Microlearning

Microlearning

Term explanation

Definition and meaning

Microlearning delivers educational content in short, focused segments — typically between 3 and 10 minutes. Rather than completing a lengthy course, learners engage with bite-sized units that cover a single concept or skill. Microlearning is effective for knowledge reinforcement, mobile training, and just-in-time learning. It fits naturally into busy workdays and is widely used in corporate onboarding, compliance training, and professional development programs.

SlideLizard LIVE turns any presentation into an interactive microlearning experience: students can ask questions anonymously via smartphone, take notes on your slides, and respond to live polls — all without leaving PowerPoint.

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Other glossary terms

Virtual Audience

A virtual audience consist of people who join an event / a meeting / a presentation via an electronic device (computer or smartphone) over the Internet. Each member may be located in a different place while an event takes place. Virtual audiences are becoming increasingly important as the amount of events held online is rising.

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Tutorials

A tutorial is a structured learning resource that guides a learner step by step through a process, concept, or skill. Tutorials can take many forms — written guides, video walkthroughs, interactive modules, or one-on-one coaching sessions. Unlike formal courses, tutorials tend to be focused on practical application, helping learners achieve a specific outcome quickly. They are widely used in software onboarding, technical training, and skill development platforms.

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Slide Layouts

PowerPoint has different types of Slide Layouts. Depending on which type of presentation you make, you will use more or less different slide layouts. Some Slide Types are: title slides, section heading slides, picture with caption slides, blank slides.

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.odp file extension

An .odp file is a presentation created with LibreOffice Impress or other OpenDocument-compatible applications. Like .ppt files, it contains slides with text, images, effects, and media. The .odp format is part of the open OpenDocument standard, making it vendor-neutral and compatible across platforms. Most modern presentation tools, including Microsoft PowerPoint, can open and convert .odp files.

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