Microlearning

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Microlearning, a new word for most of us, is more like microfinance and how we connect to the developing world.  What we know is that sometimes small, local solutions are more productive than large global initiatives.

But how do we see the developing world?    The person who has recently given us big new views of our world and health has been Hans Rosling.  But the question for most of us is not the statistics but how to empower people/communities.  Will it be economic strategies or an educational response?  My answer, particularly as it relates to health, is an educational response that is focused, small and relational.

The catalyst for microlearning are the new tools that provide immediate responses in clinical educational/learning communities, a problem based learning strategy that uses social networking tools.   It is realtime and occurs within the context of the care.  It provides learners with answers to immediate problems and shares it within the community of learners.   

Marvin

p.s.  We leave tomorrow.