Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2021

As L&D professionals, most of us are familiar with microlearning, which has become a common form of eLearning that focuses on creating short, digestible learning modules that engage learners. In recent years, microlearning has expanded beyond just one singular learning style, and has begun to encompass many different L&D strategies.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 15, 2014

This model can help provide a clearer example of how change happens in the real world. The role of the L&D department is that of the mentor, helping individuals learn and make several smaller changes so the entire organization can make a giant leap forward. Download a PDF of the Learner’s Journey).

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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. Then all hell breaks loose.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

You’re busy and your learners are busy. Personalized learning helps you deliver training that closes a specific skill gap, making efficient use of learners’ time and providing you a return on your training investment. Any time employees spend on training must add value to your bottom line. If it doesn’t, it’s a waste of time.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

&# and &# In what environments do these situations happen and what constraints are present?&# These types of questions will help us define requirements and options for on-demand delivery early in the design process. There is no central network the learners can access. That’s where “party boxes&# might come in.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. McGoldrick described an approach to evaluating training that wasn’t just about changes in learner behavior but about learners integrated with and interacting within their own workplace. But it wasn’t.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

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. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

In the same article, Thompson quotes Jane McGonigal, a game designer and author of Reality is Broken , to help us understand why games work. In part, because games – based on realistic scenarios – can help learners achieve a state of flow. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

When verbally describing performance support I have referred to it as a Microsoft-Help- that-actually-works. I don’t know about you – but I have used Microsoft Help only a couple of times and it is a very frustrating exercise. Learners will give up. Help that works puts things in context. They are frustrated.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

I’m not saying it’s the end-all, be-all for LMS but it may just engage a few more learners that would normally have shut the training, or their brains, off. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! If you’re an instructional designer or training developer, why not give it a try? Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

I’m not saying it’s the end-all, be-all for LMS but it may just engage a few more learners that would normally have shut the training, or their brains, off. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! If you’re an instructional designer or training developer, why not give it a try? Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Adult learners need to be open and ready to engage in the learning process. Barriers are created when learners lack interest, don’t see the benefit of learning, or have negative feelings about either the learning or the content. Knowledge is not something a learner absorbs. Preparation: Arousing Interest.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

At first I couldn’t think whether I actually applied how training was delivered to these different types of learners. Again there was a group for each type of learner. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! A final example involved American Art. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. It is amazing ho.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 16, 2011

So…do you remember the last time you heard someone make an excuse for forgetting a vital piece of information, claiming it’s clearly not their fault because they are a visual learner? Similarly, psychologist Dan Willingham at the University of Virginia says teachers should not tailor instruction to different kinds of learners.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 17, 2012

I’ve complied their responses along with my own thoughts and I hope you find them helpful if you are considering eLearning for your employees. In this situation, your audience of learners may be scattered across multiple locations and those locations may even cover multiple states. Situation: Your learners need flexibility.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 26, 2011

Technology works best, says Meier, when it helps create learning environments that are: Collaborative. They learn better by experimenting, asking coworkers for help, and following menu prompts. Good learning programs should not over control the learning process but let the learner have time to explore and experiment. .

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 6, 2011

Reaction – What needs to be done to engage the learners/performers? Clark says identifying measurements to evaluate your results helps you zero in on the result or goal you are trying to achieve. Let people to tweet their problems to get help and tweet their solutions to help others. Measuring It.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Adult learners need to be open and ready to engage in the learning process. Barriers are created when learners lack interest, don’t see the benefit of learning, or have negative feelings about either the learning or the content. Knowledge is not something a learner absorbs. Preparation: Arousing Interest. .

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Without some context-setting component – without some orientation – learners on the job might completely mess up based on a minor error in the performance support tool. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Before digging into the Do’s and Don’ts, which may be fleshed out in later posts, I thought it would be helpful to further define UX by looking at what it isn’t. Yes, making sexy buttons is fun and possibly helpful for the user, but there are many other factors that go into the user’s overall experience. someone says.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Sending learners back to their jobs after training (even a “blended” combo of eLearning and ILT) without performance support is like sending them off into the woods without a map – then wondering why they got lost, even though you “gave them directions.”. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. View all posts by Jolene → ← Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. View all posts by Jolene → ← Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

And if we fail, at least we know the knowledge may help others avoid the same mistake. I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! But we still take the risk, we still volunteer to be first. It is amazing ho.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 6, 2011

Another reason, though – and this coincidentally helps to explain the appeal of games to learners in the first place – is that it’s such a fun topic to write about. That would certainly help shake up traditional education in America, and would certainly foment change in corporate training, as well.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Going back to Brown and Thomas’ A New Culture of Learning , “students themselves are taking an active role in helping to create and mold [learning].” All it takes, especially here in the Midwest, is a simple request for help and most become willing and able. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! It is amazing ho.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It’s hard to overstate the importance of learner engagement when teaching complex new material, and in this case the $2 whiteboard is far more effective at gaining that engagement. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! The difference: peer-to-peer interaction. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 18, 2012

Make sure learners know how to use the PS. Most learners would agree that their company’s corporate intranet site would not be classified as an effective performance support tool. 2. Let learners help each other. When I click on Help, I get several options: I’ve spent plenty of time using the Documentation repository.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Not because the videos aren’t all helpful, but because the motivation for participation is very different than that inside an enterprise social learning environment. As corporate learning professionals, we have a responsibility to help learners feel part of a community in which their opinions and knowledge are valued.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 10, 2011

Here’s how one of the participants in the meeting summarised how the principle should read: Provide just enough information to allow the learner to practise and no more. To avert these types of hazards, I agree with Clive’s recommended approach: Engage the learner. Provide an opportunity for practice, starting simple.

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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. It helps to focus the viewers on what they are going to learn next. The video never lets the learner get bored.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 29, 2014

I distinctly remember helping her bake a scratch cake for my sister’s birthday one year and she used a metaphor to explain the difference between cooking and baking. If you think back to your school days you might remember some common analogies and metaphors that your teachers used to help you understand a new concept.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

all factors the adult learner considers when deciding their learning programs and what they intend to glean from it. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! A, attention, R, relevance, C, confidence and S, Satisfaction. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Augmented reality has a potential to revolutionize learning because of its ability to overlay helpful information not normally seen by the naked eye onto the objects we view. Learnist describes itself as a tool for “people helping other people learn. Learn something, teach something.”

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

There are things you can do to help ensure (an efficient and successful user adoption) of an ERP system. Use tools like self-assessments to help learners know what is expected and to measure their readiness. It’s big, and it’s hairy. And, there can be a safe, happy ending. A place users can come back to.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. It is amazing ho. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Mobile learning should be a fast, easy user experience where learners can access a “robust library of content” and communicate with others. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! They are the epitome of a just-in-time device. So why not utilize these JIT devices for the JIT learning that we now demand as a society? Properly d.

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