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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

In addition to the use of video games for recruitment purposes, which have been available for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning , avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use. Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this! Properly d.

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena

Dashe & Thomson

Army to help instruct soldiers on the sort of cross-cultural skills that can ensure success and safety when dealing with Afghani natives. 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 ยป Blog this! Properly d.

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eLearning Review: A Module for the National Security Arena.

Dashe & Thomson

Army to help instruct soldiers on the sort of cross-cultural skills that can ensure success and safety when dealing with Afghani natives. 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 ยป Blog this! Properly d.

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Facebook Apprenticeship

Clark Quinn

Jay Cross has an interesting post about using Facebook in the organization, and makes a connection I hadn’t seen (and wish I had :).ร‚ ร‚ He’s citing another post on FaceBook and the Enterprise, where JP Rangaswami posits that Facebook can be used to allow individuals to track what their bosses are doing, as role models.ร‚

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Leveraging the Law of the Few to Manage Change in the Workplace.

Dashe & Thomson

All the cool kids on the adult learning block are enthralled with โ€˜Peer-to-Peer Learningโ€™ and โ€˜The Emergence of the Collectiveโ€™, phrases used by Brown and Thomas in A New Culture of Learning. Going back to Brown and Thomasโ€™ A New Culture of Learning , โ€œstudents themselves are taking an active role in helping to create and mold [learning].โ€

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Jeffrey Gitomer's Reciprocation: The Old Give and Takeโ€ฆand Take.

Dashe & Thomson

According to sociologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule for reciprocation. For those of you that have read Robert Cialdiniโ€™s Influence , youโ€™ll recognize this as his first โ€œweapon of influence.โ€ The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided.

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Jeffrey Gitomer's Reciprocation: The Old Give and Takeโ€ฆand Take

Dashe & Thomson

According to sociologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule for reciprocation. For those of you that have read Robert Cialdiniโ€™s Influence , youโ€™ll recognize this as his first โ€œweapon of influence.โ€ The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided.