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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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This movie should be required viewing for anyone in the learning industry – it demonstrates all the ingredients for effective learning. In her article* 10 Brainpowered Wonders in the King’s Speech , Dr. Ellen Weber nicely summarizes a few of the lessons this movie teaches us about learning. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

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Among industries, a greater number of technology companies and business services/consulting firms spent money on these tools. times the earnings per share growth rate compared to their industry counterparts. The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. Properly d.

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Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Train Your Client On Training.

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Train Your Client On Training by Paul on January 31, 2011 in Instructional Design , Training Development In the enterprise learning industry, when you sit down with a client to discuss an opportunity, oftentimes the client has a good idea what they want. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

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What is new, however, is the ratio of on-demand solutions to more traditional training offerings. On-demand is gaining ground quickly on traditional solutions and that is forcing our industry to reasses how we design, develop, and deploy learning solutions. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry.

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The Wisdom of Experience: Simplifying Complex Learning Targets.

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Even better, it’s the feeling of my group of subject matter experts (a great group of guys with many years of experience in the industry) that you can’t really teach someone how to recognize the impact of environmental conditions that can create dangerous situations. Rather, it has to be learned through experience. Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

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Last week I participated in a webinar entitled The State of Social Media Marketing Industry , co-hosted by Hubspot and Social Media Examiner. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. Instead of getting answers, by the time it was over I found myself asking more questions. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 70% of workplace knowledge is learned informally (a statistic that is frequently referenced in the learning industry). While I haven’t seen more recent data, my experience is that the informal learning trend holds true today. So, what does informal learning look like? Ive been looking for some ammo t.