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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

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I have included Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation in every proposal I have ever written, and I wanted to hear from Kirkpatrick himself regarding his take on the current state of evaluation and whether his four levels are still viable. Well, based on where Kirkpatrick and his son James are today, I was completely wrong.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

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We are moving, albeit in fits and starts, from traditional learning environments, where curriculum are essentially assigned to learners, to more collaborative and innovative environments where learners can self-direct their learning and participate in communities of passion. It was for their own good after all. Yeah, right.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class. What I liked was that McGoldrick didn’t critique the Kirkpatrick model. But it wasn’t.

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The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For.

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Brendan January 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm # Thanks for listing us! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For.

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Brendan January 20, 2011 at 3:29 pm # Thanks for listing us! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

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Free online video is creating new global communities, granting their members both the means and the motivation to step up their skills and broaden their imaginations. The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. Innovation has always been a group activity. More about me here.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning).