Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Can Games Transform the World? It turns out that the mechanics of videogames can transform the world—making even the most arduous tasks pleasant and rewarding. To be effective the game must make work seem like play.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. My question is whether the Four Levels hold together as an evaluation design, considering that they still focus on the training event. The KEC provides a roadmap for the design, implementation, and assessment of evaluations.

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Evalution Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning 160

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.

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Social Networks Social Social Learning Blended Learning 124

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? by Paul on March 23, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Opening weekend of March Madness is over. Yes, it hurts just typing it. Thank you CBS and Turner!

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Blended Learning Social Networks Blended Social 145

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Charles Jennings hits the nail on the head when he says: We are moving to the world of the sons of Socrates, where dialogue and guidance are key competencies.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 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?” Properly d.

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Social Networks Sound Social Learning Blended Learning 154

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems. Because the people on the edge were more likely to be connected to other network clusters, and therefore had access to information that was not available to people who were “buried” at the middle of a cluster. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? And they share what they have learned with others, in more ways than ever in today’s world. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc.

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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. Properly d. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

We all know that, in today’s world, change is a constant companion. It has been around for all of my 15+ years as an instructional designer and training developer, and goes back much further than that. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. I hope you’ll share yours with us as well.

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Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

The era of “left brain” dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which “right brain” qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. Out of the box thinking is what makes the new world go round and round… Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Good content. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? 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.

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Social Learning Social Networks Social Blended Learning 134

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? I’m merely attempting to show how confusing this new world of social media is. I’m not trying to discredit either of these firms whatsoever. They both do great work. Sad, but true.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 124

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? Then I remembered a series of highly successful training programs designed to address the three learning styles at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Social Learning Blogging 140

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? All you have to do is put their words to paper, design the desired instruction and begin training. However, just as often this makes an instructional designer’s job more difficult.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Web Wiki 124

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

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Social Networks Change Blended Learning Management 140

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 2, 2011

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

Social Networks 145

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 145

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Blended Learning Social Wiki 124

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of the Classroom by Jon on March 21, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Video , blended learning Where do the most innovate ideas in learning come from? Properly d.

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Lecture Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki 134

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MARCH 7, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? by Jim on March 8, 2011 in social learning I’ll be honest. Properly d. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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Social Networks Blended Learning Social Market 134

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena by Jim on October 15, 2010 in Reviews , eLearning Most of the eLearning modules we design here at Dashe & Thomson are aimed at the corporate audience.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena by Jim on October 15, 2010 in Reviews , eLearning Most of the eLearning modules we design here at Dashe & Thomson are aimed at the corporate audience.

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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 Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Properly d.

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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 Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Properly d.

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Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 22, 2009

First, Metaplace announced it will be closing its virtual doors on January 1, 2010 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time. This means that a user created "portal" into a virtual world can be accessed from web location. It is inevitable that the 3D Virtual World space will have acquisitions, mergers and failures.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

As instructional designers, we can help create environments that grow better Exobrains. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Just as the corporate world thought they had caught up to adult learning norms with the adoption of eLearning, and some with blended learning, along comes social learning. Many accuse him of creating hasty generalizations, while others believe he provides wonderful insights about our world and ourselves.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Change Management 134

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.

Social Networks 145

Social Networks Network Social Learning Blended Learning 145

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 113

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Blogging 113

Tony Karrer

APRIL 13, 2010

I had an interesting conversation the other day about whether there’s that much new going on in eLearning here in 2010. In the world of eLearning, I generally pay attention to other innovators. That said – I’m still under the impression that my central eLearning Predictions for 2010 is going to come true. What are these?

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Innovation Compliance Training Google Wave PKM 111

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange of Information by Paul on March 14, 2011 in social learning Most of us in the adult learning industry have already found and incorporated Twitter into our everyday lives.

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Social Networks Twitter Social Learning Blended Learning 163

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Hey, That’s Social Learning! by Jolene on December 14, 2010 in social learning Recently I witnessed a fabulous and fascinating display of social learning – a high school chamber music concert. Properly d.

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Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Hey, That’s Social Learning! by Jolene on December 14, 2010 in social learning Recently I witnessed a fabulous and fascinating display of social learning – a high school chamber music concert. Properly d.

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Social Learning Social Networks Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

Tom Gram, in the February 17, 2011 post on his Performance X Design blog, says that our training programs are working when we can point to evidence and linkages in performance terms. You can draw on the “before-and-after” business and human resource metrics that are readily available in any company. That’s all we usually need, he says.

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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. Properly d.

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