Journal article
Twelve tips for using microlearning for faculty development
Medical teacher, Vol.First online, pp.1-10
26/05/2026
PMID: 42188873
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Abstract
Teaching is an expected as part of the health professional's role, amidst clinical and administrative workloads, yet many receive limited education training. Microlearning addresses this gap through short, focused, flexible learning units integrated into daily workflows for immediate application. Our paper presents twelve practical tips to guide faculty developers to design, implement, evaluate and sustain microlearning programs for faculty development (FD). The tips offer ideas to help faculty developers manage common barriers to engagement (i.e. time, relevance, technology, institutional support) and provide ideas to navigate these. The tips are applicable to health professions education (HPE) settings seeking scalable, sustainable, low burden professional development. We include a case study example throughout to support application. Applied incrementally or collectively, these tips support the integration of brief, targeted FD into clinical and teaching workflows to enhance sustained improvements in teaching quality, educator identity, and long-term professional development.
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- Title
- Twelve tips for using microlearning for faculty development
- Creators
- Kylie Fitzgerald - The University of MelbourneBrett Vaughan - The University of MelbourneTamara Clements - The University of MelbourneSvetlana King - Flinders UniversityAlison Ledger - The University of QueenslandKate Mathews - The University of MelbourneRosalind Norton - The University of MelbourneMichael Poulton - The University of MelbourneRosie Shea - The University of MelbourneRashmi Watson - Curtin UniversityWalter Eppich - The University of MelbourneStephen Trumble - The University of MelbourneMarco de Carvalho Filho - University Medical Center Groningen
- Publication Details
- Medical teacher, Vol.First online, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Identifiers
- 991013380246602368
- Copyright
- © 2026 The Author(s).
- Academic Unit
- Allied Health and Midwifery; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article