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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I have included Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation in every proposal I have ever written, and I wanted to hear from Kirkpatrick himself regarding his take on the current state of evaluation and whether his four levels are still viable. Well, based on where Kirkpatrick and his son James are today, I was completely wrong.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. My thinking about training evaluation was turned on its head by a presentation at the February 2011 MNISPI meeting by Beth McGoldrick of Ameriprise’s RiverSource University. I have found this to be extremely frustrating. But it wasn’t.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

Dashe & Thomson

Did your presentation go well to that big prospective client, or did your car break down on the way to work? These questions are the same ones that face project managers every day, as they struggle with the ever-present dilemma of demonstrating success to project stakeholders. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Some people synthesize material when it is presented in written form, and some just do better when they are free to listen without reading. And yet that’s effectively what is happening when we present text visually and then have someone say it at the same time. Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Properly d.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Networking comes naturally for some people, but not-so-much for others. So big deal, you say. Why is networking so important anyway? From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

With deadlines and budget pressures always present, it’s easy to jettison these “soft&# elements. Finding ways to incorporate these elements can be difficult for instructional designers, curriculum developers, and, especially, creators of eLearning. Now, quick go see the movie before the Academy Awards this Sunday. Properly d.

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MTA: Why the Kirkpatrick Model Works for Us

CLO Magazine

As he settled into his new job, Wiedecker read Jim and Wendy Kirkpatrick’s book, “Training on Trial,” which inspired him to implement the Kirkpatrick training evaluation model at the MTA. The four levels of training evaluation Don Kirkpatrick put forth first in the 1950s are well known to learning leaders.