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Microlearning is a way of delivering education in small learning units, typically allowing students to control their own learning, at their own pace. This self-contained lesson includes interactive links, activities, and a knowledge check quiz. Our microlearning lessons give you unlimited options so that you can choose how you want to use them, whether you decide to include them as part of your teaching or to use them independently.

Content This lesson is part of Evolution and Its Processes chapter, which is part of the Evolution and the Diversity of Life Unit, and makes up the Concepts of Biology course. All content is rigorously peer-reviewed by educators. This lesson includes the following:

• An Introduction to the Evolution and Its Processes
• An Introduction to Discovering How Populations Change
• Charles Darwin and Natural Selection
• The Modern Synthesis
• Population Genetics
• Summary
• Knowledge Check

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

• Explain how Darwin’s theory of evolution differed from the current view at the time
• Describe how the present-day theory of evolution was developed
• Describe how population genetics is used to study the evolution of populations

There are many ways to use microlearning, either before, during, or after class. Here are just a few ideas:

• Use it as homework.
• Use it as a personalized learning path: provide a selection of microlearning topics and let students choose 2 or 3.
• Use it before class, to gauge how prepared students are.
• Use it in class if devices are available.
• Use it collaboratively, either online or in class as group work.
• Use as a “wake up tool” to let students explore something on their own (and give yourself a break; you can even watch their scores coming in to the LMS!)

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