Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The band director provides a safe environment and plenty of opportunities. As the band director explained, the students organize the ensembles, recruit student musicians, and show up between one to four mornings a week – before school – to rehearse. The kids seize the opportunities, take risks, and flourish. Properly d.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Networks Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

You can play nice and develop whatever type of training your client wants, whether it provides tangible value or not. This article by Tom Kuhlman provides some great tips on helping your client see training differently. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Blended Learning Web Wiki 124

Absorb LMS

JUNE 20, 2013

The system provides a way for learners and instructors to add course sessions to their personal calendars (Outlook, etc.). The system provides a calendar-view of sessions to learners, instructors, and administrators. The system can provide instructors with teaching materials associated with their classes. Have I missed anything?

Association Learning Management System 238

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Virtual Classroom 238

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Social Networks 113

Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 113

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Find out which meetings your SMEs are attending and get invited those that will likely provide valuable content. Provide SMEs with opportunities to report their readiness. The SME can then visit the site when they have time and do a structured brain-dump. That way you learn as your SMEs learn. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Social Networks 113

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Blogging 113

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 19, 2011

Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

When this happened to us recently, we turned to Vanilla Forums to provide the answer. Vanillaforums.org Scenario: A medium size client is rolling out a new software system and matching software training to all of its employees, but doesn’t have the money for a help desk team. What do you do? Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

Social Networks 133

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 133

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Because of the vast range of services we provide as a management consulting firm, we’re something different to every client. 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. Crafting the appropriate message is a balancing act. Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Blogging 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Walmart announced last week (April 18, 2011) that it is – … buying Mountain View-based Kosmix , a heavily funded social media technology provider that has built a platform that enables users to filter and organize content in social networks, in order to connect people with information that matters to them, in real-time. Properly d.

Social Media 124

Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Network 124

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

It is a world where the capability to find information and turn it into knowledge at the point-of-need provides the key competitive advantage, where knowing the right people to ask the right questions of is more likely to lead to success than any amount of internally-held knowledge and skill. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Blended Learning Personal Personalization 140

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

When this happened to us recently, we turned to Vanilla Forums to provide the answer. Vanillaforums.org Scenario: A medium size client is rolling out a new software system and matching software training to all of its employees, but doesn’t have the money for a help desk team. What do you do? Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Free 124

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

While games like these provide a fun alternative to boring quizzes, they do not provide context. According to McGonigal, When we play a game, we think creatively, collaborate, and persist. It is not enough, however, to just add a Jeopardy or Wheel-of-Fortune game to our instructional design. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Games 124

Absorb LMS

JUNE 20, 2013

The system provides a way for learners and instructors to add course sessions to their personal calendars (Outlook, etc.). The system provides a calendar-view of sessions to learners, instructors, and administrators. The system can provide instructors with teaching materials associated with their classes. Have I missed anything?

Association Learning Management System 190

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Virtual Classroom 190

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

As support, Anderson provides examples in which exceptional performers (elite dancers, TED Conference speakers), learn from their counterparts around the world by watching them online. The best aspects of the observed performances are emulated, and new ideas and innovations added. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

Social Learning 134

Social Learning Social Networks Social Blended Learning 134

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. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Blended Learning Tools Tips 100

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. It provides free collaboration tools and automatic revision tracking that make sharing your work a snap. I’m also pleased with the variety of publishing options the tool provides.

Content Developer 100

Content Developer Social Networks Blended Learning Tips 100

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 23, 2011

His example: Stock intro: “one key success measure for this project is to have…” Measurable item: ‘the completion date of every major milestone” Comparison statement: “within” Some number: “one week of the baseline schedule date” This example provides specificity and flexibility, all at the same time. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Social Networks 140

Social Networks Blended Learning Project Compliance Training 140

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. According to sociologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule for reciprocation. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The rule requires that one person try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided. According to sociologists, one of the most widespread and basic norms of human culture is embodied in the rule for reciprocation. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Blended Learning Delicious 100

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

In my opinion, it’s not that providing on-demand learning and performance solutions is a new idea. We have to evolve, or be left behind. This month’s big question brings one big shift in the L&D space (addressing learning needs on-demand) into stark relief. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

Social Networks 162

Social Networks Performance Support Blended Learning Wiki 162

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

We need the motivation that learning with others provides in numerous ways. I think we need to provide learners with some “social anchors&# in these types of eLearning programs to help facilitate the social learning process. I think feedback like that in a self-study eLearning situation could provide the same type of motivation.

Blended Learning 145

Blended Learning Social Learning Social Social Networks 145

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

John states: “We’re committed to providing flexible, accessible, and customized learning opportunities. Going forward, our retail associates can learn where, when and how they choose.” I Love To Learn While reading the article, specifically the excerpt above, I was blown away by how simple yet powerful an idea Best Buy was implementing.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Social Networks Roles Mobile 100

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

John states: “We’re committed to providing flexible, accessible, and customized learning opportunities. Going forward, our retail associates can learn where, when and how they choose.” I Love To Learn While reading the article, specifically the excerpt above, I was blown away by how simple yet powerful an idea Best Buy was implementing.

Blended Learning 100

Blended Learning Social Networks Roles Mobile 100

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Many accuse him of creating hasty generalizations, while others believe he provides wonderful insights about our world and ourselves. In the decade since this book was published, it seems Gladwell has become quite the divisive figure. Either way, Gladwell’s financial success from his books is undeniable. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Social Networks 134

Social Networks Blended Learning Change Management 134

Absorb LMS

JUNE 20, 2013

The system provides a way for learners and instructors to add course sessions to their personal calendars (Outlook, etc.). The system provides a calendar-view of sessions to learners, instructors, and administrators. The system can provide instructors with teaching materials associated with their classes. Have I missed anything?

Association Learning Management System 100

Association Learning Management System LMS Learning Management System Virtual Classroom 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.

Free 82

Free Brandon Hall eLearning Guild Blended Learning 82

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Most learning professionals understand the point I’m making about economies of scale in estimating projects – but the size of the project described here really underscores how big a difference can be made by paying attention to quantity in addition to quality. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Ratio 167

Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 167

Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Most learning professionals understand the point I’m making about economies of scale in estimating projects – but the size of the project described here really underscores how big a difference can be made by paying attention to quantity in addition to quality. less big companies, for more than 20 years. Download the whitepaper » Blog this!

Ratio 133

Ratio Social Networks Blended Learning Off-shore 133

Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Not only does the site possess an “army of amateur editors” able to synthesize information quickly, but it also provides the easily accessible background knowledge, in the form of wikilinks, that non-expert readers crave. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! project. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

Wikipedia 124

Wikipedia Social Networks Collaborative Learning Blended Learning 124

Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

In his book, Brain Rules , Dr. Medina provides 12 simple rules that encapsulate what current science knows about how the human brain learns. I realize now that my experiences directing plays and teaching undergraduate acting classes at the University of California-Irvine provided me with some unique insights in regard to this brain rule.

Brain 162

Brain Blended Learning Social Learning Social Networks 162

Dashe & Thomson

MAY 2, 2011

By their nature as an easy to update discussion forum/document repository/collective know-how workspace, wikis provide a natural outlet for the sort of informal learning that is so central to any truly effective learning initiative. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! technology achieve an 18% boost in employee engagement. Properly d.

Social Media 182

Social Media Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki 182

CourseArc

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Proving how an initiative will deliver a positive Return on Investment (ROI) is the best way to provide this justification. Quality Improvements : Promised reductions in poor quality post-training should be quantified and used as a sign that “targeted outcomes” occurred as a result of training. Quantifying “Value” Through ROI.

ROI 100

ROI Metrics Training Train 100

Training Orchestra

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Proving ROI is a key skill that training providers and L&D teams should hone to show the value of the function to the rest of the organization – but of course, that’s much easier said than done. But does it matter if you can’t provide it to your stakeholders?

ROI 52

ROI Metrics Guide Blended Learning 52