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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

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The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Among industries, a greater number of technology companies and business services/consulting firms spent money on these tools. The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. In dollar figures, spending is minimal. What’s it going to take for you to follow their lead?

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

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My thinking about training evaluation was turned on its head by a presentation at the February 2011 MNISPI meeting by Beth McGoldrick of Ameriprise’s RiverSource University. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class.

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Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key.

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In a recent post, he cites a recent poll by Panorama Consulting , in which IT executives are asked about the “deadliest sin” of ERP implementations. In order to succeed, however, it is imperative that managers pay attention to this critical element of ERP project success. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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

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by Guest on April 2, 2011 in performance support Lynn Cases is a Senior Training Consultant for Dashe & Thomson. Lynn Cases, Senior Training Consultant Blog this! She currently leads training at General Mills for Standard Desktop Applications, SharePoint, and New Hire Orientation. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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The $2 Whiteboard Shows Power of Peer-to-Peer Learning | Social.

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Of course, the person “next to you” might just as often be consulted via email or other online tool, but it doesn’t change this fact: the amount of workplace learning done in formal training sessions is a tiny fraction of of the learning that takes place one-on-one, between coworkers. Social Learning Blog - January 7, 2011 [.]