Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? I started thinking about this during a program on Accelerated Learning at the Minnesota Chapter of the International Society of Performance Improvement (MNISPI).

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 17, 2014

According to the 2013 State of the Industry report from ASTD , instructor-led programs continue to be the primary method for training and developing employees. The researchers estimate that 70% of training in companies is instructor-led. In order for training to be useful, it must occur close in time to when it is needed.

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ASTD Agile Coaching Mentoring 245

Kapp Notes

APRIL 24, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD Mid-NJ chapter, lots of great questions and interactions. Gamification of Learning from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned. Enspire Learning. Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type. Zombies Run. Knowledge Guru.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 22, 2013

Had a great time last night with the wonder folks from the ASTD DC Metro chapter, a full house with lots of great questions and interactions. Gamification of Learning from Karl Kapp. Companies Mentioned. Enspire Learning. Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type. Zombies Run.

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ASTD Simulations Authoring Tools Comparison 119

Learning Visions

JANUARY 30, 2013

These are my liveblogged notes from ASTD Tech Knowledge 2013 Opening Keynote kicking off today January 29, 2013 in San Jose, California. Networked Learned: How Tomorrow’s Workers Will Challenge Today’s Organizations. You will find co-working spaces – tons of people from competing companies sitting side by side and working together.

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Social Networks ASTD Knowledge Social Network 174

Learning Visions

JUNE 7, 2009

This past week, I spent Monday and Tuesday at the ASTD International Conference & Expo in DC. My first impressions of ASTD: ‘wow, what a huge conference’ and ‘wow, these are traditional training people for whom most of this eLearning stuff is kind of exotic and/or quite overwhelming and threatening.’ Marcia Connor.

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Integrated Learnings

MAY 23, 2012

It seems that many of us in the training industry are avid readers, particularly when it comes to reading for professional development. Books about training, consulting, and trendy business topics. Journals and magazines about workplace learning, performance improvement, and related fields. By Shelley A.

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eLearning Consultant Journal eLearning ISPI 161

Clark Quinn

DECEMBER 1, 2020

However, the trigger for the post was from the results of Chief Learning Officer 2020 State of Learning report. So, in the report, they indicated that the respondents indicated the demonstrated impact of training in these ways: General training output data. Training output data aligned with corporate initiatives.

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Learning Visions

AUGUST 1, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Wednesday, August 01, 2007 Learning Visions Im Cammy Bean and this is my little corner of the world where I talk about instructional design and topics somewhat related to eLearning. I am now the VP of Learning Design for Kineo.

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Second Life Instructional Design Moodle eLearning Guild 100

Learning Visions

JUNE 7, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Sunday, June 07, 2009 Thoughts on ASTD This past week, I spent Monday and Tuesday at the ASTD International Conference & Expo in DC. people to big LMS companies to leadership/management classroom trainers up the wazoo.

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Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This month's ASTD Learning Circuit's Blog Big Question is "How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization?" Learn about that in Selling to Visionaries and Techies. Lessons Learned. Lessons Learned. Here are several ways to help sell Social Media in an organization.

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Social Media Big Question ASTD Wiki 145

eLearning 24-7

MAY 20, 2013

Welcome one and all to the wrap up of the ASTD international conference and expo. It was an exciting first day, with lots of vendors hitting the entire training spectrum. Ideal for sales training and point of sales. Why hasn’t ASTD figured out how to do things right. Once again, ASTD dropped the ball.

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ASTD Conference SumTotal e-learning vendor 77

The Performance Improvement Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2013

I was asked during my recent ASTD Webcast whether there’s data to show that managers, who are more involved in training and learning, ultimately receive more rewards and recognition than those who aren''t. One of these companies is Zingerman’s Community of Businesses.

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Webcast Management Compliance Training ASTD 199

Kapp Notes

MAY 14, 2013

Here are the slides: Companies Mentioned. Enspire Learning. It is better to have one “expert” avatar and another “motivational” avatar in a learning environment rather than having one combined “mentor” avatar. Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type. Zombies Run. Knowledge Guru.

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ASTD Simulations Resources Comparison 150

LearnDash

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Every company makes the majority of their decisions based on how it will impact their bottom line. Why then, are many organizations still shy about implementing robust learning programs? Elearning is a great way to positively impact the bottom line of the company, and there are many options available when it comes to formal training.

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ROI Corporate eLearning Saba Train 198

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

No more retrograde person than the CTO in a company…they don’t want these changes. Training becomes a 24/7 things. But these changes are coming. The Facebookization of the enterprise.” Yammer, Socialcast, Jive, etc. taking these tools people use in their personal lives and bringing them to workplace.

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ASTD Open Jive Privacy 212

The Performance Improvement Blog

AUGUST 27, 2014

As I have argued in previous posts , to be successful in today’s world, companies need to have a culture that values and supports learning. On the other hand, some experts have offered ideas about actions that can be taken relatively quickly to enhance organizational learning.

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Culture Develop Organizational Learning Information Overload 231

Performance Learning Productivity

MAY 1, 2014

The global training industry is large and in growth again post-2008. Data provided by the US membership organisation Training Industry suggests annual growth around 6% per year since 2009. Although the Training Industry and ASTD figures vary a little it is clear that the global training industry is a large and apparently healthy one.

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Diversity Training Compliance Training Train Training 225

OpenSesame

MAY 12, 2014

This past week I had the privilege of attending my first ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) conference in Washington D.C. It was fantastic connecting with colleagues, partners and clients in our nation’s capital, as well as getting a chance to learn more about current trends and developments within the industry.

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ASTD Conference News Compliance Training 52

eLearning 24-7

MAY 11, 2012

With great anticipation I entered the huge expo at ASTD International show earlier this week. In the past this show has been heavily geared to instructor led training in the corporate space. E-Learning has been minimal. Mobile Learning. Some angle to game based learning – either an app or actual product.

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ASTD ILT vendor Blackboard 82

OpenSesame

AUGUST 21, 2014

Companies are being forced to evolve quickly to adapt to these changes, shifting business practices to accommodate the increased demand for access to real time information. To help businesses meet these new demands, the ASTD-Cascadia chapter has themed this year’s annual conference “Join the Revolution: Change the Face of Learning!”

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ASTD Conference Examples Sample 52

Mindflash

MAY 16, 2012

When I registered for the ASTD International Conference & Expo 2012 over a month ago, I planned to write a recap post for two reasons: First, it’s a chance to share what I learned so people who couldn’t attend might learn something from my experience. Sometimes the best learning comes after hours.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 28, 2010

This are my liveblogged notes from Thursday, January 28 Keynote at ASTD TechKnowledge 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Cartels and Cutthroats – an economic simulation game – at their company retreat they had a tournament. Training built out of training in a really structured way. Tags: gam astd gaming. Embraces change.

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ASTD Metrics Simulations Google Docs 133

OpenSesame

MAY 12, 2014

This past week I had the privilege of attending my first ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) conference in Washington D.C. It was fantastic connecting with colleagues, partners and clients in our nation’s capital, as well as getting a chance to learn more about current trends and developments within the industry.

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ASTD Conference News Compliance Training 53

Tony Karrer

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Last week at ASTD TechKnowledge , I did a keynote on Work Literacy and eLearning 2.0, Learning from Our Kids In my keynote, I mentioned a Fourth Grade Wikipedia Update. Part of the beauty of this example is that I believe that through watching what's different with my kids, I can learn a lot about what's different.

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Social Networks ASTD Wiki eLearning 2.0 102

OpenSesame

JANUARY 18, 2013

The American Society for Training & Development’s 2012 State of the Industry report is a valuable resource for doing just that. Here are OpenSesame’s top three takeaways from ASTD’s survey overview: 1. Large companies are spending less per employee for training than medium and small companies.

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ASTD Report Social Networks Industry 52

Challenge to Learn

MAY 7, 2014

Here is my recap of the Washington ASTD ICE 2014 conference. The trends where workplace learning and informal learning. the speed of change is becoming faster and faster and companies are struggling to keep up. Changing your company means changing your people, changing your people means changing their behavior.

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Conference Trends ASTD Instructional Design 167

Enyota Learning

MAY 22, 2019

Global development, growing competition, and the rise of numerous start-ups are urging companies to introspect and create a transparent culture. Amongst this, there is also a constant need to achieve a competitive edge, and training is a leading way to do so. In recent years, there is a notable shift in outcome-oriented learning.

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Train Training ASTD Companies 60

Learning Visions

JANUARY 2, 2013

So what did I learn from all that? So what did I learn from all that? Well, that learning and development always provides something new to learn. I love connecting and learning and breathing learning stuff with really smart people. How's that for some informal learning with a clear goal in mind?

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Compliance Training Design ASTD eLearning Guild 178

OpenSesame

AUGUST 21, 2014

Companies are being forced to evolve quickly to adapt to these changes, shifting business practices to accommodate the increased demand for access to real time information. To help businesses meet these new demands, the ASTD-Cascadia chapter has themed this year’s annual conference “Join the Revolution: Change the Face of Learning!”

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ASTD Conference Examples Sample 49

Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

In an earlier blog post, I had written about how Microlearning is changing the face of learning at the workplace. This post specifically talks about how a Mobile Learning Platform can be used as an effective Performance Support System. Leveraging Mobile Learning Platforms. Enables training when it is needed. ?

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Performance Support Mobile Learning Mobile Support 252

Web Courseworks

JULY 16, 2014

If you are an eLearning manager seeking a great opportunity to network with industry professionals, discuss the latest eLearning trends and best practices, and learn new approaches and techniques from experts, I strongly encourage you to make plans to attend the 2014 Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase.

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Emergent Virtual Classroom Trends eLearning Strategy 182

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 6, 2023

although before adding it your learning system or learning tool, you should investigate and ascertain what if any consequences could come about by doing so. There are already a couple of vendors, in the works with it, and at least one, Firmwater, who says they have added it to their learning system (I have been promised a demo).

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Digital Learning Technologies Technology vendor 84

The Performance Improvement Blog

JANUARY 26, 2012

is emerging from a training drought that occurred during the worst economic period since the Great Depression. ASTD reports an increase in spending on L&D in 2010 (latest year for which data is available); they estimate companies spent about $171.5 Many employees value learning more than a pay increase.

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Simulations Train Training ASTD 157

E-learning Uncovered

OCTOBER 10, 2011

There are lots of things happening at Artisan E-Learning that we wanted you to know about. ASTD Annual Leaders Conference, Alexandria, VA, October 14 & 15. Adobe Captivate Two-Day Hands-On Training, Arlington, VA, October 27 & 28. For more information and to register, go to the DC ASTD website.

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News Companies ASTD Adobe Captivate 61

Ed App

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Professional learning and growth go hand in hand. This is why the very best employees never stop seeking out new ways to learn and improve their skill set. As an employer, having a variety of ways to get knowledge into the hands of employees who are focused on acquiring new knowledge and training is important. High mobility.

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Authoring Tools Software Free Virtual Classroom 52

Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

When I lead education at PeopleSoft a gazillion years ago, I shared with the head of all customer-facing services a copy of Training Magazine ‘s annual numbers issue, published each November (now their November/December issue ). His response wasn’t about the numbers rather, “There’s a magazine just about training?”

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Blended Learning ASTD Budget PeopleSoft 103