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Microlearning is an innovative and highly effective teaching strategy, particularly suited for instructors training professionals in the bivalve mollusc aquaculture sector.

It is a methodology based on breaking down training content into "micro-lessons," short, focused learning units that address a single concept or specific skill at a time.

This approach offers mentors the opportunity to design more streamlined, modular, and easily updateable courses, better meeting the needs of bivalve mollusc farmers, who often have flexible schedules, limited time, and need to access content "just-in-time." Micro-content can be short videos, infographics, short quizzes, or practice sheets for direct consultation in the field.

Bivalve mollusc farmers operate in a sector that requires continuous updates on health regulations, sustainable management techniques, water quality control, food safety, and awareness of the ecosystem services provided by this type of farming.

Microlearning allows for the provision of readily available, easily digestible training pills that can be immediately applied to everyday life.

Furthermore, reducing cognitive load promotes retention of key concepts and increases motivation to complete the training program.

For industry mentors, this means rethinking the structure of traditional courses, identifying key areas of knowledge and transforming them into short, concise, self-contained modules, distributed on a digital platform that can also be accessed from mobile devices such as tablets or smartphones, which are now familiar to all learners, including bivalve mollusc farmers.

✅ Better course completion rate.

✅ Greater interaction with breeders, thanks to “snackable” content, i.e. also shareable on messaging apps or social networks within the community of practice.

✅ Rapid updating of teaching materials based on regulatory and scientific developments.