Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

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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Personal Learning Personal Personalization Teams 147

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

We need the motivation that learning with others provides in numerous ways. Then when the time comes much later to apply what we learned, we can’t quite remember what to do and need help. First, you can’t even remember how to log into the system, can’t find your notes, and you have to call the help desk.

Blended Learning 145

Blended Learning Social Learning Social Social Networks 145

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 18, 2020

If you find yourself in need of extra help to complete existing work or a new project, staff augmentation is a great way to limit stress and get things done. Many companies have been forced to cut salary budgets, slim down their workforce, and make layoff decisions that impact business processes and resources.

Teams 135

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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. And by showing them examples, you’ll help them see [training] from various perspectives.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Blended Learning Web Wiki 124

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 18, 2020

If you find yourself in need of extra help to complete existing work or a new project, staff augmentation is a great way to limit stress and get things done. Many companies have been forced to cut salary budgets, slim down their workforce, and make layoff decisions that impact business processes and resources.

Teams 130

Teams Outsource Strategy Budget 130

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 28, 2014

If you want to create powerful learning experiences, it’s very helpful to get an understanding of how the brain works. The following “brain facts” will help provide a more thorough understanding of the mysterious muscle that is the brain. While technology changes at an incredible rate, the brain evolves slowly.

Brain 271

Brain Learning Technology Change 271

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. While games like these provide a fun alternative to boring quizzes, they do not provide context. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Games 124

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Networks Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

So how do we best provide our learners of today with the best possible support and encouragement? By providing a blended experience we create the opportunity for our learners to first absorb information, then ask questions, challenge assumptions, and solicit experiences which they can share with others. We blend it. It is amazing ho.

Blended Learning 141

Blended Learning Social Networks Social Learning Blended 141

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

So, when budgets are tight and the dollars can’t be found for more expensive tools – here are three freemium products I’ve recently discovered that can help get your enterprise training project rolling on next-to-nothing. When this happened to us recently, we turned to Vanilla Forums to provide the answer. What do you do? Properly d.

Social Networks 133

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 133

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

So, when budgets are tight and the dollars can’t be found for more expensive tools – here are three freemium products I’ve recently discovered that can help get your enterprise training project rolling on next-to-nothing. When this happened to us recently, we turned to Vanilla Forums to provide the answer. What do you do? Properly d.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 124

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 113

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 113

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 113

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Blogging 113

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. 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. It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 162

Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

The KEC provides a roadmap for the design, implementation, and assessment of evaluations. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! My question is whether the Four Levels hold together as an evaluation design, considering that they still focus on the training event. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Evalution 160

Evalution Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning 160

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

Ask for sign-off on the success factors from all the key people, whether you’ll meet them or not (this helps your immediate contact, too, which is pretty handy). When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. It’s very insightful.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Blended Learning Project Compliance Training 140

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

Providing training to them in a way that reflects their preferred way of learning is a challenge that no company can afford to ignore. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

Social Networks 154

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 154

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Instead, they show you how to do it and then help you as you try. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! They might even jot down a few notes that you can reference the next time you troubleshoot that widget problem. It is amazing ho.

Social Media 124

Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Network 124

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. And it gets the managers involved in the training, in the evaluation process, and providing support and accountability as follow-up with their employees.

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Kirkpatrick Social Learning Social Networks Blogging 168

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.

Social Networks 100

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.

Content Developer 100

Content Developer Social Networks Blended Learning Tools 100

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 17, 2017

To help you step up and do more with less, check out these tools recommended by highly productive project managers. Nearly any complete project management app or service will provide most or all of the features discussed below, but if you don’t need all of the bells and whistles (and want to save some money), consider the following.

Project 106

Project Productivity Product Management 106

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 17, 2011

The goals of eLearningLearning are to: Collect High Quality Content: Provide a high quality destination that highlights the most recent and best content as defined by the community. Help Surface Content that Might Not be Found: Make it easy to find and understand blog content that’s spread across sites. It is an excellent resource.

Blogging 165

Blogging Social Learning Social eLearning 165

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I help other people. The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. But if you leverage reciprocity as Jeffrey does, if you truly give something of value first and are passionate about helping other people, the rule will work as society intends. I have fun (and I do that every day).”

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I help other people. The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. But if you leverage reciprocity as Jeffrey does, if you truly give something of value first and are passionate about helping other people, the rule will work as society intends. I have fun (and I do that every day).”

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

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. Having technology pose problems for the learners to solve instead of just providing answers gets learners totally involved. Option-Rich.

Collaborative Learning 178

Collaborative Learning Community Collaboration Distance Learning 178

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. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! It is amazing ho. Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Blogging 100

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. More importantly, it details a new arrangement between Grockit and charter school network KIPP to provide educational social-gaming to three of KIPP’s largest schools.

Social Networks 185

Social Networks Games Social Network Write Blog 185

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 21, 2011

As in so many organizations, application “gurus” had sprung up in various departments, and were called on to help other users solve practical problems on the fly. WHO, with the help of a learning consultant, launched the IT Coaching Network to leverage this knowledge across all of Headquarters. The change fell off the radar.

Change 165

Change Coaching Network Consulting 165

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 25, 2011

The IT Department was to create a knowledge base for an issue tracking system that would be used by the Help Desk. The Help Desk had what they needed to respond to user questions at the time of the go-live and had the capability to add to it as new issues surfaced and were resolved.

Wiki 165

Wiki Learning Portal eLearning Consultant Portal 165

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Many accuse him of creating hasty generalizations, while others believe he provides wonderful insights about our world and ourselves. 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! Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

Social Networks 134

Social Networks Blended Learning Change Management 134

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 5, 2011

On a recent trip to New York, my job was to provide on-the-fly navigational instructions using Google Maps. 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. ” We need to provide opportunities for the learner practice.

Blended Learning 181

Blended Learning Performance Support Simulations Google 181

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! However, wikis are only the tip of the iceberg. Go take a peek. The slow adoption of social learning is not localized to Minnesota and North Carolina. It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 182

Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 182

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 6, 2011

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. In this case, interviews are used find out whether the social learning tools are actually helping the performers.

Evalution 190

Evalution Social Learning Wiki Social 190

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.

SAP 165

SAP Pipes Corporate Learning Comparison 165

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 19, 2011

This basic model has been used by organizations for many years to provide incentive for everything from girl scouts selling cookies to meeting goals in a weight loss program. I also think that when we choose to gamify content, we really need to provide an alternate means for users who just don’t want to play to access that content.

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Gamification Roles Big Question Games 190