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My Learning Resolution For The Year (Hint: It's not “to be.

Dashe & Thomson

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. In effect, he was driving; I was just executing the commands. How did this come about, you might wonder? So what did this teach me about learning? All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. Can you say future book deal? Karen O’Leonard from Bersin & Associates wrote an article last week entitled Corporate Spending on Social Learning. All Rights Reserved.

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

In Malcom Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point , Gladwell introduces several influential personality types, one of which is the Connector – an individual who knows large numbers of people and is in the habit of making introductions. These people hold the secret to effective networking – it’s not all about you ; it’s about all of you.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Books. What’s working? And more importantly, what’s not working?

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

Dashe & Thomson

To start answering these questions, we have to acknowledge that formal learning, as we know it today, will not be effective in the future. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. How will organizations get them to adopt new business processes, procedures, or software systems when necessary?

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Mobile Learning: Book Review

Kapp Notes

Recently, I was sent a copy of Gary Woodill’s latest book, The Mobile Learning Edge. He also provides seven principles for effective mobile learning. One interesting discussion in the book revolves around the combination of the use of a mobile device and the use of Tags. This is not a “how-to” book. If so, why now?

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My Top 10 'Learning' books from 2010

Sticky Learning

Below you'll find my top recommendations for the year along with a short summary of what I got out of reading each book. It is really an expansion of the design section from the original book, adding a good deal of extra information and ideas along the way. Do you think there is a standout number one? Let me know. Drive - Dan Pink.