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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Level 2: Learning. He says unless one or more of the learning objectives?knowledge, with a post-test to measure learning for the entire program. You can draw on the “before-and-after” business and human resource metrics that are readily available in any company. He says you can’t get to Level 4 without Levels 1-3.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

We are moving, albeit in fits and starts, from traditional learning environments, where curriculum are essentially assigned to learners, to more collaborative and innovative environments where learners can self-direct their learning and participate in communities of passion. Terrifying!

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class. And every company has agreed to use “Level 1: Reaction,” or?as She enhanced it.

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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning.

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How To Build a Corporate Learning Community by Leveraging Social Learning

Dashe & Thomson

As learning and development professionals, we often focus on going beyond learning programs to create an organization-wide learning culture. This often includes taking extra steps to develop resources and programs that make learning and development an enjoyable, functional part of employees’ roles.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Once you’ve established a business connection, you’ve set the foundation for sharing a multitude of resources ranging from best practices to collaborating on joint ventures and projects. Your business networks can be your most valuable resources! So how do you build your network? Start meeting more people. Properly d.

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Key social learning resources: Part 6 #sociallearning

Jane Hart

Continuing my series of key social learning resources, here is this week’s selection. 1- In Jane Bozarth’s Nuts and Bolts column for Learning Solutions Magazine, this month she provides an excerpt from the eLearning Guild’s Report, Social Media for Learning.