Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2018

As eLearning tools evolve, they continue to offer more functionality at a lower cost, making eLearning an increasingly attractive alternative – or complement – to traditional training methods. Every year, an increasing number of organizations use eLearning to deliver more of their training. So, exactly, how much does eLearning cost?

Cost 103

Cost eLearning Developer Develop eLearning 103

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 7, 2011

The other is a national organization that promotes the safe distribution and use of a popular and versatile alternative fuel. The work for this client has involved the redesign and development of a national training program for employees of companies who sell the alternative fuel.

Collaboration 180

Collaboration Collaborative Learning Firewalls vendor 180

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It might be unnerving to think about being a guinea pig for a medical student learning to draw blood in the supervised “do one&# phase, but what is the alternative? Shoving the med student into a room with a patient and basket of supplies and leaving them to learn by trial and error sounds much worse to me.

Social Networks 181

Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 181

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 7, 2012

Rapid Prototyping is currently the most popular alternate approach to ADDIE and traditional instructional design. 1990) Rapid prototyping: An alternative. As we know, these are merely assumptions that are rarely, if ever, in place for an actual learning project. Rapid Prototyping. Kruse, Kevin. E-Learning Guru.([link].

Instructional Design 192

Instructional Design ADDIE Instructional Instruction 192

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

While games like these provide a fun alternative to boring quizzes, they do not provide context. According to McGonigal, When we play a game, we think creatively, collaborate, and persist. It is not enough, however, to just add a Jeopardy or Wheel-of-Fortune game to our instructional design.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Games 124

Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Dashe & Thomson responded to the RFP but provided an alternative solution: an electronic performance support system (EPSS). In considering the alternative solution, the publishing company learned that their users wanted less formal training and more “self-serve.” So the publishing company rethought their strategy.

Blended Learning 157

Blended Learning Instructional Design Performance Support RFP 157

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Alternate between physically active and physically passive learning activities. Designs are best when they do not keep people either physically passive or physically active for long stretches of time but alternative between the two. When people take a measure of responsibility for each other’s learning success, everyone benefits.

Instructional Design 196

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 196