#Breadth and Depth

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How to Manage Risks Associated with a Microlearning Initiative

Microlearning has become an increasingly popular method of training and development in organizations. It involves delivering content in small, easily digestible chunks, which can be consumed quickly and conveniently. This approach aligns well with the modern workforce's preference for flexible, on-the-go learning. However, like any initiative, microlearning comes with its own set of risks. Effectively managing these risks is crucial to ensuring the success of a microlearning initiative. This article explores the potential risks associated with microlearning and offers strategies for mitigating them.

Understanding Microlearning

Before diving into risk management, it's essential to understand what microlearning entails. Microlearning delivers training content in short, focused segments, typically lasting between three to ten minutes. These segments can take various forms, including videos, quizzes, infographics, podcasts, and interactive modules. The primary benefits of microlearning are its flexibility, accessibility, and the ability to cater to the learning needs of a diverse workforce.

Identifying Risks in a Microlearning Initiative

1. Content Overload

One of the main risks associated with microlearning is content overload. While microlearning aims to break down information into manageable pieces, there is a danger of overwhelming learners with too many segments. If not carefully managed, the sheer volume of content can lead to cognitive overload, reducing the effectiveness of the training.

2. Lack of Depth

Microlearning focuses on brevity and conciseness, which can sometimes result in a lack of depth in the training material. Complex topics may require more comprehensive coverage than what microlearning segments can provide. This risk can lead to insufficient understanding of critical concepts, affecting the overall learning outcomes.

3. Inconsistent Quality

With microlearning, there is often a reliance on multiple content creators, which can lead to inconsistencies in the quality of the training materials. Variations in presentation style, accuracy, and instructional design can confuse learners and undermine the initiative's effectiveness.

4. Technical Issues

Microlearning is heavily reliant on technology. Issues such as platform compatibility, software glitches, and internet connectivity problems can disrupt the learning experience. These technical issues can cause frustration among learners and hinder the adoption of the microlearning program.

5. Engagement Challenges

Keeping learners engaged with microlearning content can be challenging. The short duration of microlearning segments requires them to be highly engaging and interactive to maintain learner interest. If the content fails to captivate the audience, learners may disengage, resulting in low completion rates and poor knowledge retention.

6. Measuring Effectiveness

Evaluating the effectiveness of a microlearning initiative can be complex. Traditional metrics such as test scores and completion rates may not fully capture the impact of microlearning on performance and skill development. Without robust evaluation methods, it becomes difficult to demonstrate the return on investment (ROI) of the microlearning initiative.

Strategies for Managing Risks

1. Curate and Prioritize Content

To avoid content overload, organizations should curate and prioritize the microlearning content carefully. Focus on delivering the most critical and relevant information first. Implement a structured learning path that guides learners through the material in a logical sequence. This approach helps prevent cognitive overload and ensures that learners can absorb and retain the essential concepts.

2. Balance Breadth and Depth

While microlearning segments should be concise, it's essential to balance breadth and depth. For complex topics, consider using a combination of microlearning and other training methods, such as in-depth workshops or comprehensive e-learning courses. This hybrid approach allows learners to gain a thorough understanding of intricate subjects while benefiting from the flexibility of microlearning.

3. Maintain Consistent Quality

To address the risk of inconsistent quality, establish clear guidelines and standards for content creation. Provide training and support for content creators to ensure they adhere to these standards. Regularly review and update the training materials to maintain accuracy and relevance. Consistency in quality helps build trust and credibility in the microlearning initiative.

4. Ensure Technical Reliability

Invest in reliable technology platforms that support microlearning delivery. Conduct thorough testing to identify and resolve potential technical issues before launching the initiative. Provide technical support to learners to assist with any problems they may encounter. Ensuring a smooth and seamless technical experience is vital for the success of a microlearning program.

5. Enhance Engagement

To keep learners engaged, incorporate interactive and multimedia elements into the microlearning content. Use gamification techniques, such as quizzes, badges, and leaderboards, to motivate learners. Personalize the learning experience by tailoring content to individual preferences and needs. Engaging content fosters better retention and application of knowledge.

6. Implement Robust Evaluation Methods

Develop robust evaluation methods to measure the effectiveness of the microlearning initiative. Use a combination of quantitative and qualitative metrics to assess learning outcomes. Track learner progress, completion rates, and performance improvements. Collect feedback from learners to identify areas for improvement. Demonstrating the impact of microlearning on performance and business goals helps justify the investment.

7. Foster a Learning Culture

Creating a supportive learning culture within the organization is crucial for the success of any training initiative. Encourage continuous learning by promoting the benefits of microlearning. Provide opportunities for learners to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. Recognize and reward employees who actively engage in the microlearning program. A positive learning culture enhances motivation and engagement.

Conclusion

Microlearning offers numerous benefits for modern organizations, but it also comes with its own set of risks. By understanding and proactively managing these risks, organizations can maximize the effectiveness of their microlearning initiatives. Curating and prioritizing content, balancing breadth and depth, maintaining consistent quality, ensuring technical reliability, enhancing engagement, implementing robust evaluation methods, and fostering a learning culture are essential strategies for mitigating risks. With careful planning and execution, microlearning can be a powerful tool for driving continuous learning and development in the workplace.

[hopeworth]

romance dawn trio are dating except

nami is a lesbian

luffy is aroace

zoro is aromantic and swordsexual

[statementlou]

https://www.tumblr.com/louisupdates/754934426217152513/goodbye-faith-in-the-future-world-tour-272024?source=share

did he or did he not lose fans then?

I will answer this because this anon actually brings a concrete question to the table rather than just "hurhur but you're a larrie??" (tell me you can't actually refute any of our points…). Anyway this post shows the decrease in Louis instagram followers between the screenshots taken directly after the release of Faith in the Future in Nov '22, when he changed his bio to promote that album and the tour tickets, and now, when he changed it again to mention the current release. But I'm putting that response under a cut because I'm tired of the actual POINT of all this nonsense getting lost in a sea of made up things people insist are important:

There is no rational argument you can make to say that Louis has less fans now than he did 2, 4, or 6 years ago. You don't need a spreadsheet of details you need to USE YOUR EYES! He has gone from filling theaters to filling arenas and stadiums. His second album made a higher chart position than his first album. His festival has doubled in size EVERY year of its existence. And for that matter: his insta post engagement numbers remain about the same (despite the fact that older posts should have way MORE likes due to having been there longer, even aside from follower counts.) SO WHO FUCKING CARES ABOUT HIS INSTA FOLLOWER NUMBER???? Serious question: what does the word "fans" mean if these things aren't what matters? ALL of this quibbling about what he should do to make things better and people can't even see that THINGS AREN'T BAD.

Anyway to address the specific question- (con't......)

NO- HE DID NOT LOSE FANS. HE LOST SOME INSTA FOLLOWERS. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THING. As I said above, literally what does it mean to lose fans if that number change coincides with him having higher sales, more audience members, and higher engagement than ever before? Whatever he lost ISN'T FANS. I wouldn't be surprised if a significant factor was something like a bot purge, but also yes: I'm sure a lot of casuals followed him around the time of his big album release and later unfollowed him. That's extremely normal because that's how casual engagement works, and why the definition of fan really matters. Louis and his team understand this and have referenced it repeatedly, talking about how lucky he is to have *us* specifically, to have the kind of dedicated fanbase he has, to have the KIND of fans he does who will allow him to do what HE wants. @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram named the issue of depth vs breadth with regard to fans a long time ago, and pointed out why having DEPTH is so much more important. It's like this- artists who are on top 40 radio have more numbers on things like insta follows, and for a time on sales and tickets. But those aren't FANS- they're people with a casual interest. And as soon as that person isn't being forced in their ears 10x a day, those people lose interest and stop supporting them, stop buying stuff and unfollow, and those artists end up doing the 'opener on the jingle ball' circuit rather than their own tours. One Direction as a whole, and Louis maybe most of all or near to at this point, have something MUCH MORE VALUABLE than that- DEPTH FANS. Louis has fans who will support him even if he takes years to release music, or stops parading around with a pretend girlfriend to stay in the headlines at least once a month, or completely changes his image and genre, and that is UNHEARD OF. It's ASTONISHING and worth SO MUCH MORE. And they get that! THAT is why he always bragging about us, why industry people he works with are always so agog about us, why he will do anything for US- not for randos. He is also growing his breadth- and it's OBVIOUSLY WORKING whatever his follower counts are, but that is always going to be secondary to doing things for THE FANDOM because that is his sustainable business model. That is what keeps him onstage and reaching number one. And not coincidentally, the things they do are also working to grow that- much more valuable- commodity. So the fact that that's exactly what these chuckleheads complain about- that he does things that are just fandom facing or serving rather than everything being aimed at recruiting casual fans- does nothing but betray how completely they, unlike Louis and his team, misunderstand the actual drivers of his (actual, existing, happening) success. Luckily for Louis, he and his team rely on their own data harvesting (they do a LOT of it) and growth metrics (they're off the charts) rather than the smug assumptions of random (mostly quite new to this) fans and the few bitter people leading the complaining about everything Louis does.

[mairaiscarrierofthepaperclips]

The 5+1 Fic, Featuring Emotions!

We see a lot of Maddie crying (JLH, you are awesome) and I'd like to believe that Buck would also cry Quite A Bit if certain emotions were involved, so. Here's the fic?

(Tbh it started from a single scene with a panicked Eddie, and spiralled from there.)

Title (and link): to the depth and breadth and height

Author: Maira

Rating: M

Word count: 6.2k

Summary: The five times Eddie makes Buck (happy) cry, and the one time Chris does.

[deadpanwalking]

Good evening, why do you think americans are obsessed with Doctor Zhivago and what do you think of the novel?

I'm being charitable when I say that there are maybe five Russian books that John Liquor American can readily name, and all of them have been made into movies and/or musicals. With Zhivago, part of the reason it became a cultural touchstone so quickly has to do with the circumstances of its publication in the United States during the Cold War, closely followed by the epic David Lean film, in which Omar Sharif is so hot that it hardly matters that the movie itself is mid.

In regards to Zhivago's specific appeal to American sensibilities, I think a lot of it has to do with that adage about how an English language romance begins with a kiss and ends in a wedding, while a Russian language romance will begin with a kiss and end in Siberia. The weddings are fun but after all that stale cake, you want to want, and you want to be left wanting.

My relationship with Doctor Zhivago is that it's fundamental to my understanding of human dignity and human frailty. It is also a very nice love story.

[francesderwent]

so close! it’s actually more like this

[bubblegeon]

So I decided to live in despair.

Kim Jung Hyun as Kokdu 🍁 KOKDU: SEASON OF DEITY (2023)

[sacrilegious-skeletal-scribe]

Pride Deer Says: You are Merely Bone and Skin!

In Sufficient Quantities, Bone and Skin Could Drown the Earth.

Happy Pride!

[shopcat]

this might sound a bit dumb and out of no where but hmmm. how do i say this... there are a lot of posts and a general consensus about quote unquote media literacy on tumblr and how we feel about it, as well as the things that go hand in hand with all that (discussion of mischaracterisation, symbolism, analysis, etc) and i think people (generally) need to be more open about their thoughts or findings and less i don't know... harsh isn't the word but like, just less assumptive that people are inherently out to be willfully ignorant when it comes to dissecting media thematically or discussing characterisation & the narrative, esp things where the outside factor of the consumer/creator changes things drastically if you do or do not know or experience something (and therefore would have no reason to be like, somehow maliciously interpreting something). i guess?

like i get it and i absolutely understand and also hate when people seem to go out of their way to say all the wrong things and stubbornly cling onto things that are WRONG, and confronting someone's opinion and it being SO wrong that you can comfortably think of a rebuttal is ultimately very satisfying and scratches a certain itch and can lead to a lot of thoughtful discussion despite being essentially a big "get a look at THIS guy". but i do think there is a vast difference between like, a) someone masquerading behind being knowing buzzwords and being able to say the right words in the right order, b) someone who isn't familiar with certain concepts and DOESN'T know the right words to say but is happily open to learning, and c) someone using the guise of talking about "media literacy" to be ignorant, bigoted or willfully misinterpreting something in a biased way who refuses to concede if confronted or goes out of their way to pick arguments. whilst the first two aren't malicious, both could turn out to be, just like the last category tends to be rejects of the first two who dug their heels in about it.

whilst there is a DIFFERENCE if someone was being say bigoted and prejudiced with hateful intent, not being "media literate" is not actually a moral failing as much as it is made out to be in moments of sweeping generalisation, and i think punishing people for not knowing how to hold thoughtful discussion is obviously cruel and dumb and unnecessarily othering. you don't want people to learn things out of a sense of shame or guilt. i know it's not the INTENT, and i don't like, interpret even 99% of discussion about this whole thing that way, but that doesn't change that discussing people very broadly who just Don't Know something is always going to leave the 1% of a LOT of harshness thrown against someone who doesn't deserve that. even if they're the stupidest twitterina known to man or something.

media literacy itself is not inherent and it is HARD, as much as people try to pretend it isn't. personally i am someone who has always and probably always WILL struggle to understand complex themes and often do need someone else to guide me towards thinking a certain way, thinking in these ways don't come naturally to me as much as i try my best to and i often think the "wrong" thing as my natural conclusion. and every Damn time that happens i see someone going "if you didn't realise this you're a fucking idiot" like woah man 😭 calm down. i dunno i feel like people just forget that this stuff is something you have to train like a muscle, esp things like vocabulary or a more complex academic way of speaking, and to some of us that is always going to be inherently inaccessible or it's going to take twice as long for us to grasp, for whatever reason. i just wish people were more fair is all.

[033h]

nothing will ever be more sexy and magnetic than knowledge born from genuine passion. interest in something out of actual fascination instead of compulsion or performance. and the other half of that is being okay with just not knowing or not knowing yet but wanting to know and saying that!

[crying-screaming-throwingup]

the soundtrack of interview with the vampire is impeccable

[statementlou]

alright so instagram followers do not equal to fans. gotcha. but then what about spotify listeners. I think that would directly correspond to his music fanbase unlike Instagram which is, well, social media. (and I'm not trying to hate here unlike some but genuinely trying to understand. maybe the noise has gotten to me idk) on one hand, yeah, I do see his growth in the live spaces but then on the other hand, his monthly listeners on Spotify are going down. i remember it being over 4M at a point but now it is down to 2.5M.

and then the other thing, yeah his album did hit the charts but it did not sustain. it hit no. 5 one week and then it was straight out of the charts the next, not even in the bottom end of it but just straight out of it. and same in the uk, no. 1 one week then out of the charts the next. tho it did return twice again to some position but again did not sustain. I think the charting was down to the dedicated part of the fanbase who bought multiple copies to put him there but I think you need the casual part too in order to sustain.

idk, the live thing is still a paradox to all of this. can it be down to just the dedicated portion of the fanbase filling up his special venues like the O2 arena or the big mexico show? i don't think so but i don't know. can it be that dedicated or are there casual fans mixed in there too?

thanks for the thoughtful ask! Spotify listener numbers show the number of individual people who listened to more than 30 seconds of one song by an artist in that month, NOT a follower count. So being on playlists drives those numbers up when you get a lot of people who let a song play through without skipping, whether or not they care enough to click through and check out the artist more, and collabs with bigger artists boost this because when someone just plays that artist's main feed and the song plays through a number gets added to the collab person's total even though, again, the listener probably never went to their page or followed them (this is why Liam's spotify numbers are consistently higher than Louis' for example even though Louis has a bigger fanbase). New music pushes those numbers up; between release times they will go down. Festival appearances may see them go back up as the summer goes on! But probably not significantly is my guess. I suspect individuals looking into an artist and even following them honestly has very little impact on this compared to playlist placement, which is something management/ label pay for and do around release times- and yes, LTHQ do this at those times- which is why his numbers were up, which is why there's a drop off to be seen. But lots of those listeners that have dropped off the monthly counts may still be followers of his account! So they will get notifs for his new music (and his shows) and push those numbers back up when the time comes. As for the charting thing, I... don't find that odd or problematic? That seems consistent to me with his model and not really an issue? When Louis said "I'm not here to compete with the likes of Drake and Ariana Grande. I'm here to make music I love and make my fans proud to say they're a fan," he was saying that he was not going to worry about chasing casual fans. I get that you and a big part of the fanbase disagrees with that decision on his part, that's the whole discourse, but IDK what to tell you: Louis disagrees with you and has literally said so! Louis has been clear in both words and actions that his priority is the dedicated fanbase that makes it possible for him to tour, and that while he is also doing things to see if they work to pull in casual fans and enjoys when he gets the benefits of both, it's not his priority or focus and isn't going to be. The live thing isn't a paradox- it's the point! It's what he has TOLD US REPEATEDLY that he most wants to sustain and he is not only doing that but also growing those audiences- and yes, getting casual fans mixed in as well. Like you point out, in LATAM in particular he gets a lot and he clearly loves that, and we saw him feeding it with the press junket he did in advance of the tour there; when it doesn't require him to change his core project he's clearly happy to see how far he can take it and ride the wave. And he's playing these fests as part of that- so be happy, he's doing what people want! But I think waiting for him to make that the primary priority when he has explicitly said he isn't going to do that is setting yourself up for disappointment. I don't think we will at any point see a shift from his number one priority being the dedicated fans, and I think it would be a HUGE mistake if they did shift that focus to prioritize chasing less sustaining fans.

[spookyeagling]

It's so good to be alive. Yesterday I learned about birds and which birds make the birdcalls that bring me the most joy. This morning I am listening to them. I am about to get a big coffee and then spend time with the right people doing the right thing.

[dogsmouth]

my brother: it's insane to me how you can pull theory out of your ass like it's nothing

me: it's insane to me how you can know what's wrong with an engine by listening to it

[dragonsongmakhali]

10 fandoms, 10 characters, 10 tags:

Basic rules: choose 10 fandoms that you are part of/support, and choose a favorite character from each of those. Then, tag ten folks!

Tagged by: @jigschosai @sealrock @reikatsukihana and @sasslett! Thank y'all :'D

This is not ordered by how much I'm into them, they're just in whatever order came to mind :) I will caution that I don't tend to choose favorite characters, I'm more of an OC maker. Feeling chatty, so I'm putting the actual list under a cut. You're welcome.

1. FFXIV : Pretty self-explanatory for the xiv sideblog. Since I'm not as in to the MSQ, I don't think I actually have a favorite character (which I know is illegal, I'm sorry :<). I really love seeing what the community does with the characters, though!

2. Halo : The storyline went to hell long ago, but I do still adore the original trilogy and constantly mine it for gpose captions. It was basically what I lived off of in high school. If I had a tumblr back then, I'd have been insufferable. Favorite character is easily Rtas 'Vadum.

3. WoW : Kind of. Asterisk. I really only know Classic, and even then, I'm way more Horde than I am Alliance. I have approximate knowledge of many things. No favorite there either - I'm all about the world and making OCs. We have two concurrent WoW tabletop games running at the moment, so this is where most of my headspace is. Their shared timeline is different from the canon, so I'm not really in the fandom per se.

4. Mass Effect : Alien dating sim, my beloved. I even enjoyed Andromeda (jump jets implemented perfectly, fun combat, the Jardaan reminded me of Forerunners). If you ask me to choose a favorite, I'll cry. How is a mother supposed to choose between her two sons (Legion and Grunt)? Drack also gets an honorary mention for his 100s of low res pictures of guns email.

5. Elder Scrolls : Mostly Skyrim, some Oblivion. I know, I'm one of those fans. Anyway, I've probably played over 1k hours of Skyrim by this point and yet. And yet! I don't have a favorite. The entirety of the Companions? I just wish that the faction questlines in Skyrim weren't "you killed 3 wolves and have been here a week. You lead us all now", but it does give me good scaffolding which. As an OC fiend. Grabby hands.

6. The World Ends With You : This game made me good at calculus in high school. My favorite character from here is Sho Minamimoto, and I was a completely normal teenager who dealt with that by doing calculus problems for fun. Turns out, the trick to get good at math is repetition.

7. Pokémon : Probably my earliest fandom. Still play the games now and again, just got Legends Arceus (super late, I know), and that's been a lot of fun. My favorite character from the franchise is Sinnoh's Rock type leader, Roark. I had a long-running sideblog dedicated to the Sinnoh region because gen IV is my favorite in general! It's inactive at the moment.

8. Guild Wars : 2, to be more precise. I started playing about a month after release, and since it's f2p, I still drop in from time to time. Like every MMO, I have no favorites. I really love playing Sylvari, though! (The glow!! The nightmare!! The [[Heart of Thorns spoiler!!]] They're just so neat)

9. Star Trek : we're now getting into "shows I watched and didn't hate" because I'm definitely not in the 'fandom' for Trek. We've been going through the old series as a way to wind down before bed, starting with TNG. We're on Enterprise now, and I'm sad that it got canceled. Still will probably have a better ending than Voyager. I don't have a favorite, but I can tell you that the writers' collective favorite must be either Seven of Nine or Data.

10. Uh. Various anime? I can't say I've recently loved any particular series to the point of fandom, but as a whole, I've been a weeb since I was in middle school. "Recent" series that I've enjoyed have included Mob Psycho and Love is War. Coincidentally, they both saved the most banger opening for their third season.

We had to stretch a little bit, but we made it to ten! Proud of this community (this community is my brain desperately trying to remember 10 things I like)

Have no idea who's been tagged in this, so if you've done this, please ignore! Or reblog it again!

@miqojak @airis-ray @wilanserulia @ahollowgrave @blackestnight @starstrider @iron-sparrow @sumifinalfourteen @jump-n-dive @otherworldseekers

[britshits]

been a while but are there any small rp groups knocking around?? i'm dying for that tight-knit vibe with like 12 characters max