Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Not only are these organizations losing skilled workers, they are losing the institutional knowledge they rely on. That knowledge has to be replaced and distributed to personnel in different geographic locations, which is where distance learning becomes a necessity.&#

Wiki 100

Wiki Social Networks Brain Blended Learning 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

I wanted to get a more in-depth knowledge of the four levels and where the next generation, Kirkpatrick’s son James, was taking them. Kirkpatrick says participants need to achieve certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to get to the desired behavior and results. knowledge, skills, and attitudes?have Level 2: Learning.

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Kirkpatrick Social Learning Social Networks Blogging 168

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

Social Networks 162

Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

It is a world where the capability to find information and turn it into knowledge at the point-of-need provides the key competitive advantage, where knowing the right people to ask the right questions of is more likely to lead to success than any amount of internally-held knowledge and skill.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 140

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

At the very beginning of any class or training session find out who your learners are — what is their background and level of knowledge and experience with the topic? This helps encourage direct application and prevents learners from leaving the session without an idea for how they’re going to apply their new knowledge.

Social Networks 126

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 126

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

They may by very knowledgeable about the technology behind a tool but can’t bridge the gap to explaining its usage to the people who will be using it, or they don’t know of the most effective learning solutions (e.g. The evidence is undeniable, and yet companies continue to scrimp.

Social Networks 182

Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 182

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005.

Social Networks 180

Social Networks Social Network Network Social 180

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

They accumulate knowledge about the marketplace and know how to share it with others. When engaging the learner, we must think about her sense of indwelling, because that is her greatest source of inspiration, but it is also the largest reservoir she has of tacit knowledge.

Social Networks 134

Social Networks Blended Learning Change Management 134

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

People in your network become the portals to knowledge, opportunity, and information you might not find on your own. From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections.

Social Networks 145

Social Networks Network Social Learning Blended Learning 145

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 27, 2017

Traditional training methods might provide very short-term performance gains, but knowledge retention is minimal, leading to a skills gap. Companies build self-paced eLearning modules or put everyone in a classroom for a day and turn on the fire hose of conceptual information.

Teach 69

Teach Learner Corporate eLearning Performance Support 69

Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 7, 2011

The sites contain best practices, step-by-step instructions, message boards, FAQs, training schedules, links to eLearning modules, tips and tricks, and process information. Every one of them was happy to freely share their knowledge with us…organizational walls be damned! Collaborative market research.

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Collaboration Collaborative Learning Firewalls vendor 180

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

If you want to become known as a source of adult learning knowledge, retweeting interesting information from others on Twitter is a great strategy to take. Retweeting also expands your role as a content curator. Back again to my last blog post, retweeting is an act performed most often by Mavens.

Social Networks 163

Social Networks Twitter Social Learning Blended Learning 163

Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 19, 2011

In a nutshell, this approach gives users of an eLearning module 4 options, or doors, to choose from and these doors can be utilized as much or as little as the user deems necessary. All the knowledge they need to pass an evaluation is contained in the Library. The Torture Chamber – This door houses the dreaded “final exam.”

Gamification 190

Gamification Roles Big Question Games 190

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 7, 2012

Analyzing needs and developing content depends in part upon the knowledge gained by actually building and using the prototype instructional system. The design document itself is changed to reflect this feedback, and in some cases, a new prototype module is developed for subsequent testing of the refinements.

Instructional Design 192

Instructional Design ADDIE Instructional Instruction 192

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 24, 2010

Some companies treat their customers as partners, especially in the B2B markets – soliciting their help in the design of a new eLearning module or getting ideas for better customer service. Selecting consultants with the appropriate skills, experience and personality goes a long way to make a client happy.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Custom Wiki 100

Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Some companies treat their customers as partners, especially in the B2B markets – soliciting their help in the design of a new eLearning module or getting ideas for better customer service. Selecting consultants with the appropriate skills, experience and personality goes a long way to make a client happy.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Custom 100

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 2, 2011

We frequently cite a study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which demonstrated that approximately 70% of all on-the-job learning is done informally, through employee-driven initiative, and through employee-to-employee knowledge transfers.

Social Media 182

Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki 182

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2012

Twiddla best uses are for things that don’t require a whole lot of typing, since to my knowledge there’s no way to save the output as a document (rather, the save button produces a screenshot). As a result, it works well for reviewing web-based training modules, learning portals, graphics, etc.

Microsoft 167

Microsoft Project Zoho Free 167

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 9, 2018

By making eLearning modules available for review outside the context of the initial training requirements and without the stresses of being tested, learners can browse training as a refresher. And experienced employees can access these modules as a means of professional growth. The help teams collaborate and eliminate job "silo-ing".

Performance Support 113

Performance Support Reference Support Performance 113

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 26, 2011

Teams will be project-driven, closer to the customer, and more focused on giving workers knowledge and skills while they’re working , rather than creating ways to take them out of their work to consume “training.” How will training be produced and delivered in the future? Most likely by small, specialized teams focused on business results.

Social Networks 190

Social Networks Blended Learning Corporate eLearning Brainshark 190