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MAY 11, 2011

less big companies, for more than 20 years. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Properly d.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

by Jim on January 19, 2011 in Informal Learning , LMS (Learning Management System) , Project Management/Project Delivery , Reviews , Wikis , social learning Like many of us, I don’t like spending money when it’s not necessary, and being a good project manager means being especially tight fisted with your client’s dime.

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APRIL 23, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional by Jim on April 24, 2011 in Project Management/Project Delivery When we think of the concept of “success,” it often seems relatively straightforward.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Great Survey Completion Rate Dilemma Solved (Maybe) by Jim on December 22, 2010 in feedback , marketing The holidays are upon us, which means gifts, family, services… and the end of the fiscal year. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Great Survey Completion Rate Dilemma Solved (Maybe) by Jim on December 22, 2010 in feedback , marketing The holidays are upon us, which means gifts, family, services… and the end of the fiscal year. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Let’s say a company is centralizing accounting functions like Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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JANUARY 19, 2011

by Jim on January 19, 2011 in Informal Learning , LMS (Learning Management System) , Project Management/Project Delivery , Reviews , Wikis , social learning Like many of us, I don’t like spending money when it’s not necessary, and being a good project manager means being especially tight fisted with your client’s dime.

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APRIL 12, 2011

by Paul on April 13, 2011 in Informal Learning , social learning Last week my girlfriend and I ate dinner at Darbar Indian Grill in Uptown Minneapolis with another couple (good food, but overpriced), and we got on the topic of surfing the net on the job. Companies need to address more than just 20% of learning.

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MARCH 7, 2011

by Jim on March 8, 2011 in social learning I’ll be honest. The same strategy that has worked for Sheen and Old Spice may very well work for the internal expounding of your company’s message, whatever it may be about (e.g. Ridiculous vs. cheesy, I’ll take ridiculous every time. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because this person had worked in training and development for a large mortgage company for many years and now works as a leadership development contractor, I thought she would be a great person with which to talk shop and brainstorm social learning ideas. Do you want to sell the client a focused product/service or a solution?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Not Everyone is a Social Customer by Paul on February 11, 2011 in Development Tools , customer service , social learning A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the need to train your clients on the various methods of…training.

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MARCH 1, 2011

less big companies, for more than 20 years. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Properly d.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

less big companies, for more than 20 years. Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog - May 3, 2011 [.] My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. The session was part of a series I am attending on research and advances in regenerative medicine. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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JANUARY 5, 2011

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. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Instructional designers would be wise to become versed in basic video production, since its utility and ubiquity as a learning tool will only continue to grow. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Here’s a quick primer on video as a learning tool from Learning Solutions Magazine. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! tool chest.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of the Classroom by Jon on March 21, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Where do the most innovate ideas in learning come from? Properly d.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Tags: Informal Learning , social learning About Jon I have been involved in enterprise learning, in big companies and.

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MARCH 22, 2011

by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over. Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? Yes, it hurts just typing it. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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APRIL 17, 2011

You can draw on the “before-and-after” business and human resource metrics that are readily available in any company. Tom Gram, in the February 17, 2011 post on his Performance X Design blog, says that our training programs are working when we can point to evidence and linkages in performance terms. That’s all we usually need, he says.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Here’s an example: A company is rolling out a new expense reporting and approval system and needs to train over 1000 users. So imagine you are a manager at this company. Use the LMS or company intranet to set up a site with ask the expert discussion boards, opportunities for live chats, FAQs, and other online help resources.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Supercomputer’s Win on Jeopardy: Little Comfort to Those Implementing Enterprise Computer Software → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.

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MAY 8, 2011

As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. In my free time, I enjoy reading, medical lectures, belly dancing and regular visits to my massage therapist. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

We train our clients’ employees on new systems, processes, and ideas, with the intention of helping them maximize their productivity while simultaneously minimizing disruption. 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.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

We train our clients’ employees on new systems, processes, and ideas, with the intention of helping them maximize their productivity while simultaneously minimizing disruption. 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.

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MARCH 6, 2011

by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you. Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Make Learning An Experience. Properly d.

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MARCH 29, 2011

Before I go any further, please note that propane is an extremely safe product when handled appropriately!) As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. And, of course, safety considerations are paramount when training folks to work with a flammable gas that can give you instant freeze burns in its liquid state.

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MARCH 13, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information by Paul on March 14, 2011 in social learning Most of us in the adult learning industry have already found and incorporated Twitter into our everyday lives.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Speak positively of your team to the client (whether outside or inside the company), and accept that with your position comes the responsibility to take on criticism; if something’s gone wrong and your client isn’t happy – it’s your fault first. No one expects you to be perfect, either, and you won’t fool anyone, anyway. Listen first.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

Speak positively of your team to the client (whether outside or inside the company), and accept that with your position comes the responsibility to take on criticism; if something’s gone wrong and your client isn’t happy – it’s your fault first. No one expects you to be perfect, either, and you won’t fool anyone, anyway. Listen first.

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JANUARY 30, 2011

Train Your Client On Training by Paul on January 31, 2011 in Instructional Design , Training Development In the enterprise learning industry, when you sit down with a client to discuss an opportunity, oftentimes the client has a good idea what they want. Paul March 6, 2011 at 8:51 pm # Feel free to reprint some of this blog to your site.

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MARCH 27, 2011

by Barbara on March 28, 2011 in Instructional Design , performance support Accelerated Learning Mind Map While I was taking classes in curriculum design, we discussed, at great length, different learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Properly d.

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Upside Learning

APRIL 13, 2011

Last week we had an exhibition stand at CIPD’s HRD 2011 at Olympia London – our very first ‘outing’ in the UK. It turned out to be a great show for us with executives from several blue chip companies visiting our stand to discuss their performance and learning challenges. I suppose a lot of meetings are to follow in next few weeks.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

“The decision to actually send the bacon came when, as we were saying good-bye, Tom [SMEs boss] said, “You guys have got to send Dave — who has a reputation for eating anything, including a doughnut that had been in the company freezer for a year — some of that chocolate covered bacon.” Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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JANUARY 14, 2011

“The decision to actually send the bacon came when, as we were saying good-bye, Tom [SMEs boss] said, “You guys have got to send Dave — who has a reputation for eating anything, including a doughnut that had been in the company freezer for a year — some of that chocolate covered bacon.” Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

less big companies, for more than 20 years. → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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