6 eLearning Tips to Boost Knowledge Retention

eLearning outcomes that are well-designed, engaging, and informative are already well-known to you as a training manager. However, your content development activity achieves the expected results only if retention happens successfully along with learning.

What is eLearning?

Custom eLearning Development includes in-classroom or out-of-classroom training use of computers and Internet provides training development through various electronic media such as video, audio, etc. E-learning, also known as electronic learning or virtual learning, refers to web-based learning.

What is learning retention?

Learning retention can be defined as the process of transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory in such a way that it can be saved quickly and easily when needed.

Hermann Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve

The Forgetting Curve was introduced by Hermann Ebbinghaus to explain the concept of learning retention. The curve reveals that if no effort is made to retain the newly acquired information, 70% of it will be lost within 24 hours and 90% of it will be lost in a few days after learning is completed. But, have you wondered how some companies can maintain high knowledge of retention among their employees, a positive return on investment (ROI) for their L&D (Learning and development) efforts? Let us understand.

In general, learners perform better when they relearn compared to learning for the first time. Learning repeatedly can prolong the time it takes to forget it. When creating eLearning content, make sure to repeat key information in various multimedia formats. For example, introduce key points in bullet form on one page. Add a short ‘recall quiz’ where the learners must sort or re-arrange the points in the correct order. Another smart habit is to include a summary section where you can repeat these points. Mention these key points at the beginning of the next section of the lesson to further enhance relearning.

When there is more learning material involved, the amount of time it takes to absorb information significantly increases. Hence, divide content into small sections to make the learners remember longer.

You don't want your employees to forget the eLearning content they have studied. Neither do your employees! In this blog, let us see what strategies and solutions can be deployed for retaining information?