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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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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3. Kirkpatrick says new knowledge and skills don’t translate to actual business value unless they are transferred to new on-the-job behavior. Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? Level 3: Behavior. We All Did.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Trust me…trying to train folks on a software package that they will neither need nor use is an exercise in frustration for everyone involved, not to mention a waste of time and money. Workers suddenly have the power to choose what they want to focus on, what they are passionate about (within the limits of the business of course).

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Why Are Individual Online Courses and Exercises Useful for Building Organisational Capability? 

Acorn Labs

Individual online courses and exercises are training activities that learners undertake in isolation. Why are individual online courses or exercises good for building organisational capability? . Long-term, individual online courses or exercises can make for more digestible and accessible learning experiences.

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Why Are Individual Online Courses and Exercises Useful for Building Organisational Capability? 

Acorn Labs

Individual online courses and exercises are training activities that learners undertake in isolation. Why are individual online courses or exercises good for building organisational capability? Long-term, individual online courses or exercises can make for more digestible and accessible learning experiences.

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From Global L&D Experts: Insights on Skills, Data, Business Alignment, and AI

Degreed

Today, we lifelong learn like most of us exercise, which is ‘kinda-sorta.’ Three key ideas emerged that will light the path: skills, data and business alignment, and artificial intelligence (AI). What’s changing is how we measure and leverage them in business. That’s what Degreed CEO David Blake said at Degreed LENS 2024.

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Should You Use Social Media in Your Course?

LearnDash

A look at the advantages, disadvantages, and underlying purpose of social media in the classroom. Social media is among the most prominent of these resources , and there’s a strong temptation for many online educators to find creative ways to use it in their course. However, social media isn’t for everyone—or every course.