Educational Dimensions of MicroLearning –- Towards a Taxonomy for MicroLearning. Baumgartner, P. In Peter A. Bruck, M. R. & Sedlaczek, M., editors, Designing MicroLearning Experiences - Building up knowledge in organisations and companies, pages ??. Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck, 2013.
Educational Dimensions of MicroLearning –- Towards a Taxonomy for MicroLearning [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
The paper presents an educational taxonomy as an overall framework for planning and designing educational interactions. The proposed categorization system involves a two dimensional table consisting of different stages of didactical descriptions (X-Axis) and different levels of educational actions (Y-Axis). The paper explains the pedagogical motivation and rationale for this taxonomy and its functionality. In the second part of the paper I will show where MicroLearning is situated in this general classification framework. I will deal with the genuine differences to other educational fields in the taxonomy and the main reasons why a different theoretical approach for this area of the taxonomy is necessary. To strengthen the research I will suggest an adaption of the theory of communicative action, developed by Jürgen Habermas and will demonstrate its usefulness for further advances in the MicroLearning paradigm.

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