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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 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. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning).

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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Providing training to them in a way that reflects their preferred way of learning is a challenge that no company can afford to ignore. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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Supercomputer’s Win on Jeopardy: Little Comfort to Those Implementing Enterprise Computer Software → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.

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Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner.

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I’ve often wondered what all this right-brained thinking means for the learning industry. How will organizations get them to adopt new business processes, procedures, or software systems when necessary? Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning. Now, work is more like improv theater.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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It’s sort of the ultimate contribution to social learning. Now let’s translate this to a business setting. Once skills are mastered, workers can figure out how to apply them in new ways to further business goals. It could bring a new or struggling business to life or ensure its death. Properly d.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

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When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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

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Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend No comments yet. It’s not enough for people within functional areas (clusters) to connect. Properly d.