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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I have included Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation in every proposal I have ever written, and I wanted to hear from Kirkpatrick himself regarding his take on the current state of evaluation and whether his four levels are still viable. Well, based on where Kirkpatrick and his son James are today, I was completely wrong.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. The title was “Expanding ROI in Training Programs Using Scriven, Kirkpatrick, and Brinkerhoff,” which sounds pretty academic. What I liked was that McGoldrick didn’t critique the Kirkpatrick model. But it wasn’t.

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How to Measure and Optimize eLearning ROI: Strategies, Tools, and Case Studies

eLearningMind

On the other hand, other things aren’t as easy to quantify, such as eLearning ROI. As budgets tighten and the demand for accountability rises, measuring and optimizing the return on investment (ROI) of eLearning initiatives has never been more critical. Tom Kelly, VP of Internet Learning Solutions Group at Cisco Systems, Inc.,

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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. It sounds like Weejee is growing quickly with Ian and Tracy at the helm, but they too are frustrated with the slow adoption of informal learning. Go take a peek.

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Business-aligned strategies for Leadership Development: An Interview with Dr. Yvonne Catino, VP, Leadership and OD, Infopro Learning

Infopro Learning

Nowadays, because of technology, the avenues to engage the learner are more in number and more powerful. Also, the benefit of adopting virtual environment for training is very evident in the current business scenario. So, use of technology has furthered leader development programs. We prefer to start at the other end.

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

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. More about me here. Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Trent Batson wrote a great piece on technology adoption in the classroom a couple weeks ago entitled Faculty ‘Buy in’ – to What? He argues that technology advocates urge faculty members to go away from what they’ve been doing but don’t explain what they should go toward. Sad, but true. Ive been looking for some ammo t.