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Reflections on 10 Years of Consulting

Experiencing eLearning

As of this month, it’s been 10 years since I left my last full-time job and started my own business. However, even after 10 years of consulting, it still feels like the right fit. The Ups of Consulting. I have a low tolerance for boredom, which is one of the reasons I love this field, and consulting in particular.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Cammy Bean’s latest blog post provides many ideas as well as real-life examples for Using Social Media for Learning. The slow adoption of social learning is not localized to Minnesota and North Carolina. Karen O’Leonard from Bersin & Associates wrote an article last week entitled Corporate Spending on Social Learning.

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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.

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How Freelance Clients Find Me

Experiencing eLearning

An online portfolio is a requirement if you’re freelancing or consulting. My portfolio is on my business website. Since I started this blog as a free WordPress site years before I decided to become a consultant, I didn’t think about the domain as a business need at the time. Networking = Relationships.

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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Not Everyone is a Social Customer by Paul on February 11, 2011 in Development Tools , customer service , social learning A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the need to train your clients on the various methods of…training.

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

I can now see how Level 2 can be used to evaluate role-based eLearning and instructor-led training. Kirkpatrick says new knowledge and skills don’t translate to actual business value unless they are transferred to new on-the-job behavior. Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3.

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Here’s How I Became a Full-Time Freelance eLearning Designer

Tim Slade

Earlier this year, I shared with you that I made the transition into becoming a full-time freelance eLearning designer. Unfortunately, I think one of the biggest misconceptions folks have about freelancing is that you just decide one day to quit your full-time job and start a business. I Established My Brand. I Found My Niche.