OttoLearn® Blog

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

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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August 16, 2021

Burning Questions: How Does Microlearning Fit into Your eLearning Ecosystem?

When creating your eLearning ecosystem, microlearning becomes a perfect option, as it fills many business training needs including engagement and retention.
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July 19, 2021

A Gamification eLearning Platform Can Improve Your Learning Culture

Using a gamification eLearning platform is just a start; it needs to tap into things that motivate learners to improve learning culture and employee engagement.
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April 12, 2021

7 Ways OttoLearn Engages Learners & Extends Learning

Explore the ways OttoLearn gamified microlearning engages learners, extends learning, deepens knowledge retention — and enhances your training outcomes.
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March 1, 2021

OttoLearn’s LMS Integrations Enhance Learner Experience

With OttoLearn’s LMS integrations, adding a microlearning knowledge retention campaign to your existing employee training program is easy and seamless!
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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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October 12, 2020

Motivate Learners with Meaningful Gamification

Let OttoLearn show you how to intrinsically motivate learners to do better, be part of a successful team effort, or simply increase their knowledge and skill.
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July 27, 2020

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.
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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 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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