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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

So how can we, as instructional designers and eLearning developers, avoid the problems created by eLearning-in-a-vacuum? These are just a few ideas for social anchors that might help create a more social learning enabled environment for the lonely eLearner. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc.

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Aptara and Bookwire Announce Partnership to Revolutionize Publisher Services

Aptara

Frankfurt, April 23, 2024 – Bookwire, the leading global provider of digital services for publishers, and Aptara, a leading provider of comprehensive publishing solutions, proudly announce a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing publisher services and providing intelligent publishing solutions.

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AWS vs. Azure: Finding the Perfect Cloud Service for Your Enterprise

Integranxt

Among the giants vying for your cloud allegiance, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure stand out as the undisputed leaders. Together, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) command over 50% of worldwide cloud infrastructure services spend. AWS, born in 2006, now generates a staggering $24.2

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

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. 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.

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Retooling workforce development: Creating a more inclusive economy

CLO Magazine

However, in all cases, these services are focused on further improving productivity, entertainment and quality of life. However, unlike new product features that come with exhaustive service terms, changes to underlying skills requirements and workforce impacts are much less tracked or announced. million in 2010 to 333.2

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

Dashe & Thomson

By providing a blended experience we create the opportunity for our learners to first absorb information, then ask questions, challenge assumptions, and solicit experiences which they can share with others. 5 Tips for Creating Better Blended Experiences Remember “Transition to e-Learning” Development Tools.

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

The Washington Post recently ran an article on Project MMOWGLI (Massively Multiplayer Online Wargame Leveraging the Internet), a new MMORPG being rolled out by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that will allow thousands of players to participate in solving geopolitical crises created by hypothetical pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia.