OttoLearn® Blog

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

April 26, 2021

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Deliver Effective Training for Adults?

Effective training for adults is relevant, engaging, mobile-first. The OttoLearn gamified microlearning platform delivers all that to your adult learners and more!
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February 1, 2021

Why You Should Tap the Power of Deliberate Practice

Deliberate practice is essential to learning any skill. We'll show you how to tap the power of deliberate practice and use it for improving employee performance.
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January 18, 2021

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Deliver Remote Employee Training?

Workers increasingly want flexibility; some may never go back to work at the office! Microlearning makes it easy to provide flexible remote employee training.
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December 28, 2020

Top 10 Ways to Explore Microlearning!

Our most popular posts of 2020 focused on providing a great microlearning experience and learning about technologies, like AI, that could help make that happen.
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December 7, 2020

Burning Questions: Can Microlearning Be Both Engaging and Effective?

Resolve the tension between eLearning that appeals to efficient learners and eLearning that is effective — turn to microlearning for the best of both worlds!
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November 30, 2020

4 Ways to Use Spaced Repetition Effectively

Not all spaced repetition for training content is equally effective. Learn the top ways to boost knowledge retention with optimal spaced repetition best practices!
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October 19, 2020

Turn the Forgetting Curve into a Retention Strategy

Revising information-dense instructional content into a narrative framework can enliven the content and boost learner engagement — for learners of any age!
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September 28, 2020

Warm Up Your Fall with These HOT Microlearning Blog Posts

Our top 5 posts of 2020 (so far) dive into gamification, how to retain employees, using artificial intelligence (AI) in eLearing, and benefits of microlearning. Enjoy!
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September 21, 2020

You Can Win the Battle against ‘Confident Misinformation’

Your employees know stuff – but what do you do if what they know is wrong? Uncover and eradicate confident misinformation in your workplace with microlearning!
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August 31, 2020

Mix It Up: Interleaved Learning Boosts Knowledge Retention

Boost knowledge retention through interleaved learning coupled with cognitive science principles like spaced repetition, and enjoy improved training results.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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