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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? Think about it. All Rights Reserved.

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Microassist Elearning Examples Drawn from Texas DSHS Projects

The Learning Dispatch

We’re updating our online collection of elearning examples. Here are summaries of two examples we posted recently. Elearning Example 1: Visual Models and the HIV/STD Program Case Management Training. “As Microassist’s elearning development services first came into play for the HIV/STD case management project in 2010.

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70-20-10: Origin, Research, Purpose

Performance Learning Productivity

He has been studying and supporting it for many years and is co-author of the highly acclaimed Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results (Pfeiffer, 2010). The basic findings of the Lessons of Success study have been duplicated at least nine times that I know of.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

Dashe & Thomson

The ISO 9000 compliance team cries “success” if the documentation is complete. This can be especially true in the training field, where the training department’s ideas of success can be vastly different from a harried team manager who wants to minimize lost productivity due to excessive training. All Rights Reserved.

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

Dashe & Thomson

For example, Harvard professor Andrew McAfee sums up the Strength of Weak Ties theory nicely, describing how acquaintances with whom we are less familiar are more likely to tell us things we don’t already know: … People we don’t know all that well are hugely valuable in our work. I like to read, make films and play guitar (in private).

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If Wikis Work for National Security, They Can Work For the Rest of.

Dashe & Thomson

I am a member of the Dashe & Thomson running and biking teams, and captain of its small but emerging chess team. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. I like to read, make films and play guitar (in private). More about me here. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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If Wikis Work for National Security, They Can Work For the Rest of Us

Dashe & Thomson

I am a member of the Dashe & Thomson running and biking teams, and captain of its small but emerging chess team. Instead, tell them where to get the information they need, when they need it. I like to read, make films and play guitar (in private). More about me here. All Rights Reserved. Visit us at dashe.com

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