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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. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class. What I liked was that McGoldrick didn’t critique the Kirkpatrick model. But it wasn’t.

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Why you should start measuring informal learning today

Docebo

What opportunities are companies missing to help people retain more of what they’re learning and discover new knowledge through other, more informal channels? Since it can be difficult to understand how a learning program impacts the organization (or calculate ROI ), companies simply don’t do it. WATCH THE WEBINAR.

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eLearning Cyclops: Informal learning. Maybe I Can Informally.

eLearning Cyclops

Informal learning. Maybe I Can Informally Assess Its Impact #LCBQ. This months Big Question at Learning Circuits is regarding assessing the impact of informal learning. The extent of my experience in evaluation has focused on applying Kirkpatricks model to classroom training and e-learning.

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Evaluating Social Learning

Dashe & Thomson

There are people looking at applying the Kirkpatrick model, there are people measuring the use of social learning tools, and there are people talking about something similar to Brinkerhoff’s Success Case Method. In the spirit of my blog posts on Re-evaluating Evaluation and Revisiting Kirkpatrick , I decided to start with Don Clark ?Big

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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The gist of it was that even though we have an enormous amount of tools available to enable social learning across far reaching boundaries, the self-study type of eLearning seen in so many workplaces today can potentially cut learners off from any type of social interaction during the course of the learning. Properly d.

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The Renewed Importance of EHR Training – Meaningful Use Incentives.

Dashe & Thomson

Instruction must, therefore, be on an “as-needed&# basis, with concise, easily-accessible, role-based lessons allowing employees to learn in a way that promotes retention without causing burn-out. The result? Better patient outcomes, reduced redundancy, and a little extra cash from the government… Blog this! Properly d.

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Rx for SMEs

Dashe & Thomson

That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Consider using a SME Readiness Assessment to gauge SME readiness and availability to do their job. Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. Properly d.