Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. I’m not sure I would have seen the concert through the lens of social learning had I not attended DevLearn ’10 last month. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

You can play nice and develop whatever type of training your client wants, whether it provides tangible value or not. This article by Tom Kuhlman provides some great tips on helping your client see training differently. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

Wikis are an easy place to start the promotion of collaborative learning spaces, and clients seem to be willing and able to accept this informal tool into their everyday lives. Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Go take a peek. Properly d.

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eFront

JANUARY 26, 2017

Migrating from a traditional learning environment to an eLearning environment is not always smooth. Despite best intentions, several eLearning developers make these common 5 mistakes. In this article, we examine each and determine how to avoid them early in the eLearning process. Let’s look at each proactively.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

McGoldrick decided that the model to use in developing the evaluation design would be Scriven’s Key Evaluation Checklist (KEC). The KEC provides a roadmap for the design, implementation, and assessment of evaluations. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because of the vast range of services we provide as a management consulting firm, we’re something different to every client. Many consulting firms in our industry become too niche and lose out on work they can easily provide but do a poor job of marketing. Crafting the appropriate message is a balancing act. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

When this happened to us recently, we turned to Vanilla Forums to provide the answer. Vanillaforums.org Scenario: A medium size client is rolling out a new software system and matching software training to all of its employees, but doesn’t have the money for a help desk team. What do you do? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Walmart announced last week (April 18, 2011) that it is – … buying Mountain View-based Kosmix , a heavily funded social media technology provider that has built a platform that enables users to filter and organize content in social networks, in order to connect people with information that matters to them, in real-time. Properly d.

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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. Properly d.

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Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Games 124

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

Some folks are uniquely suited to learn this way but, in my experience, most are not. Learning in a vacuum is simply not optimal for the majority of us. We need the motivation that learning with others provides in numerous ways. But that is a topic for another day. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

When this happened to us recently, we turned to Vanilla Forums to provide the answer. Vanillaforums.org Scenario: A medium size client is rolling out a new software system and matching software training to all of its employees, but doesn’t have the money for a help desk team. What do you do? Properly d.

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 124

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

It is a world where the capability to find information and turn it into knowledge at the point-of-need provides the key competitive advantage, where knowing the right people to ask the right questions of is more likely to lead to success than any amount of internally-held knowledge and skill. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 140

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

As support, Anderson provides examples in which exceptional performers (elite dancers, TED Conference speakers), learn from their counterparts around the world by watching them online. The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Through an interview with John Congemi, senior manager of retail learning and development, we learn that all training initiatives at Best Buy now center on the three pillars of ROLE: freedom, co-creation and a robust library of learning content. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Through an interview with John Congemi, senior manager of retail learning and development, we learn that all training initiatives at Best Buy now center on the three pillars of ROLE: freedom, co-creation and a robust library of learning content. Properly d.

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Blended Learning Social Networks Roles Mobile 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

His example: Stock intro: “one key success measure for this project is to have…” Measurable item: ‘the completion date of every major milestone” Comparison statement: “within” Some number: “one week of the baseline schedule date” This example provides specificity and flexibility, all at the same time. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Project Compliance Training 140

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Tools Tips 100

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

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Content Developer Social Networks Blended Learning Tips 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

At the end of Level 1, Kirkpatrick now recommends a focus group to get information that wouldn’t be available right after the course was completed and to provide links to Levels 2 and 3. Level 2: Learning. There should be a request for suggestions on how to improve the course and an action plan to address identified weaknesses.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. This sense of future obligation makes possible the development of continuing relationships, transactions and exchanges that are beneficial to society. Properly d.

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. This sense of future obligation makes possible the development of continuing relationships, transactions and exchanges that are beneficial to society. Properly d.

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

This month’s big question brings one big shift in the L&D space (addressing learning needs on-demand) into stark relief. In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. We have to evolve, or be left behind. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. Properly d.

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Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

CommLab India

JANUARY 13, 2017

I have seen people spending heavily on their e-learning. How can rapid e-learning help me deliver more effective online learning for less?” . There are three ways in which rapid e-learning can deliver more for less: 1. Lower cost of development. “But there must be a catch!

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Authoring Tools Rapid eLearning Develop Flash to HTML5 Conversion 44

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Many accuse him of creating hasty generalizations, while others believe he provides wonderful insights about our world and ourselves. In the decade since this book was published, it seems Gladwell has become quite the divisive figure. Either way, Gladwell’s financial success from his books is undeniable. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Change Wiki 134

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Before you commit to delivering a project based on these ratios (or buying services from someone based on them), it is useful to keep a few things in mind about eLearning Development Ratios: 1. More often than not, however, these guidelines can be dangerously misleading. Thank you so much. Properly d.

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Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 167

CommLab India

APRIL 23, 2017

The audio recording feature is so amazing that you can record audio and simultaneously synchronize it with onscreen text. This add-in also provides inbuilt interactivities and assessments. Related Posts Too Little Time to Develop E-learning? Go for Rapid Development!

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PowerPoint CD-ROM Flash to HTML5 Conversion Simulations 64

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Before you commit to delivering a project based on these ratios (or buying services from someone based on them), it is useful to keep a few things in mind about eLearning Development Ratios: 1. More often than not, however, these guidelines can be dangerously misleading. Thank you so much. Properly d.

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IT Training Department Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Non-LMS Options For Where To Put Training Content For a little context about the options we’re providing, our focus is on self-paced courses. Intranet You may have to pair this one with another option, but your company intranet is a great place to either embed or provide a link to your course.

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LMS Learning Management System Compliance Training System 72

Adobe Captivate

JULY 23, 2010

This one hour session hosted by Dr. Allen Partridge, Adobe eLearning Evangelist, will focus on making the transition to asynchronous and synchronous online education & distance learning for university faculty and instructional design support personnel. Is Rapid eLearning Right for me- A Beginners Guide to Elearning.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

After working for a Web company that developed learning management systems and created custom elearning for corporate clients, Ellen escaped to the non-profit world where she led her trade association into online learning. blogs and podcasts), & continuous professional development.

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Social Networks Blogging Custom eLearning Development Authoring Tools 104

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Not only does the site possess an “army of amateur editors” able to synthesize information quickly, but it also provides the easily accessible background knowledge, in the form of wikilinks, that non-expert readers crave. Properly d.

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eLearning Learning Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Five Barriers to Effective Learning in Organisations - Performance Learning Productivity , April 7, 2010 Very few of us would argue with the proposition that a lot of organisational learning and development activity is sub-optimal to the extent that it provides little value to participants and their organisations.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 2, 2011

By their nature as an easy to update discussion forum/document repository/collective know-how workspace, wikis provide a natural outlet for the sort of informal learning that is so central to any truly effective learning initiative. technology achieve an 18% boost in employee engagement. Properly d.

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Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki 182

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

And when you hear him speak, you can tell immediately that the man is fascinated with and passionate about how the brain takes in and organizes information; the essence of learning. In his book, Brain Rules , Dr. Medina provides 12 simple rules that encapsulate what current science knows about how the human brain learns.

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Xyleme

APRIL 13, 2011

For learning organizations, the clear challenge to meet this gold standard in their frenzied rush to mLearning will be to NOT repeat the mistakes that were made in the move from classroom to on-line training. Use rapid authoring tools. Rapid eLearning tools are the antithesis to the promise of mobile learning.

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