Microlearning supports self-paced learning techniques, giving the user control over what and when they learn. In essence, it is the acquisition of knowledge or skills in the form of small units. Brevity Microlearning sessions don’t have a predefined time length, but they tend to be short. Granularity In most cases, microlearning focuses on a narrow topic/skill/idea, like snippets in the learning process Variety The content of microlearning can be presented in any form, such as short texts, pictures, activities, videos, quizzes, games, etc. Informality Essentially, microlearning serves to any informal learning purpose, as it doesn’t require scheduling or specific setting up. Pretty much everyone gains knowledge in small bits, without even realising that they are learning. Empirically, we learn all the time, using all sort of sources, methods and pieces of content. A recent study in cognitive science shows that we have to fail 15% of the time in order to get our best learning rate.