Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Karen O’Leonard from Bersin & Associates wrote an article last week entitled Corporate Spending on Social Learning. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning). Go take a peek. Properly d.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of the Classroom by Jon on March 21, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Where do the most innovate ideas in learning come from?

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MARCH 22, 2011

Blended learning may be a newer phenomenon in the corporate world, but coaches have been using a mixture of video, instructor-led, experiential and peer-to-peer learning for decades. Similar to corporate training, this brings disparate levels of familiarity to a common baseline understanding. Thank you CBS and Turner! Properly d.

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Roundtable Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We’ve seen firsthand how gamification positively impacts corporate training by exciting and engaging learners through interactive tasks. . This article will define gamification, explain how gamification is used for corporate training, and explore 4 real-life examples of gamification in corporate training. .

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. Blend Your “Content-Heavy” Courses. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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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?” Think about it.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

In addition to the use of video games for recruitment purposes, which have been available for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning , avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

While the increasing difficulty of engaging Digital Natives in a way that is meaningful to them is still mainly an issue for the school system, it will soon be an issue for corporate training professionals, as well. Already, the first classes of DNs have entered the workforce. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The result is more opportunities for social learning and more opportunities to advance new ideas. Both in a classroom and an eLearning setting, a new skill is generally presented as a demonstration, then students try the new skill on their own. First to prove they are safe and then to prove they are effective.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

This can be especially true in the training field, where the training department’s ideas of success can be vastly different from a harried team manager who wants to minimize lost productivity due to excessive training. Since you may have only one immediate contact, often within the training department, it’s a good idea to dig deeper.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. That said, I’d like to share some of my ideas about how we need to change what we do to address on-demand learning and performance needs during design, development, and deployment of a training program.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 5, 2011

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. This happens far more frequently with “tell-me” eLearning than it ever should. What other good eLearning resolutions are out there? So what did this teach me about learning? Paul I rarely ever visited.

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Dashe & Thomson

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. In the end, all of this will help you build better [courses]. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

If you’re an employee in Finance at a non-headquarters location, chances are good that some corporate “right-sizing” is in the cards for your office. Let’s say a company is centralizing accounting functions like Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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EI Design

JANUARY 28, 2020

In Dec ’19, I began work on my eBook and this article on eLearning Trends in 2020. This is 9 th in the series of articles and eBooks on eLearning Trends since 2017. With this backdrop, here is my list of eLearning Trends in 2020. eLearning Trends in 2020. Digitization of ILT to Blended or Fully Online Learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Finding ways to incorporate these elements can be difficult for instructional designers, curriculum developers, and, especially, creators of eLearning. Discovered via Brent Schlenker’s Corporate eLearning and Development blog. I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

At the conference, a representative from Raytheon Corporation spoke about a study they had conducted among their vast employee population. By taking inventory of employees’ “connections” (this was still a novel concept in 2005), they found that people had grouped into natural clusters. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 1, 2011

What would be impressive: if enterprise software immediately performed, as advertised, in the corporate setting (even though instead of getting to run on Supercomputers, it is forced to run on Sosocomputers). Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 7, 2011

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. the reason behind a new software rollout, or the need for an elearning module). have become some of the top trending topics on the site, repeated by thousands of people.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

If you think about the traditional model of corporate training, managers and leaders have control (sometimes way too much) over the formal training that their workers receive. This reminds me of a session I attended on emotional intelligence at the eLearning Guild ‘s Learning Solutions 2011 conference last month. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 13, 2010

While many large corporations still fear wikis for internal communication because they are “hard to control,” a number of intelligence agencies have been using a wiki tool – called Intellipedia – for several years. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

While many large corporations still fear wikis for internal communication because they are “hard to control,” a number of intelligence agencies have been using a wiki tool – called Intellipedia – for several years. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Just as the corporate world thought they had caught up to adult learning norms with the adoption of eLearning, and some with blended learning, along comes social learning. Instead of relying on this collective to share ideas organically, however, try pushing a bit.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 2, 2011

When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

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. Ideas spawn from earlier ideas, bouncing from person to person and being reshaped as they go. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Companies like Hubspot (love them, by the way) that market themselves as “social media” or “inbound marketing” experts do have some great ideas on how to leverage social tools to increase traffic, sales leads, etc. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. I’m not trying to discredit either of these firms whatsoever. Sad, but true.

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Dashe & Thomson

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. So how do you keep it real? Move from being a teacher to facilitator. Learners as Teachers. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

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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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. my spare time I read, play with my kiddos, and train with the Dashe & Thomson running team.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

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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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Here are some ideas for taking care of your SMEs. I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In 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. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Here are some ideas for taking care of your SMEs. I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In 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. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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