Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

That eLearning you went through completely on your own 6 weeks ago didn’t stick long enough to be of real use and your only real resource is the help desk. On the flip side of that, knowing you got something right that many others did not can motivate you to cement that piece of information in your long term memory. Properly d.

Blended Learning 145

Blended Learning Social Learning Social Social Networks 145

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. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Properly d.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Change Blended Learning Management 140

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

by Jim on January 19, 2011 in Informal Learning , LMS (Learning Management System) , Project Management/Project Delivery , Reviews , Wikis , social learning Like many of us, I don’t like spending money when it’s not necessary, and being a good project manager means being especially tight fisted with your client’s dime. Properly d.

Social Networks 133

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 133

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

by Jim on January 19, 2011 in Informal Learning , LMS (Learning Management System) , Project Management/Project Delivery , Reviews , Wikis , social learning Like many of us, I don’t like spending money when it’s not necessary, and being a good project manager means being especially tight fisted with your client’s dime. Properly d.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 124

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

The KEC includes: The purpose of the evaluation The evaluation methodology and why it was selected The program demographics and resources The criteria for determining the program quality. The KEC provides a roadmap for the design, implementation, and assessment of evaluations. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

Evalution 160

Evalution Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning 160

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

In her post, Dr. Weber asks this question: Why is change from traditional to innovative so hard for some to embrace, and how do resources shift from people who guard status quo – to innovative leaders who sustain communities of passion? Of course, when I saw this question, I had to try to answer it. Properly d.

Innovation 165

Innovation Social Learning Blended Learning Social Networks 165

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. to results through a chain of evidence using the data and information from each of the first three levels. Level 2: Learning. to training?to

Kirkpatrick 168

Kirkpatrick Social Learning Social Networks Blogging 168

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Fortunately, performance support systems have received more attention in recent years, thanks to a broader trend toward informal learning strategies. Communities of Practice and Expert Locator Networks – these on-line resources take forums and discussion groups to the next level, and are structured around specific topics.

Performance Support 190

Performance Support Blended Learning Support Performance 190

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 25, 2012

Should we allocate resources to solve it? (Do Environmental factors include information, resources, and incentives: Information is communicating clear expectations, providing the necessary guides to do the work, and giving timely, behaviorally specific feedback. Do we have a performance problem?

Analysis 190

Analysis Performance Support Performance Instructional Design 190

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 17, 2011

eLearningLearning is a collaboration site started by Tony Karrer , CEO/CTO of TechEmpower, that collects, organizes, and serves up the best information on the web about elearning. It is an excellent resource. Be A Jump Off Point: Serve as a jump off point to the sources of the content. Share your stuff. Participate!

Blogging 165

Blogging Social Learning Social eLearning 165

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

We no longer need to memorize and just “know” pieces of information. Ruth Clark cites in her book on instructional design that phone numbers were designed to be 7 digits long in the United States because 7 digits is the point at which it becomes extremely more difficult to memorize pieces of information. Other Resources.

Blended Learning 163

Blended Learning Performance Support Content Masie 163

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 4, 2011

Here at Dashe & Thomson, we made a New Year’s resolution for 2011 to dig a little deeper into social media and explore how to use it for social and informal learning, increasing website traffic, and building networks. Of course, Twitter was on the list of tools we were nudged to start using on a regular basis.

Twitter 189

Twitter Social Media eLearning Guild Instructional Design 189

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 26, 2011

Technology should never be thought of as the master teacher and sole delivery system for learning but just one component in a whole suite of resources. It teaches them how to think, how to search for information, and how to turn information into actionable knowledge and valuable skills. Option-Rich. Activity based.

Collaborative Learning 178

Collaborative Learning Community Collaboration Distance Learning 178

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 30, 2011

Vincent Flango is a PMI-certified government contracts manager for General Dynamics Information Technology and a senior Instructional Systems Designer. How might the role of human resources or training & development professionals adapt to this new 21st century landscape? Being open-minded is the first step.

Instructional Design 178

Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Simulations 178

Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Once resources have been provided, the job of the instructor (itself a dirty word) is done, and anything more can only serve to taint the natural learning process. Central to these tenets of social learning is the importance of keeping things unfettered. The problem is that in some cases, this call has risen to the le vel of dogma.

Social Learning 171

Social Learning Social Wiki Blended Learning 171

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

If the basics don’t offer enough information, it allows you to go deeper – a lot deeper – until you gain the understanding needed to complete the task. Organizations must leverage the most valuable resource – people and their performance – in every way that they can. Knowledge is very expensive to acquire. Content in context.

Performance Support 169

Performance Support Microsoft Blended Learning Content 169

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 27, 2011

I came across a couple of resources that have me thinking about it. I’ve been creating blended training solutions for years that look something like this: My model needs a face lift. Here’s the gist: Disruptive innovation (termed as such by Harvard Business School Professor Clayton M.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning Blended Cornerstone Innovation 192

Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

A human resource software company was implementing new software. In addition to their regular work, they needed to add extra hours to provide us with information. Reconsidering the solution allowed the company to better address the users’ need for a “self-serve” solution with an on-demand EPSS. . Revisiting the needs assessment.

Blended Learning 157

Blended Learning Instructional Design Performance Support RFP 157

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A remarkable example of this phenomenon can be found in Wikipedia, a completely user-driven Collaborative Knowledge Support System (my own term) that has become not only the most all-encompassing compendium of knowledge in world history, but increasingly the resource of choice for information on current events.

Wikipedia 124

Wikipedia Social Networks Collaborative Learning Blended Learning 124

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The client engaged a vendor with development resources in India. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. Simple: Off-shore it! Then, something unexpected happened.

Ratio 167

Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 167

Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 21, 2011

Just like an instructional design project with limited budget and resources, technical theatre pros are constantly on the lookout for ways to create something great out of very little. In this case, safety messages have priority over nice to know information and “pretty&# is secondary to functional and accurate. What about you?

Instructional Design 191

Instructional Design Lesson Instructional Instruction 191

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The client engaged a vendor with development resources in India. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. Simple: Off-shore it! Then, something unexpected happened.

Ratio 133

Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 133

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 15, 2014

Whether it’s learning a new skill or learning information that prevents us from doing something that would have negative consequences, the end goal is behavior change. Resources for understanding storytelling. - The point of learning anything is to cause a change of behavior. Download a PDF of the Learner’s Journey).

Change 101

Change Help Mentoring PDF 101

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

These tasks are essential to any business, but when time and resources are limited at a small change management firm like Dashe & Thomson, they become vital. However, in my short time here it’s clear that analyzing customer profitability and maximizing a customer’s lifetime value are just as important. Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Custom 100

Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

These tasks are essential to any business, but when time and resources are limited at a small change management firm like Dashe & Thomson, they become vital. However, in my short time here it’s clear that analyzing customer profitability and maximizing a customer’s lifetime value are just as important. Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Custom 100

Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 19, 2011

So you have to identify the key factors that might have contributed to the performance improvement, getting information from: Client leadership. He acknowledges that otherwise it becomes incredibly expensive and resource intensive. Program analyst and developers. Program participants. Participants’ supervisors.

Phillips 169

Phillips Evalution ROI Metrics 169

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 9, 2018

of the business time—the equivalent of one day per working week—is wasted by employees searching for information to do their job effectively. Research demonstrates that a significant portion of information learned is quickly forgotten, especially when participating in formal training programs. A recent study 1 suggests that 19.8%

Performance Support 113

Performance Support Reference Support Performance 113

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 22, 2012

It’s already easy to disseminate basic information, and training initiatives can be reliably and economically delivered via intranet, Wiki, Electronic Performance Support Systems like Robohelp, YouTube, and so on. There are more effective ways of reaching people than by mobile phone. Return on Investment. Resistance to change.

Mobile Learning 192

Mobile Learning Mobile Change Wiki 192