The Effect of Online Table Course Videos Created with the Micro-Learning Method on Learning According to the Participants' View

Abstract

This study was an examination of the micro-learning method, which is a mobile learning approach.  To examine the preferences of learners regarding the micro-learning method, a course consisting of educational videos and information on online tables was presented at Anadolu University using the Moodle Platform AKADEMA.  The research methodology used was a mixed design. Due to the short attention span of young people in the 21st century, an online course was designed to determine the participants' preference for “bite-sized videos”, and the research was examined in terms of the participants' video duration preference, their perspective on current education, and the necessity of microlearning. A published course, named "Online Tables", was prepared according to an ADDIE instructional design model, and videos which were no longer than five minutes each as well as included multimedia principles were prepared for the entire course following micro-learning methods.  The research universe consisted of 584 learners, and among them, 73 participants were included in this study based on purposeful selection using criterion based sampling.  Data were analyzed through content analysis using the categorical analysis method.  The data obtained from participants were interpreted, and it was determined that participants preferred the micro-learning method.