{"id":3132,"date":"2017-10-03T15:58:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T19:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2019-06-03T10:24:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T14:24:30","slug":"elearning-retains-millennials-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/elearning-retains-millennials-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How eLearning Retains Millennials, Part 2: Doing eLearning Right"},"content":{"rendered":"

In part 1 <\/a>of this two-part series, a more thorough understanding of Millennials as a generation was established in order to lay the groundwork needed to identify how eLearning can be shaped and tailored in ways that will shed further light on how eLearning retains Millennials. After all, it\u2019s not just any eLearning that will boost Millennial retention in the workplace. Companies trying to solve the Millennial retention dilemma need specific approaches and strategies to fully realize how eLearning retains Millennials.<\/p>\n

As John Zogby wrote in Forbes<\/em> back in 2014, Millennials \u201c\u2026simply see things and do things differently, want to be productive and learn, and bring new approaches to problem-solving and team production. Millennials need to be embraced rather than simply shoe-horned to conform\u201d (source<\/a>). A PwC survey from several years ago revealed that among Millennials, \u201cexcellent training\/development programs\u201d ranked third among desirable traits of employers, and the single most important benefit to them is \u201ctraining and development\u201d (source<\/a>). Below are six major characteristics that describe the kind of eLearning that will help retain Millennials in the workplace.<\/p>\n

eLearning Retains Millennials When it Shows High Production Values<\/h2>\n

This may seem obvious, but it\u2019s worth highlighting when the focus is on Millennials. Learning content with lower production values that might be fine with Baby Boomers and tolerable for GenXers will quickly drive Millennials away. And they\u2019ll feel resentment that the company they work for doesn\u2019t find them worthy of a higher investment into better-quality content. Learning departments need to up their game significantly if they want to produce the kind of eLearning content that will help retain millennials.<\/p>\n

eLearning Retains Millennials When it is Instantly Accessible in Small Chunks<\/h2>\n

One of the aspects of Millennials older professionals have the hardest time digesting and understanding is the effect of them being true digital natives. Millennials do seem to have rewired brains that make them different from previous generations. The scientific evidence probably does not support this rewiring idea. If anything, it\u2019s just that Millennial brains have gotten much better at processing information much more quickly than everyone else. In this sense, it\u2019s just a matter of where they put their time. Millennials are using digital media in various forms for up to 18 hours every day, and of course, much of that time is spent on social media. The way to translate this into eLearning for Millennials is through microlearning<\/em>. This is learning content that is delivered in very short bursts, as in usually less than 5 minutes, rarely longer and never more than 10 minutes max. But this is a whole new way of thinking about eLearning. Keep the following in mind:<\/p>\n