Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In tech companies, for example, customer education may be in the form of informative videos and training offered to improve understanding. In the retail field, customer education may be offered in the form of expert ratings to provide consumers with the skills they need to be more informed buyers.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

For example, Harvard professor Andrew McAfee sums up the Strength of Weak Ties theory nicely, describing how acquaintances with whom we are less familiar are more likely to tell us things we don’t already know: … People we don’t know all that well are hugely valuable in our work. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

I realized it wasn’t all about me and my understanding of the information, it was about leading my learners to a new understanding within themselves. An example I taught college Philosophy for eight years, and each time we discussed inductive and deductive reasoning I found many of my students responding like deer in the headlights.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

My learning style is visual, so I always need to do research about a new concept and get a picture of the information in my head. One of the examples that we shared with him from the training series at the Minneapolis Art Institute was a session on modern art. A final example involved American Art.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

For example, did you know that there are now devices that can be implanted to assist and even take over the pumping action of a failing heart? I was blown away by that little nugget of information. Information can be gathered more quickly, and through many more avenues, than at any other time in our history. Fascinating stuff.

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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. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. tool chest.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

An example cited by Martin and Lin is called “ VBS 2 ” and runs on laptops. The game has an open platform that allows new details to be constantly added, reflecting lessons learned from a recent mission, for example. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

For example, a new CRM or ERP system can change workers’ jobs, roles, and even dictate future employment status. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

Allow them to discover information in bite-sized portions through self-directed activities such as eLearning, and then follow-up with a workshop, discussion group, open lab, or other opportunity to apply the new information. Discover the real problems and questions before you jump to the solution. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Mavens are “information specialists,” or “people we rely upon to connect us with new information.” When play happens while learning it creates a context in which information, ideas and passions grow. * When information is stable, the explicit dimension becomes very important. . Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

Those are extreme examples, but the very same thing can happen when you are told you have to attend training you don’t want or need. Multiply that by a 10 member staff and suddenly you’ve lost an entire man week of work in emotional hangover time. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

For example, writing “All milestones will be completed on time” as a success factor doesn’t give enough leeway that you may need in the normal course of events. Finally, don’t oversimplify when writing out the success factors, but don’t over-measure, either. William Duncan suggests using a structured format to overcome oversimplication.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Fortunately, performance support systems have received more attention in recent years, thanks to a broader trend toward informal learning strategies. Here’s a quick sampling of the performance support options available: Job aids, quick reference guides and tip sheets qualify as performance support.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

The video below is an example of breaking down film from this year’s Butler – Pittsburgh match-up. Then, to prepare for the next opponent, the coach will show film of that opponent in action. Similar to corporate training, this brings disparate levels of familiarity to a common baseline understanding. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 10, 2011

Practice – not teaching or information – is the key to real learning. In his recent blog post Just enough information to permit practice and no more , Clive Shepard writes: I was at a client meeting the other day at which we were agreeing principles that would act as a foundation to their l&d strategy.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Rob : Seems like a great opportunity for reps to share information – an internal wiki or portal. Advisors love to be receivers of the information posted, but don’t always want to contribute information. Rob : Are there any outside forces that make sharing information difficult? Shane : This is true.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

This is a prime example of where content is placed out of context. We no longer need to memorize and just “know” pieces of information. Dr. Conrad Gottfredson ’s teachings on rapid instructional design are very similar – we can remember about 10 pieces of information, plus or minus 3. They are not different from you and me.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

And by showing them examples, you’ll help them see [training] from various perspectives. He ends the blog with this key message: The goal is to build a course appropriate to your client’s needs. Sometimes the need is simple and sometimes complex. By clarifying their objectives you’ll know what type of course to build. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 5, 2011

I agree wholeheartedly with Cathy Moore : Put the information into a job aid and design learning modules with scenarios that help learners use the job aid. If we first listed a bunch of rules or information, for example, in my case, the toll rates, the speed limit. Job Aid / Performance Support: Google Maps practice scenarios.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 7, 2011

In an aptly named article, “ Why Charlie Sheen Should be Your Social Media Manager ,” Osas Obaiza at iMedia Connection brings up an interesting example of how this plays in the external marketing world: Take a look at the McDonald’s Twitter account, it boasts at paltry 90,925 following. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

For example, in a Klint Finley interview called Five Principles for Improving Social Enterprise Adoption , Yakabod CEO Scott Ryser cites the importance of “political juice.” In fact, executive support is a good example of what a logician might call necessary but not sufficient.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

Here’s an example: A company is rolling out a new expense reporting and approval system and needs to train over 1000 users. On the flip side of that, knowing you got something right that many others did not can motivate you to cement that piece of information in your long term memory. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 4, 2011

The gist of feedback loops is that, as one is provided with information about one’s behavior, it can be used to modify behavior in order to more closely approach a desired outcome. In Goetz’s article, he gives a compelling example (if all the comments to the article are any indication). Radar traffic sign.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 18, 2012

Frequently, it looks like some variation on this: The trouble with this approach, is that the information is organized from an organization-centric view, not an employee-focused one. A lot has been written recently about the importance of “loosening the reins” on employees’ desire to share information informally.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 6, 2011

He says the best way to start implementing social and informal learning processes is to begin with a focused project and then let demand drive additional initiatives. Because there is no central database where employees can look up information, none of them realizes that their colleagues have had the same problems and documented solutions.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 24, 2012

In this post and others she’s written, Ross cites research that learners can more easily understand material presented in video that allows them to both hear and see the information. She reminds trainers that our brain absorbs information in a fairly linear way. Show people doing stuff. Go back to my earlier Hitchcock comment.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

For example, I’m watching Storytellers: Kanye West on Palladia a couple nights ago (a great TV channel if you love music; and like learning, everyone loves music). Have you ever heard someone say, “I hate learning!&# ? (I I wrote about the love of learning and mobile phones in a blog a few weeks back if you want to take a look).

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

For example, I’m watching Storytellers: Kanye West on Palladia a couple nights ago (a great TV channel if you love music; and like learning, everyone loves music). Have you ever heard someone say, “I hate learning!&# ? (I I wrote about the love of learning and mobile phones in a blog a few weeks back if you want to take a look).

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2012

Some examples of effective AR using mobile phones include: Google Sky Map – augments your view of the sky with a map of the brightest stars, constellations, and planets in that part of the sky. Wikitude AR Travel Guide – hold up your phone and it brings up Wikipedia information on the point of interest you’re looking at.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 4, 2011

Here at Dashe & Thomson, we made a New Year’s resolution for 2011 to dig a little deeper into social media and explore how to use it for social and informal learning, increasing website traffic, and building networks. Of course, Twitter was on the list of tools we were nudged to start using on a regular basis.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

A quick Google search turns up lots of interesting information about the topic. For example, according to a report published by Ambient Insight Research, the US market for mobile learning products and services reached $958.7 Mobile learning seems to be creating a lot of excitement in the learning community these days. million in 2010.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 26, 2011

It teaches them how to think, how to search for information, and how to turn information into actionable knowledge and valuable skills. Technology is used most wisely when it doesn’t simply provide information but helps learners create their own meaning, knowledge, and value.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2020

To reinforce this way of thinking, I plan to explore new sources of information and inspiration. When it comes to all of these different types of videos it is not hard to search YouTube and find amazing examples that are far higher in quality than what I’m stitching together. This, plus creating a habit to ask “why?” and “how?”

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 29, 2014

Analogies and metaphors create a scaffold in the learner’s mind allowing new information to be added on top. For example, if we look back at the metaphor my mom used to describe the difference between cooking and baking, the base is art and science. Using analogies and metaphors is a great way to do that.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2012

Sure, the hands-free displaying of information currently available to most smartphone users coupled with natural language voice-commands would be pretty cool, but imagine engineers having the ability to place displays into contact lenses or other more common eyewear.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 30, 2011

Vincent Flango is a PMI-certified government contracts manager for General Dynamics Information Technology and a senior Instructional Systems Designer. He is a recurring speaker at educational technology conferences. He can be reached through his LinkedIn profile or email at vflango@yahoo.com.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 15, 2011

Information architecture is about making things findable. It is interesting to note that a lot of companies are still working back in the early stages of this evolution, around the Information Architecture and Interaction Design stages – especially when it comes to their internal systems.

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