Learning with e's

JUNE 19, 2009

I published two journal articles recently on the use of wikis in teaching and learning, and I'm making them available here on this blog. I have also published several book chapters recently on the use of wikis in education which I will make available here over the next few weeks - so bookmark this space!

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. They found that the employees near the edge of a cluster were more effective at problem-solving than those in the middle of a cluster. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

This movie should be required viewing for anyone in the learning industry – it demonstrates all the ingredients for effective learning. Weber also points out how effectively additional techniques demonstrated in the movie – like music, movement, and humor – open the mind to learning. I’ll be seeing it again! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

That’s all fair, and we should seek to accommodate as many people as possible in our pursuit of effective training. And yet that’s effectively what is happening when we present text visually and then have someone say it at the same time. Why don’t we hear that? Because it’s not true. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. So how do you keep it real? Move from being a teacher to facilitator. Learners as Teachers.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

It’s hard to overstate the importance of learner engagement when teaching complex new material, and in this case the $2 whiteboard is far more effective at gaining that engagement. Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog - May 3, 2011 [.] Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes. I’m merely attempting to show how confusing this new world of social media is.

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

APRIL 6, 2012

For some time now, I have an evaluation report of an organization that has experience with the introduction of social media (like wikis and blog) in the organization since 2009. We chose to use existing social media services in the cloud instead of buying a company package, because this creates flexibility and is cheaper. "We

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 5, 2011

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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

But why is video so much more effective at accelerating innovation than, say, print – or even eLearning? Like Marsha (above) I am a graduate student at Roosevelt University and focus on technologies like YouTube as an effective learning tool. Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

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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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 2, 2011

Up until now the effects of these failed implementations have amounted to little more than lost opportunities. Simply put, in most cases failed EHRs suffer from the same symptoms that are seen in countless other IT implementations: insufficient staff buy-in, insufficient training, and an ROI that is often slow to make itself apparent.

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E-Learning Provocateur

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

For example, some of them have been blogging and tweeting about the role of social media in driving the pro-democracy protests in Egypt. Bloggers and Twitterati are self-evident social media fans, so it’s to be expected that some of them will adopt an evangelical view of the role of Web 2.0 Good centuries-old social networking.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

These people hold the secret to effective networking – it’s not all about you ; it’s about all of you. In Malcom Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point , Gladwell introduces several influential personality types, one of which is the Connector – an individual who knows large numbers of people and is in the habit of making introductions.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

by Paul on April 20, 2011 in Classroom Learning , Informal Learning , social learning Over the last few months I’ve discussed with my brother, a professor at Bethel University here in Minneapolis, how to incorporate social media into his classes. I’m merely attempting to show how confusing this new world of social media is.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

To start answering these questions, we have to acknowledge that formal learning, as we know it today, will not be effective in the future. How will organizations get them to adopt new business processes, procedures, or software systems when necessary? Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Social Learning theorist Albert Bandura maintains that: “Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous, if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. First to prove they are safe and then to prove they are effective. Actual patients must volunteer to participate.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

What happens in class is interactive problem solving – which means, in effect, that the “teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” he says. Khan discusses this whole phenomenon in this 20-minute TED talk. Properly d.

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Upside Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2010

50 Ways To Use Wikis For A More Collaborative And Interactive Classroom. Wikis are an exceptionally useful tool for getting students more involved in curriculum. This article shares how you can put wikis to work in your classroom. Read it here. Best Practices For Using Video In E-Learning.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Envision a phone application that allows you to browse FAQs, search for desired training content and access collaborative workspaces including wikis and forums that contain user-generated content. What more would you need to learn effectively on your mobile device? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Envision a phone application that allows you to browse FAQs, search for desired training content and access collaborative workspaces including wikis and forums that contain user-generated content. What more would you need to learn effectively on your mobile device? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

So, while SurveyMonkey’s research is interesting, it still doesn’t tell us conclusively what the effect is of over-questioning your clients. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem?

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

So, while SurveyMonkey’s research is interesting, it still doesn’t tell us conclusively what the effect is of over-questioning your clients. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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Learningtogo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Can a Wiki Be an Antidote to Zoom Fatigue? While we have a wide variety of tools available to do this in a face-to-face encounter, our online toolbox is much smaller and less effective. A recent study suggested one solution to help mitigate the challenges of online learning that you may have overlooked: the wiki. What Is a Wiki?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

To be effective the game must make work seem like play. There are many elements of games and simulations that, when designed effectively, can help our learners achieve a state of flow: rich back stories and characters, compelling plotlines, and that delicate balance between something that is difficult, yet still achievable. Properly d.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

WIKI: Check if your LMS includes a Wiki. Wikis are simple, efficient tools for managing knowledge and collaborating. Wikis are online so users can access, collaborate, and share content, knowledge and files anytime, anywhere. You can read more about LMS Wikis here. They’re easy to learn and use.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Since I became an active Twitter user a few months ago, the application has grown on me to the point where it’s now far-and-away my favorite social media tool. Sure, these are great tools, but how do we utilize them effectively to change how people learn in the workplace or at school? And I use the word ‘tool’ for a reason.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The cause and effect is easy to understand. This effects workers in northern states more often than in the south so we have made that point abundantly clear throughout the program. Going back to the propane industry, there is a phenomenon called auto-refrigeration. Properly d.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Social Media for Trainers is a great book for understanding the ways to leverage social media to extend training beyond the traditional four walls. She starts with a basic description of social media and then covers all the biggies, Twitter, Facebook(online communities), Blogs, and wikis. But she doesn't stop there.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 30, 2008

The folks at Common Craft have another great video, this time about social media. This really is about the change in the business & media environment at a high level rather than the specifics of how to use any one technology. I wonder if an explanation with more of a story, like this video, would be more effective.

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eLearning Blender

NOVEMBER 20, 2007

It's obvious that a Wiki would be a great help in my organization. I believe a Wiki would be a great addition to our systems so that it is easier to access commonly needed information quickly. So, we know we need a Wiki. Now I just need to figure out how I am going to measure its effectiveness.

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Upside Learning

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

You can look forward to some hardcore ID gyan from Aneesh, while Abhijeet would be the one feeding you with your weekly dose of the best of Learning, Technology and Media links. LMS Wikis: Unharnessed Potential. This post is an endeavor to explore the various uses of the LMS Wiki. Two guys with immense potential, I promise you.

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Experiencing eLearning

JULY 16, 2014

” This applies to blogs, wikis, and pretty much any other online content, not just formal e-learning. Write more effectively to link on stronger words. Filed under: e-Learning , Social Media' Just link on text that means something and would tell you where the link goes even without the surrounding context.

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Origin Learning

JULY 8, 2016

Back then, social media was in a fledgling state. But, it was the effective campaign of Barack Obama that led to a paradigm shift globally as far as the use of social media as a strategic tool is concerned. Innovative learning transcended borders, thanks to the successful deployment of this social media technology.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2016

Other tools such as wikis, blogs and podcasts also began to be used in education, at first tentatively, and then as embedded features in various programmes of study. Social media lend themselves naturally to support learning through discussions, collaboration and sharing. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Unported License.

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Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Social Media for Trainers is a great book for understanding the ways to leverage social media to extend training beyond the traditional four walls. She starts with a basic description of social media and then covers all the biggies, Twitter, Facebook(online communities), Blogs, and wikis. But she doesn't stop there.

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