Dashe & Thomson

MAY 21, 2013

The post The Myth of Multitasking: Another Case for Performance Support appeared first on Social Learning Blog. eLearning performance support elearning multitasking' A new email has arrived via your smart phone and you just can’t resist responding. But not to [.]

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APRIL 18, 2012

Handle your support with care. It appears that more Learning & Development professionals are starting to value performance support as a critical component of any blended learning program. In my last post, I mentioned three things to keep in mind when considering performance support (PS). In Summary.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

Given that the goal of instructional designers and training developers is to improve employee performance, it’s surprising that many continue to create blended learning programs with little or no reliance on performance support tools or systems. Build performance support into every blended learning effort.

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 26, 2011

We at Dashe & Thomson have for years been at the forefront of the development of Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSSs), which are designed to allow employees to quickly and easily access role-based, bite-sized information at the exact point in time when they need it.

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Serious games are becoming a go-to training solution in the L&D industry because they hold the attention of the player, encourage and support engagement, and have higher levels of learner retention than basic training modules. There are a few things that must be included in serious games to make them effective.

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 2, 2022

Supporting your learners is important and acknowledging forgetfulness as a normal human characteristic instead of a weakness will encourage their learning and build a positive relationship between the employer and employee. A great reference would be the “Ebbinhaus’ Forgetting Curve” this shows the decline of memory retention over time.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 16, 2020

As a learning strategy or approach, microlearning delivers short (10 minutes or less), focused training and performance support. Performance support. Microlearning is an emerging paradigm that addresses a learner’s need to receive the content they need, when they need it, and in the appropriate context. Think of it as bite sized.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 10, 2021

Employee coaching is an integral part of performance support and management because it empowers employees and is key to building and maintaining a self-motivated team. By coaching your teams, you can maximize employee potential and support the talent on your teams that puts them in a position to help your organization succeed.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

Questions like “What are the likely situations where on-demand learning or support will be needed or beneficial?&# In the past we did this by creating robust electronic performance support systems (EPSS) and making sure that learners knew how to utilize them. Particularly for those communities formed online or in close proximity.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Even with full-blown L&D departments supporting them, managers find themselves needing to consistently adopt and deploy modern learning and training initiatives. As such, companies everywhere continue to hone their learning ecosystems to keep employees engaged and equipped with the needed skills.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

The self-directed learner has become the student of the 21 st century – one who needs more support and encouragement rather than direction. So how do we best provide our learners of today with the best possible support and encouragement? Learn to be more specific, and customize any of your materials for precisely the right support.

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Higher employee engagement leads to higher productivity, job satisfaction, and revenue across industries and roles, but many organizations neglect to provide environments in which their employees are encouraged and supported in engagement.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. Reach out to your network and let them support you. What are some ways in which you build and support your network? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 26, 2021

The most successful companies are those that create a positive experience for their virtual workers, supporting them as they integrate new technologies and processes into their daily routines. That’s a mouthful, but simply put it means that many employees do better in a virtual environment.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 27, 2014

At-the-Time Learning eLearning Electronic Performance Support Instructional Design Learning Learning Retention performance support' Unfortunately, unless you can apply those gains fairly immediately, they simply fall away resulting… The post How to Avoid Scrap Learning appeared first on Dashe & Thomson.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

And he thinks the evaluation process itself reinforces new behaviors because it encourages support and follow-up by supervisors and managers. And it gets the managers involved in the training, in the evaluation process, and providing support and accountability as follow-up with their employees. It uses an evidence-based methodology.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

So, paperwork is filled out, tech support gets involved, and a few days later I can finally create a flow chart. When working with this group, there is no central IT support to call on or budget to make sure everyone has Visio. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

So, paperwork is filled out, tech support gets involved, and a few days later I can finally create a flow chart. When working with this group, there is no central IT support to call on or budget to make sure everyone has Visio. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

So I say to you all, friends with whom I dine and otherwise, do not support your company’s efforts to stifle your use of the internet, but actively lobby for your online freedoms instead. Only recently has the training industry begun to tap into this realm of informal, social learning. Companies need to address more than just 20% of learning.

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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. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

I am an avid film goer, music lover, bridge walker, and supporter of the Dashe & Thomson running team. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

As support, Anderson provides examples in which exceptional performers (elite dancers, TED Conference speakers), learn from their counterparts around the world by watching them online. A, attention, R, relevance, C, confidence and S, Satisfaction. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 29, 2021

As talent development responsibilities extend beyond the Human Resources department, management and leadership teams express their needs for more support in developing their skills as well as their staff’s skills.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

by Barbara on March 28, 2011 in Instructional Design , performance support Accelerated Learning Mind Map While I was taking classes in curriculum design, we discussed, at great length, different learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 1, 2011

by Guest on April 2, 2011 in performance support Lynn Cases is a Senior Training Consultant for Dashe & Thomson. Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Is Your Measuring Stick Allowing You To Manage For The Better? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The material is being written at an 8th grade reading level and, for the most part, the training content is pretty straightforward. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

AUGUST 4, 2014

eLearning Learning Retention flipped classroom performance support Reflection' Somewhere along the way,… The post The Forgotten Role of Reflection in Learning appeared first on Dashe & Thomson.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

In my opinion, giving a learner a self-study eLearning program as their only form of training or support is not much different than handing them a manual to read with some exercises. This can be detrimental to learners who need that interaction to assess their new skills against others, discuss ideas, and gain new perspectives. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

View all posts by Jim → ← Rx for SMEs The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

So, here’s my leap from that “over-the-partition” informal learning scenario to how social media can support social learning: YouTube (in other words, video learning). They might even jot down a few notes that you can reference the next time you troubleshoot that widget problem. Because video can be the virtual “over-the-partition” colleague.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

When verbally describing performance support I have referred to it as a Microsoft-Help- that-actually-works. Performance support is such a beautiful and powerful solution for so many reasons. Also, very interestingly, performance support is pretty flat. Knowledge is very expensive to acquire. This customer is pretty smart.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2020

Maybe your high-level leaders support your compliance training program , but do you have the information and resources you need to implement a meaningful program?

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

View all posts by Jim → ← Rx for SMEs The Ultimate Brain Food: Performance Support → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.

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Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 124

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

What performance support asks us to do is to put ourselves inside the learners’ experience. Einstein was clearly an early adopter of performance support. One of the most useful guides regarding performance support comes from Conrad Gottfredson, Ph.D., This is where informal learning and performer support absolutely shine.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Without some context-setting component – without some orientation – learners on the job might completely mess up based on a minor error in the performance support tool. Job Aid / Performance Support: Google Maps practice scenarios. Immerse learners into an activity that somewhat simulates real life using real-life job aids.

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