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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. Leaders have to be willing to put some money behind training programs and they have to trust the statistics validating informal and social learning principles.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

Dashe & Thomson

Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 70% of workplace knowledge is learned informally (a statistic that is frequently referenced in the learning industry). I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In Because video can be the virtual “over-the-partition” colleague. Properly d.

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Is Your Measuring Stick Allowing You To Manage For The Better.

Dashe & Thomson

A system developed by which statistics were recorded and bets placed. Sure baseball became popular when money got involved, but the game improved dramatically when statistics allowed one to objectively decide who was good and who wasn’t. And how did that happen? Nuances like box scores, trades and scouting were all born. Properly d.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

An excellent article from Cross Pollination Media, titled “ Are ‘Digital Natives’ Better Suited for Mobile Learning? Ive been looking for some ammo t. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Top Learning, Technology & Media Links: Weekly Digest – 5

Upside Learning

This article talks about many such startling statistics. New Study Urges Colleges To Develop E-Learning Strategies For Higher Education : JISC. Seven Things I Learned This Year : eLearning Technology. Augmented Reality Marketing In 2010 And Beyond. Perhaps We Should Keep Some Information In Our Heads.

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The Impact of Declining Enrollments

Beyond Campus Innovations

According to the National Center for Education Statistics , “While total undergraduate enrollment increased by 37 percent between 2000 and 2010 (from 13.2 million students), enrollment decreased by 7 percent between 2010 and 2016 (from 18.1 The College Student Slump. million to 18.1 million to 16.9 million students).”

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Neurology Should Drive Corporate Training Design

PulseLearning

In this article, Pulse Learning presents four statistics that prove neurology should lead the way for corporate training design. This statistic makes it safe to say the gamification trend is here to stay. Application simulation training is a growing demand in the eLearning industry. 2014 eLearning survey.