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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 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. So how do we best provide our learners of today with the best possible support and encouragement? We blend it. All Rights Reserved.

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MARCH 8, 2011

We need the motivation that learning with others provides in numerous ways. I think we need to provide learners with some “social anchors&# in these types of eLearning programs to help facilitate the social learning process. I think feedback like that in a self-study eLearning situation could provide the same type of motivation.

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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. While games like these provide a fun alternative to boring quizzes, they do not provide context.

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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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Social Networks Blended Learning Project Compliance Training 140

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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?

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Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 140

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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. What do you do?

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 133

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JANUARY 27, 2011

As support, Anderson provides examples in which exceptional performers (elite dancers, TED Conference speakers), learn from their counterparts around the world by watching them online. Mark Durgee April 5, 2011 at 4:32 pm # Jon- I, too, am interested in learning how video can be incorporated into informal learning programs as part of a Web 2.0

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. All Rights Reserved.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. All Rights Reserved.

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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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Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Network 124

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. All Rights Reserved.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. All Rights Reserved.

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Social Learning Social Networks Blended Learning Social 100

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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. What do you do?

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 124

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Many accuse him of creating hasty generalizations, while others believe he provides wonderful insights about our world and ourselves. Social Learning Blog - March 7, 2011 [.] Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information | Social Learning Blog - March 14, 2011 [.]

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

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 124

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because of the vast range of services we provide as a management consulting firm, we’re something different to every client. Many consulting firms in our industry become too niche and lose out on work they can easily provide but do a poor job of marketing. Crafting the appropriate message is a balancing act. All Rights Reserved.

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

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Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. According to sociologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule for reciprocation. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. According to sociologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule for reciprocation. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

John states: “We’re committed to providing flexible, accessible, and customized learning opportunities. I Love To Learn While reading the article, specifically the excerpt above, I was blown away by how simple yet powerful an idea Best Buy was implementing. | Social Learning Blog - January 7, 2011 [.] All Rights Reserved.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

John states: “We’re committed to providing flexible, accessible, and customized learning opportunities. I Love To Learn While reading the article, specifically the excerpt above, I was blown away by how simple yet powerful an idea Best Buy was implementing. | Social Learning Blog - January 7, 2011 [.] All Rights Reserved.

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APRIL 14, 2011

by Andrea on April 15, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , Training Development , blended learning , eLearning , social learning Recently, I was lucky enough to attend a keynote speech by Dr. John Medina on his book Brain Rules at the eLearning Guild’s Learning Solutions 2011 conference. We All Did.

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JULY 4, 2011

Here at Dashe & Thomson, we made a New Year’s resolution for 2011 to dig a little deeper into social media and explore how to use it for social and informal learning, increasing website traffic, and building networks. Then, in March, I attended the Learning Solutions 2011 conference hosted by the eLearning Guild.

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Twitter Social Media eLearning Guild Instructional Design 189

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Not only does the site possess an “army of amateur editors” able to synthesize information quickly, but it also provides the easily accessible background knowledge, in the form of wikilinks, that non-expert readers crave. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Wikipedia Social Networks Collaborative Learning Blended Learning 124

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MAY 27, 2011

In the Innosight Institute May 2011 report titled The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning , the authors suggest that the technologies employed by these models are disrupting education in ways unlike earlier technologies. Flex – Instruction is delivered primarily through an online platform; teachers provide onsite support.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Mo Yang February 15, 2011 at 3:26 pm # Very true! Thank you so much. I appreciate that you took into account the subject matter complexity. Many times, as the instructional designer, people forget that we have to get somewhat familiar with the subject matter itself to even begin to ask the right questions from the SME. All Rights Reserved.

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Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 167

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MAY 2, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives.

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Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki 182

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NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Mo Yang February 15, 2011 at 3:26 pm # Very true! Thank you so much. I appreciate that you took into account the subject matter complexity. Many times, as the instructional designer, people forget that we have to get somewhat familiar with the subject matter itself to even begin to ask the right questions from the SME. All Rights Reserved.

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Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 133

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JUNE 28, 2011

Per-person consumption of traditional Web content fell by 3 percent between March 2010 and March 2011 in terms of minutes. The article that provides the background content for this post is mainly aimed at the advertising industry. A brief overview of the content of the article: Traditional use of the Web (i.e.

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Web Social Networks Facebook Social Media 227

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JULY 25, 2012

Early in the implementation, it needs to be determined what there is in the new system that provides obstacles to performance and what there is about the screen layout and content that might cause performance problems. Gamification in Workplace Learning: The Role of Play” (October 20, 2011). Not everyone will need to do everything.

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Analysis Performance Support Performance Instructional Design 190

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Tool Overload: As an instructional designer, I like to provide learners with options to help themselves and support their learning whenever possible. Can localized programs be managed effectively by a centralized group? Or does management need to be localized as well?

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Wiki Internationalization Big Question Issue 172

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JUNE 22, 2012

I renew my contentions that providing device-agnostic content, not to mention evaluating it, is tricky on the small screen of a smartphone, and costly in a world where companies are not always providing all staff with handheld devices.

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