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MARCH 15, 2011

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. Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies.

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MAY 18, 2011

Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings? The potential of such an idea is enormous, and its application is certainly not limited to the military arena. The Department of Defense disagrees with you. Properly d.

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MAY 11, 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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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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APRIL 6, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?” Properly d.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Return of the (Digital) Native by Jim on March 25, 2011 in mobile learning In recent years, we’ve all heard a lot about digital natives. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. Ideas spawn from earlier ideas, bouncing from person to person and being reshaped as they go. As a result, the collective performance level of the group quickly skyrockets. Innovation has always been a group activity. tool chest.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. March 17, 2011 at 12:14 am # I am adult learner educator. So how do you keep it real?

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FEBRUARY 25, 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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JANUARY 11, 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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MARCH 7, 2011

by Jim on March 8, 2011 in social learning I’ll be honest. People pay way more attention to ideas and comments that are “out there,” and therefore memorable, than to those that are staid and commonplace, and therefore boring. have become some of the top trending topics on the site, repeated by thousands of people. Properly d.

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APRIL 5, 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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APRIL 21, 2011

This reminds me of a session I attended on emotional intelligence at the eLearning Guild ‘s Learning Solutions 2011 conference last month. I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry.

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MARCH 8, 2011

This can be detrimental to learners who need that interaction to assess their new skills against others, discuss ideas, and gain new perspectives. These are just a few ideas for social anchors that might help create a more social learning enabled environment for the lonely eLearner. I’d love to hear yours.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. Simple: as we all have, I drove someone home to a place I was unfamiliar with, and realized after dropping him off that I didn’t have the slightest clue how I had got there. So what did this teach me about learning?

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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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MARCH 2, 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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APRIL 17, 2011

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. Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. Properly d.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

| Social Learning Blog - January 7, 2011 [.] Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog - May 3, 2011 [.] instead choosing to learn from those around him (check out Jon’s post on peer-to-peer learning here). This is without a doubt the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say they hate reading. Properly d.

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MARCH 1, 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 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 20, 2011

Economists call this the 80/20 Principle or the Pareto Principle , which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the work will be done by 20 percent of the participants. Instead of relying on this collective to share ideas organically, however, try pushing a bit.

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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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APRIL 19, 2011

by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Here are some ideas for taking care of your SMEs. Clients will often ask what I see as the biggest risk or roadblock to end-user readiness. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Here are some ideas for taking care of your SMEs. Clients will often ask what I see as the biggest risk or roadblock to end-user readiness. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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MARCH 29, 2011

I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. View all posts by Andrea → ← Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In?

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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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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. Military | Social Learning Blog - May 19, 2011 [.] other good eLearning resolutions are out there? Playing to your audience, perhaps? Collaborative learning?

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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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? 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. Properly d.

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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. Military | Social Learning Blog - May 19, 2011 [.] other good eLearning resolutions are out there? Playing to your audience, perhaps? Collaborative learning?

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APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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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. Properly d.

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JANUARY 21, 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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MARCH 11, 2011

by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. Rob Mueller May 11, 2011 at 6:35 pm # Great post on using games as a training device. Properly d.

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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. However, conversation quickly turned to the temporary staffing industry in general.

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