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Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of.

Dashe & Thomson

This YouTube-based learning environment was founded in 2004 by former Boston hedge-fund manager Salman Khan, and today contains more than 2,200 lectures on more than 100 topics (mostly math related). In an effort to bridge the time and distance gap, he started making 10-minute videos of math lessons and posting them on YouTube.

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

Dashe & Thomson

So, here’s my leap from that “over-the-partition” informal learning scenario to how social media can support social learning: YouTube (in other words, video learning). Because video can be the virtual “over-the-partition” colleague. What users really want is to lean over the partition and say “Hey, how do I do this?” It is amazing ho.

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The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Following some careful product reviews and some alpha-testing we settled on this system and never looked back. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

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The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For.

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Following some careful product reviews and some alpha-testing we settled on this system and never looked back. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

With deadlines and budget pressures always present, it’s easy to jettison these “soft&# elements. Weber also points out how effectively additional techniques demonstrated in the movie – like music, movement, and humor – open the mind to learning. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this.

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Scaling up L&D in an era of downsizing

CLO Magazine

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year — budget season! As many leaders are in the throes of planning for the start of a new fiscal year, budget requests will inevitably come alongside budget reductions. YouTube can also be a wealth of cost-effective resources for specific skills learning.

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Moving from Teacher to Facilitator | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Tips for facilitating Here are a few tips you can use in a physical classroom, during synchronous online sessions, and even (with a little adaptation) with asynchronous applications: Begin by asking questions. Now the learner is responsible for helping create and shape the learning experience, and now they share the accountability as well.