Carla Torgerson
Solution Architect, SweetRush
Carla Torgerson, MEd, MBA has nearly 25 years of experience as an instructional designer and instructional strategist. Always interested in the latest learning trends, she has authored numerous blogs and articles on a variety of topics, including eLearning, mobile learning, and microlearning. She also developed MILE, the MIcroLEarning Design Model© and is the author of The Microlearning Guide to Microlearning and Designing Microlearning (with Sue Iannone). Currently a Solution Architect at SweetRush, Carla helps clients to dream up amazing performance solutions that both consider their learners’ needs and meet business objectives. SweetRush is known for exceptionally creative and effective solutions that combine the best of learning experience design with highly engaging delivery. Connect with Carla on LinkedIn for insights and announcements:https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlatorgerson/
Latest from Carla Torgerson
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Microlearning 2024: Current State and Future Implications
Delve deeper into the world of microlearning and discover why and how to use it, the effect it has on employees, predictions for the future, and more.
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What the Heck Is Microlearning?
It seems that every training professional wants to “go micro” but they all define microlearning differently. So, what the heck is microlearning? In this session, we’ll consider how a number of leading thought leaders define what microlearning is and what it is not to create our own understanding of this popular but ill-defined term. Then we’ll discuss four primary use cases for microlearning and look at real examples of each, examining successful uses of these different types of microlearning in organizations today. Finally, you will consider how you can use these types of microlearning in your own work. This session…
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Is Your Microlearning Learner Centered? (And Why It Needs To Be!)
Everyone wants to go micro and many of us have already done so. But going micro is more than just delivering bite-sized content. It’s about focusing on the learner and their needs. There are many different use cases and formats for microlearning, and they meet learner needs in different ways. This creates a tremendous challenge for us to identify the best design practices, delivery approaches, and implementation methods. When we understand HOW we are going micro and HOW we are meeting the learner’s needs, we deliver microlearning that has value for the learner. In this session you’ll identify how to…
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Consider Your Learner: The Power of Microlearning
Microlearning is inherently learner-focused. It’s not just about being short, it’s about using the learner’s time well and adding value for the learner.
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5 Effective Formats for Microlearning and When to Use Each
Building eLearning assets? Consider these 5 formats for microlearning that are effective and easy to create.
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4 Strategies for Creating Microlearning That Works
Don’t go micro to be trendy; use these four strategies to ensure that you’re creating microlearning that works.
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Train, Empower, Achieve: New Thoughts in Performance Support
In the past, employees would have learned details of their jobs through formal training, through coaching, and by informal learning through Internet searches and conversations with peers. Today, formal and informal learning, together with coaching and coupled with performance support at the point of need, provide faster, more accurate knowledge application and greater speed to competency.