Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because this person had worked in training and development for a large mortgage company for many years and now works as a leadership development contractor, I thought she would be a great person with which to talk shop and brainstorm social learning ideas. Businesses are increasingly organizing around shorter-term projects.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings? My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. The Department of Defense disagrees with you.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

From a personal perspective, networking builds new relationships through which you can share information, answer questions, and make new connections. Continue to grow and develop your network along with your own personal growth and development. Think of your network as your own personal cheering section! So big deal, you say.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

If you take a second to think, I’m sure you can determine who the Connectors, the Mavens and the Salespeople are within your organization. Instead of relying on this collective to share ideas organically, however, try pushing a bit. The connection between the personal and the collective is a key ingredient in lifelong learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 22, 2018

It is often more convenient and cost-effective to produce training videos than it is to organize in-person training, especially if you’re dealing with audiences spread across multiple shifts, locations, or time zones.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 30, 2011

Many organizations face a multitude of problems each time an employee leaves because they are taking their knowledge with them. What ways can organizations fight against this dilemma? This shortsighted approach taken by many mangers is what organizations are up against. The problem itself is easily solved.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Essentially, the idea is to upend the traditional teaching model of classroom lecture followed by personal practice at home. Recognizing the utility of the flipped classroom model, Jane has recently decided to flip a webinar she will be delivering for an organization in the Netherlands.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 31, 2011

In addition, I’m a novice gamer myself, growing up alongside Nintendo and Sega Genesis, so I sat down at the computer and used some personal directed learning time to explore the prevalence of gaming in education. It saves them time and allows more personalized education during school hours.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 17, 2011

Reaching out to several notable figures at various levels of the organization allows me to gain a multiple perspective view of the group. A: I always encourage personal interaction with members of your audience or their organization prior to the event. It also helps to research the common thread of your audience.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2012

Project Glass couldn’t have come at a more opportune time for me personally, because my last post dealt with the use of augmented reality in mobile phones, with the intention that I would follow up with a deeper dive into augmented reality as it facilitates learning. Organization – Easily set reminders for future events and obligations.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 13, 2012

It’s only been in the last five years that enough bandwidth has been made available for hassle-free video viewing with the average personal computer. Of course video doesn’t just mean watching a person go through a presentation on camera. We’ve gotten used to the ‘cool’ factor of Flash movies over the years. .

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 15, 2014

Given that the goal of learning is change, it’s important to understand how people and organizations change. How do people and organizations change? Anything from a merger, new software implementation, or shifting strategies can trigger the need for organizations to change how they operate. Ordinary world. Refusal of the call.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 4, 2011

It’s was uncomfortable at best and I was not yet finding the value, personally or professionally. By participating in #lrnchat, I also found a ton of new people to follow and these folks have become my personal vetting system for high-quality articles and blog posts.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Where I think Learnist shows a lot of promise, though, is in its familiar design and intuitive organization. Like it using Facebook integration, comment on it, follow the person that posted it. Some have even been fairly successful, such as Yammer , Bloomfire , or Microsoft SharePoint.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 19, 2011

It depends on the topic, the audience, the organization and a myriad of other considerations. There is also the pesky little problem that one person’s fun can be decidedly unfunny for the next person. If you are creating an eLearning course on interpersonal skills, then sure, it can and probably should be fun.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Personally, I enjoy looking at pictures that friends post and that’s the extent of my love for Facebook. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project. Another subject I’ve never heard anyone say they hate is Facebook. And that’s fine.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Personally, I enjoy looking at pictures that friends post and that’s the extent of my love for Facebook. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project. Another subject I’ve never heard anyone say they hate is Facebook. And that’s fine.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 25, 2012

HPT can be applied to individuals, small groups, and large organizations. The performance gap is the difference between where the organization or individual is and where they want to be. The organization needs to determine what they are looking for to get people ready to serve these new roles. Cause analysis. Evaluation.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Last week I was fortunate to attend the Learning 2011 conference, organized every year by Elliott Masie. So in this month’s blog I wanted to talk about some general impressions I had there.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Financial Advisors do love to share and learn from each other, but they prefer to do the sharing in person at things such as conferences and events. The moral of this short story is this: With social learning comes an opportunity for great sharing of information throughout many organizations, however, it doesn’t work for everyone.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 24, 2012

I always find it interesting that people would often rather watch other people on a screen than interact with them in person (Hitchcock had it right – there’s an element of voyeurism in each of us). It’s definitely worth looking into for your organization. There’s an art as well as a science to making a good training video.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

And when you hear him speak, you can tell immediately that the man is fascinated with and passionate about how the brain takes in and organizes information; the essence of learning. Well, obviously, I thought, as Dr. Medina described how each person’s brain is shaped by our individual experiences. I believe it is coming.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Selecting consultants with the appropriate skills, experience and personality goes a long way to make a client happy. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project.

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Selecting consultants with the appropriate skills, experience and personality goes a long way to make a client happy. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Custom 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2012

For teams that are not able to meet in person frequently, a good online collaboration tool can be absolutely essential. Collaboration: Twiddla. Of further use, supporting documents and images can be attached directly to tickets so that anyone on your team can find them.

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