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Not Everyone is a Social Customer | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Not Everyone is a Social Customer by Paul on February 11, 2011 in Development Tools , customer service , social learning A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog about the need to train your clients on the various methods of…training.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These dynamics have been around for thousands of years, and have been written about extensively for decades – like in this 1973 article by Mark Granvotter in the American Journal of Sociology, The Strength of Weak Ties. Properly d. Properly d.

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The Great Survey Completion Rate Dilemma Solved (Maybe) | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

As you’ve no doubt come to expect from my “investigative journalism” style, I did a little digging (and I mean little), and what at least one source reports may surprise you. But is this really the case, I’ve often wondered? My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this! Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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The Great Survey Completion Rate Dilemma Solved (Maybe)

Dashe & Thomson

As you’ve no doubt come to expect from my “investigative journalism” style, I did a little digging (and I mean little), and what at least one source reports may surprise you. But is this really the case, I’ve often wondered? My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this! Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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Active and Passive Learning in Organizations

The Performance Improvement Blog

Many of the typical methods of learning in the workplace make the learner a passive recipient of knowledge and skills. The method might be entertaining, interactive, and of their own choosing, but fundamentally these methods are passive for the learner. External blog and news feeds (reading subscribed resources).

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When CEs Aren’t Enough: How to Engage and Empower Learners

Association eLearning

He can obtain his CEs by attending meetings, reading journals, and taking instructor-led or online classes. When designing your continuing education activities, whether it be a journal reading, a facilitated meeting, or an in-person or online course, challenge yourself to think outside the box. Share this on Facebook.

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10 Guidelines to Help Your Learners Find Credible Online Sources

LearnDash

Or in 2005, before Facebook became open to the public? For instance, part of what makes Pew a reliable source is that they are open about their methods. When was the source written, and is it still relevant? Imagine trying to write a guide for citing online sources in 1997, the year before Google was founded?