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I’m Writing a Second Edition of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook!

Tim Slade

It was nearly five years ago when I started thinking about writing a book to share everything I knew about designing and developing eLearning. At that point, I had already co-authored several of the E-Learning Uncovered books and was well-versed in the self-publishing process. What’s Next?

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The student will become the master! But how? Adapting the Feynman 3-Step Mastery Technique to Online Learning

Association eLearning

But presenting material this way can seem daunting, after all, learners are often trying to grasp many new concepts at once! Understanding the meaning behind the madness is a great goal for long-term mastery, and if your learners understand the “why” behind what they’re doing they’re more likely to engage, apply, and succeed on the job.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Medical students and residents regularly learn new skills by first observing a procedure, then practicing the procedure under supervision, and finally teaching, or modeling, the procedure for another. In medical education, “see one, do one, teach one&# is a common mantra. Now let’s translate this to a business setting.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Finding ways to incorporate these elements can be difficult for instructional designers, curriculum developers, and, especially, creators of eLearning. With deadlines and budget pressures always present, it’s easy to jettison these “soft&# elements. Now, quick go see the movie before the Academy Awards this Sunday.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The usual rationale given for why eLearning needs both text and audio is that it accommodates multiple learning styles. Some people synthesize material when it is presented in written form, and some just do better when they are free to listen without reading. Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Properly d.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

Dashe & Thomson

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. Properly d.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Networking comes naturally for some people, but not-so-much for others. So big deal, you say. Why is networking so important anyway? From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections. Properly d.