help learners master and retain knowledge? Try adaptive microlearning; use spaced repetition and continuous learning to drive results.
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July 29, 2019

Learner Engagement Starts at the Top

Corporate culture is created and reinforced by leaders, including corporate learning culture. Learn where to start building a positive learning culture.
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July 22, 2019

We Don't Need No Education!

People want to learn but long courses aren't the answer. Fit learning into workers' busy days with adaptive microlearning. A solution for today's learners.
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July 15, 2019

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

Imagine online training with no enrollments or annual updates. Say goodbye to your training backlog. Our adaptive microlearning platform makes it happen!
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July 1, 2019

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

Stop chasing listless learners. Try a new approach. Our microlearning platform gets learners engaged and motivated to complete daily personalized training!
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June 17, 2019

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

Eliminate the pain of completing tedious annual compliance training with our adaptive microlearning platform that delivers continuous training to employees.
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June 10, 2019

Want Learner Engagement? Turn Learner Feedback Upside Down!

What if your corporate training contains an error? Will your learners still trust it? Engage your learners with the ability to give feedback on their training!
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June 4, 2019

Move Past the Forgetting Curve

Don't focus on the Forgetting Curve. Embrace the Retention Curve! Our engaging adaptive microlearning platform boosts retention and closes knowledge gaps.
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May 20, 2019

Want Better Retention? Give Learners a Break!

Give your learners a break! Learn how spaced repetition boosts retention. Our adaptive microlearning platform uses this and other proven learning principles.
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May 13, 2019

eLearning Plus MicroLearning Equals Dynamic Digital Learning

Want to boost learner engagement and retention? Add our adaptive microlearning platform to traditional eLearning and creating dynamic digital learning magic!
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May 6, 2019

What Trainers Can Learn from Marketers About ROI

What's your ROTI? Learn how to measure the real impact of your training, its Return on Training Investment, and why online training outcomes matter.
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April 22, 2019

Give Learners a Reason to Care

How do you get your learners to care about online training? Use learner feedback to drive training engagement, and enjoy improved training outcomes too!
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April 8, 2019

Why Your Course Completions are Misleading You

Completing training doesn't correlate to retention or engagement. That's why your learners benefit from adaptive microlearning delivering continuous training!
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April 1, 2019

What Trainers Should Learn from Marketers About Engagement

Marketers know a thing or two about engagement. Learn from the pros and spark change in learners' behavior with effective continuous adaptive microlearning.
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December 31, 2018

Forget Courses! Deliver Strategic Training Interventions for Immediate Results

Stop creating ineffective online training. Start delivering continuous personalized training and closing knowledge gaps with our adaptive microlearning platform.
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September 10, 2018

Where are you on the Training Intent Index™ ?

Why are you delivering online training? Discover where your training ranks on the Training Intent Index™ and how our microlearning platform will improve it.
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April 23, 2018

OttoLearn Cyber-Security Training Saved My Computer!

Your team can benefit from our microlearning platform's cyber security training but don’t take our word for it! Read a story from one of our grateful clients!
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March 26, 2018

Exposed! Two Secret Factors of Learner Engagement

Uncover the secret factors that will motivate your learners. Then use our adaptive microlearning platform to maximize engagement — and learning outcomes.
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March 19, 2018

The Secret to Increasing Learner Engagement

The secret to increasing learner engagement? It's not video. It's relevance. Our adaptive microlearning platform delivers learner-relevant training daily.
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December 18, 2017

A Tale of Two Trainings

Using an adaptive microlearning platform to deliver personalized training can have transformative results and achieve success for any business. Ask us how!
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November 27, 2017

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

Move beyond meaningless course completions. With our adaptive microlearning platform, learners won't race to the finish; they will engage with learning.
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October 23, 2017

WHY We Built OttoLearn

Unlike traditional eLearning, our adaptive microlearning platform increases retention with personalized learning to efficiently deliver effective training.
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October 16, 2017

The Painful Truth about eLearning

Do you love traditional eLearning? Do your learners? Not likely. Let us introduce engaging adaptive microlearning and build excitement about learning!
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October 9, 2017

A Funny Thing Happened on our Way to Modern eLearning

An adaptive learning machine was created in 1928 — but mass eLearning led to impersonal training. Return to eLearning's roots with adaptive microlearning.
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October 2, 2017

Why OttoLearn Works: The Future of eLearning

How much do you remember from the eLearning course you took? Did you enjoy it? Switch to personalized, adaptive microlearning — the future of eLearning.
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