Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Can Games Transform the World? Games seem like a really cool way to add some fun to learning and seem to pose little or no risk to the learning outcome.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

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. Wrike.com Wrike is a tool that I’ve only recently come across, but it strikes me as being a very flexible project management resource.

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Association eLearning

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Game-based learning is also on the rise, as organizations seek to engage and challenge learners. Research shows that learners retain up to 9% more using game mechanics in courses. If you missed our recent webinar on this topic, check out the recording for great information on the use of story and games. Flexible LMS.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

It’s not that there is anything in particular wrong with Visio as a flow charting tool. Rather, it’s the access to the tool. I needed a flow charting tool that could be accessed by the entire group with nothing more than an Internet connection. It has a ton of great features.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

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. Wrike.com Wrike is a tool that I’ve only recently come across, but it strikes me as being a very flexible project management resource.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

It’s not that there is anything in particular wrong with Visio as a flow charting tool. Rather, it’s the access to the tool. I needed a flow charting tool that could be accessed by the entire group with nothing more than an Internet connection. It has a ton of great features.

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Knowledge Guru

APRIL 12, 2017

Your manager decides to include games and gamification as part of this year’s training strategy. As the instructional designer, she expects you to create the learning game. Many instructional designers are now asked to investigate serious games and gamification for use in their training. The problem?

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Knowledge Guru

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

I interviewed Bottom-Line Performance President and industry thought leader, Sharon Boller to learn more about current game-based learning trends and where this learning strategy is headed in 2017. Sharon has been writing and speaking about game-based learning since at least 2008.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Without throwing him completely under the bus, I’ll describe him as being late to the social media party but definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to openness to using informal learning elements like social media in his undergraduate courses. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. Anthony is building roads for teachers to drive on.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

Textbooks, blackboards, and overhead projectors remain the tools of choice for many teachers, at a time when their students are geared to learn from iPads, PowerPoint, and instant messaging. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity. It is amazing ho.

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eFront

JULY 21, 2015

The reason is simple: If you have an eLearning program that includes scenario-based interactions akin to serious games (never mind with the scoring), then this is the tool for you. Secondly, it also enables them to find the best way to apply the tool within the learning context. de Freitas & Oliver 2006, p.262).

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Without throwing him completely under the bus, I’ll describe him as being late to the social media party but definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to openness to using informal learning elements like social media in his undergraduate courses. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. Anthony is building roads for teachers to drive on.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

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. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

It sounds like Weejee is growing quickly with Ian and Tracy at the helm, but they too are frustrated with the slow adoption of informal learning. 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.

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Motivation and behavior theories have been pointing instruction designers and eLearning developers in this direction too. Serious games or serious eLearning solutions take eLearning courses to a higher level of cognitive resonance through emotionally cognizant settings naturally found in games. A trivial factor: human emotions.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before. Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems. It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Association eLearning

MAY 11, 2016

eLearning -Also referred to as internet-based learning, web-based learning, and online learning is any training or education delivered via computer. For many, their first experience with eLearning was educational computer games delivered via CD Rom. Grab a spoon, and let’s dig in to the soup, with this eLearning glossary.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Guess who else is getting in the social media game? Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. YouTube is ( 2010 stats : more than 2 billion views a day; 3rd most visited website; over 5 million people have found and subscribed to at least one friend on YouTube; a broad viewer demographic: 18-54 years old.)

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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. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. So how do you keep it real?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

Those of you that enjoyed the non-stop college basketball action, whether at home, at the games, or in Vegas, are trudging back to your offices. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Not Everyone is a Social Customer by Paul on February 11, 2011 in Development Tools , customer service , social learning A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the need to train your clients on the various methods of…training.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

What are your favorite tips and tools? Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. They will remain a valuable resource for you as you build and expand your own personal network. What are some ways in which you build and support your network? Enjoy people; embrace life! Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Of course, the person “next to you” might just as often be consulted via email or other online tool, but it doesn’t change this fact: the amount of workplace learning done in formal training sessions is a tiny fraction of of the learning that takes place one-on-one, between coworkers. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

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Creativ Technologies

APRIL 28, 2022

So the academic knowledge imparted through technology uses learning theories and other streams to ensure that learners have the best possible learning experience. Educational technology is quite relevant for the learners of today, whose skills development is affected by the use of the right tools such as LMS. Cognivitism.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

View all posts by Paul → ← Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. I live and breathe Minnesota sports and love golfing, boating, skiing, traveling, and attending live music. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Since I became an active Twitter user a few months ago, the application has grown on me to the point where it’s now far-and-away my favorite social media tool. And I use the word ‘tool’ for a reason. This is a tool you use to react to something you see, hear or do and an opportunity to create a voice. It is amazing ho.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

This approach also encourages the collaborative and social learning experience. 5 Tips for Creating Better Blended Experiences Remember “Transition to e-Learning” Development Tools. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 1, 2011

I was surprised to learn that baseball began as a boys’ game and that most adults had no interest in the sport whatsoever. The game went from being played by farm boys, to city boys, and back again. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Nuances like box scores, trades and scouting were all born.

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Association eLearning

MARCH 1, 2018

Although gamification and game-based learning have been around for a few years, only recently are training departments beginning to take these learning and engagement methods seriously. The perception that playing games isn’t really training still lingers in the minds of the c-suite. Game-Based Learning.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

What is it about games that make them so popular, and such a powerful learning method? For a start, there are an impressive array of transferrable skills to be acquired, especially if the games played are designed effectively. Gee provides several principles that together constitute a games based learning theory.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 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

FEBRUARY 25, 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

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. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Apparently, it’s working. It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

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. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Apparently, it’s working. It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 1, 2011

Matt Blum at GeekDad wrote an article this week called Why Watson’s Jeopardy Win is Mostly Meaningless saying: IBM’s supercomputer software Watson’s win on the game show Jeopardy! Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. A lot of people, apparently, agree. is little more than a publicity stunt. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

View all posts by Jolene → ← The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning. It is amazing ho.

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