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Time to Learn at Work: Getting Buy-in is a Company Relay

Degreed

However, the question is problematic because it assumes that learning at work always deters productivity. If companies also invest in other kinds of learning like experiential learning and learning in the flow of work, you’ll boost learning without pulling employees away from productivity.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

McGoldrick described an approach to evaluating training that wasn’t just about changes in learner behavior but about learners integrated with and interacting within their own workplace. Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies.

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Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Accelerated Learning attempts to change this imbalance by including activities that trigger the other intelligences, for example, Brain Gym® , games that involve movement, MindMapping® tools, songs and raps, and word cards. In my role as Vice President of Client and Staffing Services, I know that training may not always be the answer.

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Adolescent Vaping – Part III – Vaping in School

Jigsaw Interactive

With vaping among young people seeing such a steady climb in recent years, schools have had to become more vigilant about tweens and teens using vape-related products on campus. The biggest problem with vape pens—as opposed to traditional nicotine or marijuana products—is that they have a much less noticeable odor.

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The Gamification of Corporate Training

Association eLearning

Additionally, 80% of learners claimed learning would be more productive if it were more game-oriented, according to Deloitte. Participating staff were awarded chances to play online “random-point-yielding games when they sold a fresh-squeezed orange juice or a 4-pack of cinnamon rolls.” Provide real time feedback on performance.

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

have been accomplished, no change in behavior can occur. Organizations such as PACT, ASTD, MNISPI, and the Digital Learning Forum get my creative juices going to generate new ideas and synergies. Kirkpatrick says participants need to achieve certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to get to the desired behavior and results.

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A Learning Professional’s Guide to Creativity: 10 Methods for Sparking Great Ideas

Maestro

In her article “ 10 Rules for Play ” for the Figma blog, she encourages somewhat unorthodox activities—like sitting in a waiting room, changing your tools, and initiating your own cluster—to get the creative juices flowing again. Procrastinate Not every moment has to be a productive one. Watch now → 5.

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