Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

by Paul on April 13, 2011 in Informal Learning , social learning Last week my girlfriend and I ate dinner at Darbar Indian Grill in Uptown Minneapolis with another couple (good food, but overpriced), and we got on the topic of surfing the net on the job. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

According to an article released by mlive.com , more than a quarter of new jobs created this past year were temporary jobs. Many consulting firms in our industry become too niche and lose out on work they can easily provide but do a poor job of marketing. Business confidence is still extremely low. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog. We thought we could train them to do their jobs. And the only way they can keep up is by learning for themselves. Cross writes: Once upon a time, people were paid to follow instructions. Now, work is more like improv theater. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

However, just as often this makes an instructional designer’s job more difficult. You may think a client who knows exactly what they want is a dream come true. All you have to do is put their words to paper, design the desired instruction and begin training. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Avoid this problem by keeping your queries gentle, and remember – people not only need praise, but they deserve it for a job well-done. But if you make these check-ins “all stick and no carrot,” you will increasingly find that your attempts at communication are met with suspicion, or worse – silence. Don’t skimp. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Avoid this problem by keeping your queries gentle, and remember – people not only need praise, but they deserve it for a job well-done. But if you make these check-ins “all stick and no carrot,” you will increasingly find that your attempts at communication are met with suspicion, or worse – silence. Don’t skimp. Properly d. Properly d.

Social Networks 102

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

Jaime Pappas describes this role: He or she is the one person whose job it is to increase awareness, facilitate adoption, keep the conversations moving, and develop the training, policies, best practices, and escalation paths for any and all of the unforeseen situations that can arise in a community. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

People love to play games – if they can learn how to do their job by doing just that more power to them. Rob Mueller May 11, 2011 at 6:35 pm # Great post on using games as a training device. I see it as being another nice evolution of training. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Here are some things that stood out right away: Style: The format is simple – there’s little or no animation in order to keep focus on the storyline – but the use of graphic novel illustration shows an understanding of the audience. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Here are some things that stood out right away: Style: The format is simple – there’s little or no animation in order to keep focus on the storyline – but the use of graphic novel illustration shows an understanding of the audience. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

Module 100

Module Social Networks Blended Learning Security 100

Limestone Learning

APRIL 29, 2020

In this webinar, with Jim Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., Senior Consultant at Kirkpatrick Partners, and Wendy Kirkpatrick, President of Kirkpatrick Partners, will explain why informal learning’s actually an opportunity for you to expand your influence as a learning and performance consultant, and deliver increased value to your organization.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Subject Matter Matter s – These surveys do a good job of accounting for varying levels of course complexity. However, there they don’t include much discussion about the learning subject matter itself. A course on thermodynamics will clearly take significantly longer than one on basic office procedures. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Subject Matter Matter s – These surveys do a good job of accounting for varying levels of course complexity. However, there they don’t include much discussion about the learning subject matter itself. A course on thermodynamics will clearly take significantly longer than one on basic office procedures. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 11, 2011

I’ve helped design and build many electronic performance support systems (or mega-instructional job aids as expertly described by Cathy Moore ), and have recently started exploring ways to incorporate social learning tools … but nothing like this. What blows my mind when I see Inkling? Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Just as water will always find its own level by the path of least resistance, individual learners, working in collaboration and unhampered by the precepts of authority, tend to do an excellent job of finding and sharing what they need to know efficiently and effectively, even if they don’t necessarily know what they are looking for to begin with.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Because Dashe & Thomson is a consulting firm, we offer a plethora of services to our clients, and we can do a much better job identifying all of our clients’ needs during a consultation or training assessment and customizing our offering to meet those demands. We need to be better at treating our most valuable customers in a special way.

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Dashe & Thomson

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Because Dashe & Thomson is a consulting firm, we offer a plethora of services to our clients, and we can do a much better job identifying all of our clients’ needs during a consultation or training assessment and customizing our offering to meet those demands. We need to be better at treating our most valuable customers in a special way.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Custom 100

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 2, 2011

We frequently cite a study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which demonstrated that approximately 70% of all on-the-job learning is done informally, through employee-driven initiative, and through employee-to-employee knowledge transfers. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d. Properly d.

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LearnUpon

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It educates your employees on the laws or regulations applicable to their job function or industry. Examples include “Location”, “Job Role” or “Department”. The use of custom fields allows you to deal with groups of learners as a unit and to assign all learners in that group to a specific course or learning path.

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