What chunking of microbiology learning materials looks like today using technology and learning objects

Abstract

I have a saying printed and placed on my office wall, ‘Create learning environments so that all can meet the learning objectives’. It seems this task has become increasingly difficult to meet as students may be juggling a full-time workload and a full-time study load. However, this has been made possible as many programs no longer require students to sit exams, but rather are assessing students through activities and assignments. For students, finding the time to engage with lecture content competes with completing assessment activities. It is important to firstly give students the motivation for why completion of learning materials is important and then maintain their engagement with the learning materials. This article provides some techniques to help maintain student engagement through chunked learning activities.