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

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military by Jim on May 19, 2011 in Gaming Theory Think game-based training doesn’t have anything to offer your organization in the way of savings?

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Can Games Transform the World? Games seem like a really cool way to add some fun to learning and seem to pose little or no risk to the learning outcome. To be effective the game must make work seem like play.

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Defend the Spend: How to Calculate ROI on L&D Investment

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Need to Calculate ROI on L&D Investments Are you confident that your L&D initiatives are working fine, and do you have the data to back it up? Overall, measuring ROI in eLearning investment allows organizations to make data-driven decisions and optimize their spending on training and development.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Ive worked in sales and marketing with various organizations, including 3M, the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ionix Medical, and the Itasca Project. I live and breathe Minnesota sports and love golfing, boating, skiing, traveling, and attending live music. It is amazing ho.

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The $2 Whiteboard Shows Power of Peer-to-Peer Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog - May 3, 2011 [.] Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. | Social Learning Blog - January 7, 2011 [.] instead choosing to learn from those around him (check out Jon’s post on peer-to-peer learning here). Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!

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What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Those of you that enjoyed the non-stop college basketball action, whether at home, at the games, or in Vegas, are trudging back to your offices. After a game is complete, the coach will break down the film, showing players what they did right and wrong. From here, the coaching staff will lay out a game plan. It is amazing ho.

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The Renewed Importance of EHR Training – Meaningful Use Incentives.

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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. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!