ABSTRACT
Microlearning is an instrumental tool for both educators and students alike. Microlearning objects can be delivered in a variety of formats including short videos, e-learning lessons, infographics, images, and podcasts. Through a spiraling curriculum that repeats and gets more complex as time passes, microlearning objects can be used throughout the lesson cycle to pre-assess students’ knowledge of a concept, during instruction to introduce new concepts and lay a foundation for future lessons, and after a lesson to reinforce concepts post-instruction. This chapter will examine how microlearning can be used in K-12 settings for teaching, learning, and professional development. Examples include online tutorials, microlectures in the flipped classroom, mobile language learning, digital textbooks and open educational resources, and the use of micro-credentials in professional development.
