IT Training Department Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

With the proper guidance and training, employees can level up how they do their jobs. Imagine the transformation as employees embrace effective training for company technology instead of user guides and boring training sessions where technical trainers talk at you for an hour.

Corporate eLearning 109

Corporate eLearning Providers Teams Blended Learning 109

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Learning and the Role of Mobile Devices by Paul on November 24, 2010 in mobile learning , social learning In an article she wrote for Training Magazine in June 2009 called Best Buy’s New Role , Terah Shelton explores Best Buy’s then-new Results-Oriented Learning Environment (ROLE). Customers don’t want to be sold but they love to buy.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Social Networks Roles Mobile 100

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Learning and the Role of Mobile Devices by Paul on November 24, 2010 in mobile learning , social learning In an article she wrote for Training Magazine in June 2009 called Best Buy’s New Role , Terah Shelton explores Best Buy’s then-new Results-Oriented Learning Environment (ROLE). Customers don’t want to be sold but they love to buy.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Social Networks Roles Mobile 100

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 4, 2011

technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. Scrimping often plays out in the form of internal IT pros developing and delivering end-user training. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

Social Networks 182

Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 182

TalentLMS

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And, for many, training will be classed as exactly that, “a distraction.” The truth, however, is that training is about the opposite. When it comes to sales, there’s a clear link between a well-designed and engaging sales training program and better business outcomes. Here’s where a good sales training email template comes in.

Templates 98

Templates Sales Compliance Training Training 98

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Of course, the person “next to you” might just as often be consulted via email or other online tool, but it doesn’t change this fact: the amount of workplace learning done in formal training sessions is a tiny fraction of of the learning that takes place one-on-one, between coworkers. That’s why this post from Frank Noschese is so great.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Wiki 124

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. The focus is on the training event itself and the follow-up to that event. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class.

Evalution 160

Evalution Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning 160

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Why are they in this training session? So how do you keep it real?

Social Networks 126

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Wiki 126

IT Training Department Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

There are as many ways to train someone as there are people. Sometimes we have to make do with standardized training that’s made for the content rather than each person. But digital training is typically more expensive if you only look at it from a dollar perspective. Even a webinar is technically digital training.

Cost 52

Cost Digital Simulations Training 52

IT Training Department Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

There are as many ways to train someone as there are people. Sometimes we have to make do with standardized training that’s made for the content rather than each person. But digital training is typically more expensive if you only look at it from a dollar perspective. Even a webinar is technically digital training.

Cost 52

Cost Digital Simulations Training 52

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

Social Media 124

Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Network 124

Kapp Notes

JUNE 27, 2007

Kapp, professor of Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, PA, and Tony O'Driscoll, Performance Architecture Analysis and Design for IBM Sales Learning, immerse you into the next generation of synchronous learning systems. Steve Wexler of the guild and coordinator and author of much of the report writes: Karl M.

Synchronous 100

Synchronous Report IBM Virtual World 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

Without a robust communication and training plan, employees are left wondering how their jobs will look in the future. To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Change Blended Learning Management 140

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Sound of Silence by Jim on April 7, 2011 in eLearning At what point does narration really add anything to an eLearning module, and at what point is it simply being added because “it’s what’s expected?” Why don’t we hear that?

Social Networks 154

Social Networks Sound Social Learning Blended Learning 154

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Return of the (Digital) Native by Jim on March 25, 2011 in mobile learning In recent years, we’ve all heard a lot about digital natives. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 154

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 154

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. my spare time I read, play with my kiddos, and train with the Dashe & Thomson running team. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 133

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 133

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Facebook or Kanye West: Which Pop Icon Has a Future in Enterprise Learning? Terrence talks of the promise Facebook shows as a tool for developing training, specifically in its role as an LMS (Learning Management System).

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Blended Learning Enterprise 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

I said in my last post that Kirkpatrick’s four levels were all about the training itself rather than how the training affects organizations. He suggests evaluation checks throughout the training?skill skill practice, role plays, and training simulations?with This is ROE, not ROI. to training?to

Kirkpatrick 168

Kirkpatrick Social Learning Social Networks Blogging 168

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? Similar to corporate training, this brings disparate levels of familiarity to a common baseline understanding. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

Blended Learning 145

Blended Learning Social Networks Blended Social 145

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. 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? It is amazing ho. Properly d.

Social Networks 160

Social Networks Blended Learning Diversity Training Games 160

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 5, 2011

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. So now, I resolve to promote interactive, “do-it” training whenever feasible.

Social Networks 113

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 113

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. It is amazing ho.

Social Networks 180

Social Networks Social Network Network Social 180

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Not Everyone is a Social Customer by Paul on February 11, 2011 in Development Tools , customer service , social learning A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the need to train your clients on the various methods of…training.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Social Social Learning Blended Learning 124

Disprz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

As per research, 68% of employees prefer to learn or train on the job. You abandoned the traditional training setup and hopped on the on-the-job training bandwagon due to its rising popularity. Just-in-time learning is an effective way of training the workforce. Skill-based learning – Beyond traditional training.

Blended Learning 52

Blended Learning Job Case Study Examples 52

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 1, 2011

Another similar (though paid less) group of thousands are the training developers whose jobs are to help others use the software once it’s working. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

Social Networks 133

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 133

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 7, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Facebook or Kanye West: Which Pop Icon Has a Future in Enterprise Learning? Terrence talks of the promise Facebook shows as a tool for developing training, specifically in its role as an LMS (Learning Management System).

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Facebook Blended Learning Enterprise 100

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain by Jolene on February 23, 2010 in Wikis In his December Training Magazine article Training in a Web 2.0 Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. It is amazing ho.

Wiki 100

Wiki Social Networks Brain Blended Learning 100

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Make Learning An Experience. by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you. We blend it.

Blended Learning 141

Blended Learning Social Networks Social Learning Blended 141

Matrix

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A version of this post was published in Training Magazine on January 13, 2022. While a crystal ball is not required to predict that post-pandemic professional training will be different, pinpointing exactly how things will evolve requires some level of pattern recognition. Read more: Top 4 challenges of training a hybrid team.

Trends 80

Trends Asynchronous Compliance Training Association Learning Management System 80

Xyleme

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

To keep pace with the fast-evolving advancements in their respective domains, evaluating the employees’ competency levels through skill assessments and training sessions becomes an indispensable practice. Therefore, I am constantly intrigued by the data that reflects the growth of skill development in our employees.

Analytics 52

Analytics Metrics Xyleme ROI 52

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Ive been looking for some ammo t.

Social Networks 145

Social Networks Network Social Learning Blended Learning 145

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. my spare time I read, play with my kiddos, and train with the Dashe & Thomson running team. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. It is amazing ho.

Performance Support 100

Performance Support Social Networks Brain Blended Learning 100

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

We thought we could train them to do their jobs. In the coming years, successful learning professionals will not be those that focus on traditional training methods. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. They must perform on the spot.

Social Networks 127

Social Networks Brain Teach Blended Learning 127

CLO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Create testimonials from employees who have participated in training, reskilling or leadership development programs at your company, and highlight those on your career website (internally and externally). Minimal cost, maximum ROI! You don’t have to start from scratch for all of those.

Budget 88

Budget Micro-Learning ROI Cost 88

Training Orchestra

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Virtually every organization in the world has a training program in place to manage the development of its own employees. However, if all of your attention is focused inside your organization, you are almost certainly missing a trick – and that “trick” is customer training. What is customer training? Product updates.

Custom 52

Custom Management Metrics LMS 52

Learning Visions

JULY 10, 2007

Cammy Beans Learning Visions Musings on eLearning, instructional design and other training stuff. Tuesday, July 10, 2007 e-Learning Guild Synchronous Learning Systems e-Learning Guild presentation on Synchronous Learning Systems hosted by Steve Wexler, Karen Hyder, and Karl Kapp. hosting in-house) report a better ROI.

Synchronous 100

Synchronous Learning System Yugma Wiki 100

KnowledgeAnywhere

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As organizations grow and adapt, so do their training needs. The Learning Management System (LMS) that once seemed perfect might now be showing its age, struggling to keep up with the demands of a dynamic workforce and the advancements in training methodologies. Is it time to change training platforms?

Association Learning Management System 92

Association Learning Management System Metrics LMS Association LMS 92