Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

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.

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APRIL 17, 2011

He began his presentation talking about Green Bay, Brett Favre, and football. It was an opportunity I couldn’t miss. And it gets the managers involved in the training, in the evaluation process, and providing support and accountability as follow-up with their employees.

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MAY 16, 2013

(Note: This is Part 2 of a 4-part series comparing Articulate Presenter, Captivate, and Storyline. Read Part 1 on our Articulate Presenter Review.) eLearning Software Reviews Articulate Captivate Engage Presenter Quizmaker review Storyline' Subscribe to the blog at the bottom of this post to be updated when Part 3 is published.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

As technology continues to make business easier and more efficient, it is necessary that employees have the knowledge and skills to analyze data and mine for insights as well as present those findings clearly.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

Software tools such as Articulate Presenter or Adobe Presenter allow you to transition your current PowerPoint into a streamlined e-Learning modules complete with narration, interactive quizzes, and Flash-based output compression. This approach also encourages the collaborative and social learning experience.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 20, 2013

(Note: This is Part 1 of a 4 part series comparing Articulate Presenter, Captivate, and Storyline. Subscribe to the blog at the bottom of the post to be updated when Part 2 is published.) Recently my colleague, Eric, and I had the opportunity of working simultaneously on 3 different eLearning [.] The post Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

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.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

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.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Presentation: Encountering the New Knowledge or Skills. Meier says that unless all four phases are present in one form or another, no real learning occurs. And learning deteriorates or stops completely when one of the four stages is not present. Presentation: Encountering the New Knowledge or Skills.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2015

PowerPoint is used in a variety of contexts and despite the rigid and inherently presumptuous title of this blog post, the specifics of how to follow these rules might change based on the purpose of the presentation. A keynote (TEDtalk-style) presentation should look different than a data report-type presentation.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2011

Presentation: Encountering the New Knowledge or Skills. Meier says that unless all four phases are present in one form or another, no real learning occurs. And learning deteriorates or stops completely when one of the four stages is not present. Presentation: Encountering the New Knowledge or Skills.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 6, 2011

It is often materials- and presentation-based rather than activity-based. The Accelerated Learning Rapid Instructional Design (RID) model is based on the concept that people learn more from experience with feedback than from training materials and presentations. Presentation (encountering the new knowledge or skills).

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

The game randomly presented the players – the public – with the questionable receipts. According to Koreen, In his writings on Play Theory, Lloyd Rieber presents compelling evidence of the validity of games as a learning strategy. If a receipt looked suspicious, players could write a description and hit an Investigate This!

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2013

My colleague, Andrea May came back from ASTD International Conference & Exposition (ICE), which was held in Dallas in May of this year, raving about a presentation on “Evaluating Informal Learning.” She knows that I have been blogging about learning evaluation for the past couple of years—mostly Kirkpatrick but also [.]

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

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JANUARY 20, 2012

What they have done is to present the model upside-down during the planning stage of the training program, starting with the desired Level 4 results. Gather final data/information for all four levels and prepare for presentation to the stakeholders. (li>. Critical behaviors. Make adjustments as necessary. Note the word “final.”

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 12, 2013

My colleague, Andrea May came back from ASTD International Conference & Exposition (ICE), which was held in Dallas in May of this year, raving about a presentation on “Evaluating Informal Learning.” She knows that I have been blogging about learning evaluation for the past couple of years—mostly Kirkpatrick but also [.]

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2016

It’s been discussed for years, presented at conferences, and become the subject of books… The post Three Reasons We Need 70:20:10 Now appeared first on Dashe & Thomson. In each case, I was surprised that these experienced learning practitioners seem to have only recently begun looking for ways to implement 70:20:10.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 6, 2012

What they have done is to present the model upside-down during the planning stage of the training program, starting with the desired Level 4 results. The model continues through a formal evaluation process, ongoing monitoring, and analysis and presentation of the findings. Step 10 is the final step to achieving ROE.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Luckily, in a recent post by Jane Hart, we are presented with an interesting and practical example. Instead of following the usual model of a lengthy on-screen presentation followed by a necessarily rushed Q&A session, Jane is proposing something entirely different, and perhaps as slap-your-forehead intuitive as the example noted above.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

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.

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 1, 2011

Here’s how it works: After users sign in with either their Facebook or Twitter accounts (no option for a Google account, which is a bit odd given that it’s a Google product), they are presented with a list of competitions, each with a set time limit, and a presenter-determined cash prize.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

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. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2020

I want to be able to visually present new and exciting concepts during our solution architecture to be able to say, “We’ve been experimenting with some approaches that I think would really work here. Let me show you.”.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 13, 2012

Brainshark , an online video presentation firm, reports on the wave of video content in general pouring out across the web. Of course video doesn’t just mean watching a person go through a presentation on camera. I wanted to investigate why video training has gotten more popular in recent years. 3 billion YouTube views every day.

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Dashe & Thomson

JULY 25, 2012

Resources are making certain that the proper materials, tools, time, and processes are present to accomplish the task. Incentives ensure that the appropriate financial and non-financial incentives [such as games] are present to encourage performance. PowerPoint Presentation. San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer. Makela, Richard.

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Dashe & Thomson

JUNE 26, 2011

Exploratory: Research has shown people don’t learn as well from highly controlled eLearning tutorials, lecture-driven seminars or videotaped presentations. People generally learn more from activities and real world experiences than they learn from technology-delivered presentations. Activity based. Problem centered.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Both in a classroom and an eLearning setting, a new skill is generally presented as a demonstration, then students try the new skill on their own. Now let’s translate this to a business setting. Software training often follows a variant of the see one, do one, teach one model.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 181

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 4, 2011

Presentations by Jane Bozarth and Sumeet Moghe in particular finally gave me the ideas and direction I needed to find my way in and make Twitter work for me. One of the participants had to present a new learning and development vision for her organization to executives the next morning. More like choirs of angels sang.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

And throughout the entire presentation, there was Jeffrey, running around the room giving away as many free books and videos as possible without getting in the way of his message. In the hallway before I entered the ballroom was a magnificent spread of pastries and coffee.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

And throughout the entire presentation, there was Jeffrey, running around the room giving away as many free books and videos as possible without getting in the way of his message. In the hallway before I entered the ballroom was a magnificent spread of pastries and coffee.

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

The session, presented by Lou Russell , looked at how the mental and emotional stress in the workplace impacts decision making. But, if the manger or leader can embrace this innovation in learning, encouraging and expecting workers to do the same, the impact could be tremendous.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 31, 2011

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to hear Julie Dirksen , an instructional designer from Minneapolis, give a presentation on the use of games in learning. She described games’ effective use of rewards (points, money, etc.),

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Informal Learning Informal Blended Learning Lecture 188

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Best Buy has tapped into a present-day societal truth: people prefer learning to being taught. Envision a phone application that allows you to browse FAQs, search for desired training content and access collaborative workspaces including wikis and forums that contain user-generated content.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Best Buy has tapped into a present-day societal truth: people prefer learning to being taught. Envision a phone application that allows you to browse FAQs, search for desired training content and access collaborative workspaces including wikis and forums that contain user-generated content.

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Blended Learning Social Networks Roles Mobile 100

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

and &# In what environments do these situations happen and what constraints are present?&# These types of questions will help us define requirements and options for on-demand delivery early in the design process. Questions like “What are the likely situations where on-demand learning or support will be needed or beneficial?&#

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

This opening answers the ever-present question WIIFM ( What’s In It For Me? ), encourages participation, and creates the initial connection between you and your learners. 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?

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