Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

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. Because the return on investment for these activities can be difficult to quantify, it is often overlooked. It is amazing ho. Properly d.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Change Blended Learning Management 140

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Accelerated Learning attempts to change this imbalance by including activities that trigger the other intelligences, for example, Brain Gym® , games that involve movement, MindMapping® tools, songs and raps, and word cards. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 140

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Nevertheless, next time you are leading a change initiative, ask around to determine where these socially gifted people are located, and actively engage them on your project. Going back to Brown and Thomas’ A New Culture of Learning , “students themselves are taking an active role in helping to create and mold [learning].”

Social Networks 134

Social Networks Blended Learning Change Management 134

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

So I say to you all, friends with whom I dine and otherwise, do not support your company’s efforts to stifle your use of the internet, but actively lobby for your online freedoms instead. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! As Harold Jarche states, “Change is continuous, so learning must be continuous.” It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 140

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Create a positive social environment incorporating collaborative activities. The goal of the Presentation Phase is to help the learners encounter the new learning material in ways that are interesting, enjoyable, relevant, multisensory, and that appeal to all learning styles. Skill building practice activities. Learning games.

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Simulations Performance Support Exercise Learning Styles 211

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 26, 2011

She said that in the United States, people place more importance on individual activities, with families rarely even having meals together. Technology works best, says Meier, when it helps create learning environments that are: Collaborative. They learn better by experimenting, asking coworkers for help, and following menu prompts.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Create a positive social environment incorporating collaborative activities. The goal of the Presentation Phase is to help the learners encounter the new learning material in ways that are interesting, enjoyable, relevant, multisensory, and that appeal to all learning styles. Skill building practice activities. .

Performance Support 170

Performance Support Simulations Exercise Learning Styles 170

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

The traditional leader may try to control the activity, give orders and expect them to be carried out, like the captain of a ship. This type of leader can help a team stay stay focused on their goals without stifling creativity and innovation. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

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Innovation Social Learning Blended Learning Social Networks 165

Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 21, 2011

Lesson 1 – Active Listening. Active listening is arguably a much more important skill, and one that does not come naturally to many people. You see, an actor that is not actively listening and reacting to others in a scene is simply waiting for his or her turn to deliver lines. But what is active listening?

Instructional Design 191

Instructional Design Lesson Instructional Instruction 191

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Since I became an active Twitter user a few months ago, the application has grown on me to the point where it’s now far-and-away my favorite social media tool. This will help you think of what to write, will draw more eyes to your message, and can even start a new conversation. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

Social Networks 163

Social Networks Twitter Social Learning Blended Learning 163

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

Innovation has always been a group activity. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. As a result, the collective performance level of the group quickly skyrockets. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Social Learning 134

Social Learning Social Networks Social Blended Learning 134

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2011

My colleague Jon Matejcek first covered it back in March in his article “ Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of the Classroom.” Instead, instructors can deliver lectures via YouTube as homework, and then spend the next day in class helping their pupils work through sticking-points.

Brain 200

Brain Authoring Tools Lecture Write Blog 200

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 6, 2011

Another reason, though – and this coincidentally helps to explain the appeal of games to learners in the first place – is that it’s such a fun topic to write about. That would certainly help shake up traditional education in America, and would certainly foment change in corporate training, as well.

Social Networks 185

Social Networks Games Social Network Write Blog 185

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! We cannot continue to so caustically point to “lack of faculty buy-in” as the reason for our failure of imagination. There are no roads, no vision, no understanding of what we are doing. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 124

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I agree wholeheartedly with Cathy Moore : Put the information into a job aid and design learning modules with scenarios that help learners use the job aid. Immerse learners into an activity that somewhat simulates real life using real-life job aids.

Blended Learning 181

Blended Learning Performance Support Simulations Google 181

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Some prefer other activities to reading and many can’t find the time to read, but I’ve never heard the word “hate” used in conjunction with “read.” Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! This is without a doubt the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say they hate reading. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Blended Learning Enterprise 100

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Some prefer other activities to reading and many can’t find the time to read, but I’ve never heard the word “hate” used in conjunction with “read.” Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! This is without a doubt the first time I’ve ever heard anyone say they hate reading. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Blended Learning Enterprise 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! We cannot continue to so caustically point to “lack of faculty buy-in” as the reason for our failure of imagination. There are no roads, no vision, no understanding of what we are doing. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 18, 2012

This example shows a swimlane diagram, that allows users to understand both upstream and downstream activities, and acts as the hyperlink to specific work instructions: Click to view larger. 2. Let learners help each other. When I click on Help, I get several options: I’ve spent plenty of time using the Documentation repository.

Performance Support 177

Performance Support Support Performance Wiki 177

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Go here to learn more about the difference between EPSS systems and related concepts like on-line help, eLearning, and knowledge management. Create other activities that will encourage learners to immerse themselves in the performance support tool, such as: Scenario-based case studies. Scavenger hunts for information.

Performance Support 190

Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 6, 2011

Clark says identifying measurements to evaluate your results helps you zero in on the result or goal you are trying to achieve. Let people to tweet their problems to get help and tweet their solutions to help others. Much like a retrospective, an AAR is conducted after a project or major activity. Measuring It.

Evalution 190

Evalution Social Learning Wiki Social 190

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 19, 2011

There was an incentive to actively participate, an element of competition with fellow students, and the excitement of watching your token count go up and become eligible for better prizes. In some cases, students in these courses could win and collect tokens redeemable for some pretty neat prizes at the end of course.

Gamification 190

Gamification Roles Big Question Games 190

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 22, 2011

We recognize that the vast majority of learning takes place in the midst of “doing&# and we create tools to help the process along. If one had a better understanding, it was up to them to help the other. In addition, lab teams were encouraged to compare results with other teams and try to solve problems with their help.

Social Learning 192

Social Learning Lesson Social Lecture 192

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2012

But, help arrived in time and once again the battle was won with many extra man-hours. This compromise resulted in 3 additional weeks of development time since that time was no longer needed for printing and shipping activities, and the ability to update date the print server with newly translated versions on a daily basis.

Global 175

Global SAP System Effectiveness 175

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 25, 2012

Joe Harless , the father of front-end analysis, has said that the purpose of front-end analysis is to: Ask a series of Smart Questions in order to prevent spending money on unnecessary activities. Come up with the most appropriate solution. Produce the desired performance outcomes.

Analysis 190

Analysis Performance Support Performance Instructional Design 190

Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 13, 2012

So what can we do to help more of the important points stick? We’ve tried the review games and the quizzes and the endless exercises, and those things all help to some extent. The person in charge did not believe in incorporating anything fun into training that might help people remember important stuff.

Blended Learning 170

Blended Learning PeopleSoft Training Train 170