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Training vs. Learning and the Role of Mobile Devices

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We still get our information from other people, but instead of having to go to a classroom or library to take it in, we can all sit down at a computer to learn just about anything we would ever want to learn, when we want to learn it. Our world has evolved into a just-in-time learning society.

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Training vs. Learning and the Role of Mobile Devices | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

We still get our information from other people, but instead of having to go to a classroom or library to take it in, we can all sit down at a computer to learn just about anything we would ever want to learn, when we want to learn it. Our world has evolved into a just-in-time learning society.

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The Sound of Silence | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

That’s all fair, and we should seek to accommodate as many people as possible in our pursuit of effective training. Oddly enough, however, it’s a rare day when you hear people say “I learn so much better when my brain is trying to do two things at once.” Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Properly d.

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

Dashe & Thomson

In a world as ever-changing as today’s, it is frankly the height of hubris to assume that all problems can be solved by a few heads, but that is effectively what many organizations persist in doing. The problems facing struggling Fortune 500 companies are often similarly complex, yet few if any are utilizing a crowd-sourcing model.

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My Learning Resolution For The Year (Hint: It's not “to be.

Dashe & Thomson

Nothing new, really, but it reinforced the idea that effective training can only be accomplished by doing , not being told. In effect, he was driving; I was just executing the commands. 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.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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This movie should be required viewing for anyone in the learning industry – it demonstrates all the ingredients for effective learning. In her article* 10 Brainpowered Wonders in the King’s Speech , Dr. Ellen Weber nicely summarizes a few of the lessons this movie teaches us about learning. I’ll be seeing it again!

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The Renewed Importance of EHR Training – Meaningful Use Incentives.

Dashe & Thomson

Up until now the effects of these failed implementations have amounted to little more than lost opportunities. 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. Properly d.