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Why We Should Stop Talking About ROI in Training

Mindflash

For as long as Return on Investment, or ROI , has been prevalent concept in business, it’s also been a fixture of workplace learning and performance. A Brief History of ROI in Training. Many people look at Don Kirkpatrick ’s work from as early as 1959 as the beginning of ROI in learning and development.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

As support, Anderson provides examples in which exceptional performers (elite dancers, TED Conference speakers), learn from their counterparts around the world by watching them online. The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Stop Evaluating Training!

Upside Learning

Proving the effectiveness of training and showing ROI is no walk in the park and still keeps L&D up at night. Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model has long been the holy grail of training effectiveness measurement to businesses. However, Levels 3 & 4 are not so easy to implement. Why is this happening?

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Hey, That's Social Learning!

Dashe & Thomson

The eLearning Guild hosted an engaging, curiosity-inspiring conference focused on social learning. I’m not sure I would have seen the concert through the lens of social learning had I not attended DevLearn ’10 last month. It was at the concert, however, that I fully understood why I must pay attention to social learning. Properly d.

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Hey, That's Social Learning! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The eLearning Guild hosted an engaging, curiosity-inspiring conference focused on social learning. I’m not sure I would have seen the concert through the lens of social learning had I not attended DevLearn ’10 last month. It was at the concert, however, that I fully understood why I must pay attention to social learning. Properly d.

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It’s Time to Rethink the Value of Training and Development

CLO Magazine

The business and technology training and development market is booming. Many rely on the Kirkpatrick Model , which offers four levels of evaluation: Level 1: Reaction – The degree to which employees find the training favorable, engaging and relevant to their jobs. That correlation provides clear business value.

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