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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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Misconceptions?

Clark Quinn

The problem with the latter category is that folks will eagerly adopt, or avoid, these topics without understanding the nuances. However, not being known for my patience (a flaw in my character ;), I’d welcome any other ideas! Perhaps, like with myths, it’s just persistent messaging and ongoing education.

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Misconceptions?

Upside Learning

The problem with the latter category is that folks will eagerly adopt, or avoid, these topics without understanding the nuances. However, not being known for my patience (a flaw in my character), I’d welcome any other ideas! At this point, I’m open to suggestions. This blog was originally published on Learnlets.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Companies like Hubspot (love them, by the way) that market themselves as “social media” or “inbound marketing” experts do have some great ideas on how to leverage social tools to increase traffic, sales leads, etc. But, in the end, they’re just ideas. Sad, but true. Anthony is building roads for teachers to drive on. Properly d.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

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. Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. However, wikis are only the tip of the iceberg. Go take a peek.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. That said, I’d like to share some of my ideas about how we need to change what we do to address on-demand learning and performance needs during design, development, and deployment of a training program.