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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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 18, 2009

Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. PFL: Preparation for Future Learning–setting up people to be able to learn more effectively. Tom Stone: Or a common I hear about our wikis… “I feel enabled to actually create more valuable documentation than I did in the past. What is the ROI of email?

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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

MARCH 2, 2011

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

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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. Properly d.

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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

MAY 11, 2011

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. The clustering of employee groups was not the surprising thing. The real discovery came when they posed problems for various employees to solve. Properly d.

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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

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

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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WhatFix

JUNE 28, 2023

Back to Blog Employee Training & Development 14 Effective Ways to Reduce Employee Training Costs Published: June 28, 2023 Adelina Karpenkova On average, organizations spent $1,111 per employee on training-related costs in 2023. The question is, how do you reduce your training costs without compromising quality or training effectiveness ?

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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

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

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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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

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

APRIL 17, 2011

This is ROE, not ROI. Work review of completed work Interviews and focus groups. Kirkpatrick has said that this is the most difficult and most important level: Behavior is the link between training and results. Level 4: Results. ROE is Return on Expectations. And here we are full circle back to the stakeholders’ expectations. to training?to

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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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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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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

The concept is more than just a buzzword and is now increasingly used by forward-thinking organizations to foster collaborative learning and its application in the flow of work to drive organizational performance and the effectiveness of L&D activities. Need proof? Enterprises and social learning.

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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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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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Tesseract Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

At the present virtual learning also happens through social technologies like blogs, wikis, discussion forums, messaging tools, conferencing tools, subject-matter directories, and videos. Research studies also indicate that social learning methods deliver a better ROI (almost 75:1 ratio) when compared to traditional classroom training.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

The number one most asked question by social media marketers was, “How do I measure the effect of social media marketing on my business?” Instead of getting answers, by the time it was over I found myself asking more questions. The webinar hosts didn’t have an answer. I’m not trying to discredit either of these firms whatsoever. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

Sure, these are great tools, but how do we utilize them effectively to change how people learn in the workplace or at school? If that doesn’t scream ‘revolution in learning’ then I should find something else to do. But this still doesn’t really answer any questions. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

The number one most asked question by social media marketers was, “How do I measure the effect of social media marketing on my business?” Instead of getting answers, by the time it was over I found myself asking more questions. The webinar hosts didn’t have an answer. I’m not trying to discredit either of these firms whatsoever. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. I needed a flow charting tool that could be accessed by the entire group with nothing more than an Internet connection. After a little research, I landed at Gliffy.com , and so far have not looked back.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

Gliffy is an online flow charting tool that provides a cost effective way to create and publish high-quality flow charts and diagrams. I needed a flow charting tool that could be accessed by the entire group with nothing more than an Internet connection. After a little research, I landed at Gliffy.com , and so far have not looked back.

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Instancy

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving business world, effective employee training is more critical than ever. This is where Learning Management Systems (LMS) come in. ● Course delivery and tracking: Can you deliver various content formats (videos, audio, text) and track learner progress effectively?

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LearnDash

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In addition to courses JIT can include internal live chat access to experts and corporate wiki sites. How effective is JIT? This is where JIT training really can be effective. Gamification can even be bypassed if necessary (although simple gaming elements can actually work very well with JIT training, like leaderboards).

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TalentLMS

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Workplace training systems also bring together managers and employees under one communication platform for effective knowledge and experience sharing. This trend is important to learn and keep up if organizations want to update employee skills, improve ROI on trainings and reduce time taken to develop these trainings.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 2, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives.

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WhatFix

MARCH 31, 2023

However, if you do not have properly set up training analytics to measure training effectiveness , there will always be questions like: is this training effective? 7 Metrics to Track With Your Training Analytics Strategy Here are some of the most important metrics to measure the effectiveness of your training program.

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Docebo

MAY 8, 2018

The concept is more than just a buzzword, and is now increasingly used by forward-thinking organizations to foster collaborative learning and its application in the flow of work to drive organizational performance and the effectiveness of L&D activities. Need proof? Enterprises and Social Learning.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2010

He sites a study: the # variable for effectiveness in training is manager impact. Link effectiveness to context. Bob’s list of favorites: Job aids CoPs (wikis, blogs, forums) learning portal reference materials…. Instead ask the help desk people – they’ll tell you how well the spreadsheet course went. It’s a competency model.

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