Micro-learning sites

Exactly!

My main concern is ensuring learners can access the information as quickly as possible with as minimal barriers as possible. Essentially opening a web page or app and have a high-quality search function that takes them to the information they need in a manner of seconds.

I don't expect the content to have any kind of quiz or require any tracking as we have the compliance modules for that. It's more for an on-the-job tool where they are going to perform X task and need to know how or a refresher on the correct procedure. 

Thanks!

I still need to "sell" my idea to the business but have been pushing the need wherever possible and have the learning managers buy-in.

This gives me a good starting point for proposing a solution that will actually work (and hopefully won't take forever to implement).

LearnDash + Wordpress is a good choice, however LearnВash providers lower functionality than Moodle. So just be aware of this.

Another option is to use free Joomla! CMS to build a website and integrate JoomlaLMS Learning Management System in there.

Here is a detailed Moodle and JoomlaLMS comparison 

Free trial is available, by the way!

Hi Tristan,

Happy to hear that you are looking for a micro-learning system. And I completely agree with you. There are a lot of articles/ resources which say that micro-learning is the best solution for the millennial generation, but none of them tell on how to implement one for your organisation.

Here's one which my colleagues have come up with - The INCITE Framework. It is derived from our experiences and learning from implementing micro-learning systems for couple of our clients. You can download the complete whitepaper from here - http://incite.quodeck.com

I am sure you will find it useful.

Since you are asking about experience, we have deployed quite a few micro-learning systems for courses on Digital Marketing, Compliance, Seller Training, Corporate Banking, etc and we have used are core tool - QuoDeck to deploy these. 

I would recommend trying out QuoDeck as it is a micro-learning tool which provides content authoring as well as MicroLMS services. In case you need any more help in deploying a micro-learning system, please feel free to get in touch with me at deepak@quodeck.com  .

P.S.: Apologies for not recommending any other tool as you had asked for personal experience. I have used Moodle in the past but as you rightly said, it is not suitable for micro-learning.

Thanks Kate,

I have read a fair amount about LearnDash previously. I don't think we need any of the traditional LMS type functionality as our Moodle instance already handles this. It's more about having a library of learning bites as job-aid style tool.

Thanks Deepak,

I will have a look into their offerings.

I actually attempted to install Adapt on one of the test servers here but ran into continuous errors... It looks great for delivering micro-learning.

I will still need some system to wrap around the content for searching etc 

Yeah, I think it was because the instructions are for a virtual server and I was using an actual server. I will try it on my home machine when I find some spare time.

Hi Tristan,

I am part of the team here at Ptotem, which has developed QuoDeck. So feel free to get in touch with me for any queries.

Also, you can try other systems like Articulate Online or Adobe Captivate Prime, but I am not sure whether they are device responsive. 

Another key thing which often gets ignored while implementing micro-learning systems is content. Even the content has to be into small consumable bytes, ideally not more than 10-15 minutes. So, I would suggest breaking down your content into such smaller packets. With a little planning, may be you can try out this on Moodle as well.

Hope this helps! 

HI. if you dont mind me asking a dumb question, why is moodle not good for micro-learning?  wouldnt they just be short classes so to speak?

=)Christina

Moodle definitely could be used for microlearning.

I would just prefer they didn't have to login and I don't find the search functionality to be at the level I would like.

Also, I want to keep compliance training etc completely separate.

Our team is planning a pilot with Axonify. We also looked at MLevel. Both have tremendous microlearning platforms under a separate APP. They can integrate with your SSO, but also act as a standalone.  Good luck.

Hi
If it's an "on-the-job tool where they are going to perform X task and need to know how or a refresher on the correct procedure", then it sounds like a "help" site ....what about a help authoring tool like Robohelp? That offers various publishing options from the same content.

Hi guys. Adapt I think is good at delivering micro learning. But the platform is still evolving so has numerous issues to be settled. But you can always checked Evolve and Adapt Builder, both authoring tools are based on the Adapt platform. But then don't expect theirs are a full blown authoring tools. But it boils down to how you design the learning content to achieve the objectives with the constraints we have. 

Hi Amran,

Content isn't an issue it's determining the best platform to deliver it. Most of the content will be either a short video or one page slide.

Thanks

Hi Tristan,

I believe WordPress is quite flexible to create good looking websites and catalogs. 

If your training happens on Moodle, you can omit a full blown WordPress LMS plugin like LearnDash. And, instead use any good theme or plugin that can provide catalog/search/sell features. 

If you want to host Articulate content on WordPress you can use GrassBlade xAPI Companion plugin to upload, host and display your Articulate content on WordPress. You might not need LearnDash. 

If you do not need Tin Can tracking, you don't even need an LRS. 

If you want to host promotional videos, WordPress allows to host videos from multiple sources including YouTube, Vimeo, etc. 

If you decide that you want to track YouTube or Vimeo videos, GrassBlade xAPI Companion (in combination with an LRS) can do that. But, it doesn't look like you need it. 

You could sell on WordPress and auto enroll users on Moodle, but that would need some developers help. 

Pankaj