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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

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. The clustering of employee groups was not the surprising thing. More about me here.

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Measuring The Effectiveness of Your Blended Learning Program

Obsidian Learning

We should consider how to measure the effectiveness of that investment. Learning does not necessarily equal improved performance. Kirkpatrick & Kirkpatrick (2005) suggest that placing a dollar value on the benefits of training for non-skills-related topics is impossible. Calculating Return On Investment (ROI).

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Evaluating Training – Capturing the Benefits Aspect of ROI

Obsidian Learning

New post Evaluating Training – Capturing the Benefits Aspect of ROI on Obsidian Learning. Cost reduction has become a priority, so measuring the effectiveness of human resources investments is an important and timely topic. Calculating ROI. The formula to calculate ROI in this way is: ROI (%) = Benefit – Cost x 100 Cost.

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Hot Topics in Training

Tony Karrer

Last year, I did Hot Topics in Training - A Crude (but mildly interesting) Analysis where I analyzed the topics at Training 2005 and Training 2006 to determine what topics were emerging and fading. I wonder if the steady increase in rapid and the decrease of effective has anything to do with that?

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4 Reasons Companies Should Adopt Mobile Learning…Are You Missing the Boat?

SHIFT eLearning

All of this leads to increased skills and knowledge that boosts employee performance, helps with decision making processes, and ensures customer satisfaction. Putting learning in the palm of people’s hands — exactly what they need, when they need it — can have an immediate positive effect on the bottom line" exposed the report.

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5 Case Studies that Prove Learning Games Work

Growth Engineering

In another study 2 , it was found that computer based simulations elicit better learner performance and knowledge retention than non-simulation instruction. 2007; Dinov, Sanchez and Christou 2008; Gao and Lehman 2003; Zhang 2005. Savvis Drives ROI with Merchants. 11% higher declarative knowledge. 9% higher retention.

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What is eLearning?

Coassemble

eLearning is a structured course or learning experience delivered electronically; it can also include performance support content. ADL also ensures eLearning platforms that use SCORM provide a consistently satisfactory level of performance with learning content—though not all platforms today use SCORM, thus escaping the conformance standards.