Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

The problem, though, is that many primary schools are still geared to teach in ways that would be more or less recognizable to students from thirty years ago. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Start a page for each learning topic and add draft learning objectives and content.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Start a page for each learning topic and add draft learning objectives and content.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

And what used to be homework [solving problems] is now done in the classroom.” What happens in class is interactive problem solving – which means, in effect, that the “teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” he says. Khan discusses this whole phenomenon in this 20-minute TED talk. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning. This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog. Workers have to solve problems on the fly. Cross writes: Once upon a time, people were paid to follow instructions. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the problem that this survey fails to address is that the data set is already self-selected. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this!

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the problem that this survey fails to address is that the data set is already self-selected. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this!

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Social Networks Survey Blended Learning Wiki 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities. Without a robust communication and training plan, employees are left wondering how their jobs will look in the future. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Only recently has the training industry begun to tap into this realm of informal, social learning. I argued that they were both dead wrong. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Shoving the med student into a room with a patient and basket of supplies and leaving them to learn by trial and error sounds much worse to me. Medical researchers take what they have learned and think of new ways to apply the knowledge, to make procedures better and safer, to solve other problems. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 6, 2011

He says the best way to start implementing social and informal learning processes is to begin with a focused project and then let demand drive additional initiatives. Set up a process like a central database that allows the employees to capture “Lessons Learned” so that others may also learn from them when similar problems arise.

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E-Learning Provocateur

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

and The ILE and the FLE in harmony , I advocate the development of a virtual Informal Learning Environment (ILE) to work in tandem with the Formal Learning Environment (FLE) to support both the learning process and its administration. Informal learning. I believe in the power of informal learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

The problem in executing this shift is not in setting up these new learning environments and communities, but rather in embracing the change. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

Discover the real problems and questions before you jump to the solution. Even if it’s short, take the time to conduct a needs analysis and find the true needs of your learners. Where’s their pain? What’s working? And more importantly, what’s not working? Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Books. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The when, why and how of auto-refrigeration is a complex problem with a huge number of variables. So, I am sure you see the problem here. How can we simplify a complex learning target like auto-refrigeration enough to give workers what they need to avoid injury until they have a chance to gain the wisdom of experience?

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Avoid this problem by keeping your queries gentle, and remember – people not only need praise, but they deserve it for a job well-done. But if you make these check-ins “all stick and no carrot,” you will increasingly find that your attempts at communication are met with suspicion, or worse – silence. Don’t skimp. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Avoid this problem by keeping your queries gentle, and remember – people not only need praise, but they deserve it for a job well-done. But if you make these check-ins “all stick and no carrot,” you will increasingly find that your attempts at communication are met with suspicion, or worse – silence. Don’t skimp. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

Then you have a problem with approval codes, another help desk call. Now you are learning the ins and outs of the new system the hard way and it’s frustrating! So how can we, as instructional designers and eLearning developers, avoid the problems created by eLearning-in-a-vacuum? Then all hell breaks loose. Properly d.

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

While there remains a need for formal training environments to meet specific learning outcomes, the necessity for organizations to leverage platforms that enable social and informal learning, where learners network, share, collaborate, and exchange ideas to solve problems, is paramount. Why does social learning matter?

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Informal Learning: Are We Missing a HUGE Opportunity? with Bob Mosher of Learning Guide Solutions, presented by Massachusetts Chapter of ISPI and sponsored by Kineo. Part of the problem w/training is that people can’t recall – performance support helps you remember and decode what you learned.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning ….&#%!? Presented by Training Magazine Network Diagram of the learning process: Input: you can get input in lots of ways Organize Apply Evaluate (in a wheel – each of these is a subprocess) Looking first at learning. In a disconnected learning system: Need.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

After my last blog post , a commenter asked a pertinent question: Many organizations/companies have multiple intranets, wiki sites, and so forth, often making it difficult for employees to know where to go when they want an answer or more information. In general, I don’t like site proliferation, at least of one sort.

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Learning Visions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning [My notes from a webinar. Lance Dublin: Formalizing Informal Learning … &#%!? Formal learning is intentional. [I Stakeholders?

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E-Learning Provocateur

MARCH 3, 2019

Over the course of my career, I’ve witnessed a slow but steady shift away from formal learning to informal learning. Of course, remnants of the “formal first” philosophy still exist, whereby every conceivable problem is attempted to be fixed by a training solution, typically in the form of a course.

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Obsidian Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When you’re designing learning, don’t overlook the importance of informal learning. This is learning that takes place outside of the classroom or the eLearning activity. In fact, we typically learn more from informal learning than from formal learning experiences. Build a Learning Culture.

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E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 12, 2014

I’m not referring to some of us in the L&D profession, although that’s an ironic part of the problem. The consumption of content is an important element of “learning” No argument there. A problem arises, however, when active participation is expected. In a nutshell, they’re not like us.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2010

Informal Learning “What’s in a name?” Informal sounds optional. She says “call it performance support and not informal, cuz you can’t get a CFO to pay for informal learning.” within the context of the problem, it’s no longer about the training binder (it’s more about the yellow sticky note!)

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Learning Pool

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This problem isn’t entirely new, of course. Finding new ways of presenting learning to ensure that it’s relevant and that it sticks has always been a feature of L&D. Any query is apparently resolvable, no question too hard to answer, and no process too complex that there aren’t a myriad of ways to learn it.

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Wiki Social Media Internet Press 105

Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

From there, I segued off to talk about social: the power of the additional processing you get from social learning. Then, systematically looking at tools like blogs, wikis, profiles, feeds, and more for both formal and informal learning. This includes sharing ideas, and collaborative work.

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Docebo

MAY 8, 2018

While, there remains a need for formal training environments to meet specific learning outcomes, but the necessity for organizations to leverage platforms that enable social and informal learning, where learners network, share, collaborate and exchange ideas to solve problems, is paramount. Get them to contribute!

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