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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

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I have included Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation in every proposal I have ever written, and I wanted to hear from Kirkpatrick himself regarding his take on the current state of evaluation and whether his four levels are still viable. Well, based on where Kirkpatrick and his son James are today, I was completely wrong.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. The title was “Expanding ROI in Training Programs Using Scriven, Kirkpatrick, and Brinkerhoff,” which sounds pretty academic. What I liked was that McGoldrick didn’t critique the Kirkpatrick model. But it wasn’t.

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning). They may by very knowledgeable about the technology behind a tool but can’t bridge the gap to explaining its usage to the people who will be using it, or they don’t know of the most effective learning solutions (e.g. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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

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Like software simulations, the practice court is a safe environment in which to try new skills and strategies, without fear of negative repercussion. The plan starts in the classroom and eventually makes its way onto the practice court. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

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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. Blend Your “Content-Heavy” Courses. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Measuring Project Success: Thoughts for the Training Professional.

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Thanks again for this strategy. Personally, I’m still working on every new project to fine tune the proper “documentation ratio.&# Having documentation readily available is very handy for maneuvering from task to the next. It’s very insightful. Jim May 4, 2011 at 6:42 pm # Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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What Can Charlie Sheen Teach Us About Internal Marketing? | Social.

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The same strategy that has worked for Sheen and Old Spice may very well work for the internal expounding of your company’s message, whatever it may be about (e.g. We McLove all of u 4 being so McClever!&# À la Charlie Sheen, that post is not even close to bi-winning. Ridiculous vs. cheesy, I’ll take ridiculous every time.