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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. Among industries, a greater number of technology companies and business services/consulting firms spent money on these tools. Ive been looking for some ammo t.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

Dashe & Thomson

Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 70% of workplace knowledge is learned informally (a statistic that is frequently referenced in the learning industry). While I haven’t seen more recent data, my experience is that the informal learning trend holds true today. Because video can be the virtual “over-the-partition” colleague.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. An excellent article from Cross Pollination Media, titled “ Are ‘Digital Natives’ Better Suited for Mobile Learning? Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Is Your Measuring Stick Allowing You To Manage For The Better.

Dashe & Thomson

A system developed by which statistics were recorded and bets placed. Sure baseball became popular when money got involved, but the game improved dramatically when statistics allowed one to objectively decide who was good and who wasn’t. And how did that happen? Nuances like box scores, trades and scouting were all born. Properly d.

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Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

We frequently cite a study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which demonstrated that approximately 70% of all on-the-job learning is done informally, through employee-driven initiative, and through employee-to-employee knowledge transfers. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Service industries challenge workers to acquire tacit knowledge — the kind of know-how one learns on the job, not in the classroom. Don Kirkpatrick proposed a model for measuring the outcomes of training. None of this activity shows up in ASTD’s and other trade organizations’ statistics. Industrial Age 1800 – 2010.