Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. View all posts by Jolene → ← Work as Improv Theater: Teaching the Right-Brained Learner The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Mobile learning should be a fast, easy user experience where learners can access a “robust library of content” and communicate with others. Social Learning Blog - January 7, 2011 [.] They are the epitome of a just-in-time device. So why not utilize these JIT devices for the JIT learning that we now demand as a society?

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 6, 2007

They provide the ability to connect with other learners who are trying to learn a language. People find each other using the site and then connect via chat, IM, voice/Skype, etc. There are other resources, but the use of a social network to find people who can help each other learn the language is a great idea.

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Tony Karrer

APRIL 15, 2009

Ive recently been more interested in measures around social learning. And, I just saw a post Measuring Networked (or Social) Learning that discusses how we could go about measuring social learning. Im not sure I buy how much real impact any of this will have on bottom line measures. eLearning Solutions Enterprise 2.0

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Origin Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Corporate learning that combines – Digital Badges, Social Learning, Gamification, and Mobile-Based Learning is seen as the solution to address the problem of poor quality corporate learning. From January 1, 2017, IMS Global Learning Consortium is handling the progress and updates to the Open Badges Project.

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Docebo

AUGUST 16, 2019

Learning management systems are used to deploy a variety of learning strategies across different formats, including formal, experiential and social learning to manage functions such as compliance training, certification management and sales enablement. Track learner progress. Top Benefits for Learners: Increase knowledge retention.

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

So, when I went and checked out Saba Social, Saba’s new social learning platform, I had very low expectations. Saba Social is a very solid product, that despite a few hiccups and “huh&# moments, achieves what it sets out to do, provide a user friendly social experience. I was surprised. Back to Bio.

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eLearning Brothers

APRIL 6, 2016

Teachers, professors, and training teams everywhere are watching as their students experience energy surges like no other time during the year; for many learners this spring fever translates into a high level of distraction. When learners are highly distracted and presented with a myriad of choices, how do you grab their attention?

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Xyleme

MARCH 30, 2012

The IMS Global Learning Consortium has announced the release latest version of the IMS Learning Tools Interoperability Specification – Version 1.1. Perhaps the unintended consequence of the IMS LTI 1.1 The benefactor here, of course, is the learner, who will now have access to the best tools and content that are available.

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Hurix Digital

MARCH 7, 2023

E-learning platforms are online tools allowing learners to access educational resources and interact with instructors and peers over the internet. Hurix provides personalized learning experiences with the help of its AI-powered learning platform that provides adaptive learning paths, personalized assessments, and feedback to learners.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 23, 2011

Cognitively, if you’re closer to the interaction, more engaged with the content, it would seem plausible that more would ‘stick’ Particularly compared to a desktop, where you might be distracted by the shiny objects (new messages, whether email, IM, or whatever).

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Learning Visions

MARCH 12, 2007

Monday, March 12, 2007 Free the Learners -- Free the LMS Jay Cross in Free the learners talks about his afternoon omelette and anarchy and then goes on: People ask how to track informal learning in their LMS; my response is don’t. Im wondering if people actually use all that data that does get tracked now for formal learning.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 24, 2022

These online learning platforms are often called ‘online course marketplaces’ because they give learners the opportunity to search for and pay for online courses directly. Get your fully social, engaging and interactive online school. Get your fully social, engaging and interactive online school. Doesn’t include social features.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 11, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Do Instructional Designers in the Social Digital Age need an Engineering Background? By using technology like Inkling to engineer learning experiences, we help learners turn a social network into a learning network.

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Social Networks Instructional Design Blended Learning Social 133

Rustici Software

JANUARY 8, 2019

The bite-sized chunks of information available via social media often miss that context; context matters. The role we play for many of our customers means that we need to be able to provide a set of tools and capabilities within our products to help them become GDPR compliant in their handling or learner data in their LMS platform.

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The point, however, is from the point of the view of the learner, all the resources needed are ‘to hand’ through every stage of knowledge work. They may need discussion forums, blogs, wikis, and IM. Tags: design social. Jay Cross talks about the learnscape , while I term it the performance ecosystem.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Professional Development Reading The Adult Learner by Malcolm Knowles, et al. Im a convert. Yes, Im an English major who writes mostly text bullets instead of novels. So Im curious: what drove you to revisit theory? Cammy, Im glad to hear you so revved up. Jane -- In theory, Im not against theory.

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Learning Visions

NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Monday, November 05, 2007 Instructional Design Inspiration As I mentioned last week , Im in the midst of designing my first custom eLearning course in quite awhile. Now that Ive been actually doing some writing, Im having to put it all to work. Ideally, Im trying to figure out how to make this a bit interactive.

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Learning Visions

MAY 1, 2007

Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application. Im not saying that these theories are right or wrong -- but they get tossed about and referred to with great relish by some in the industry. Im not a big theory person. Im much more into practical application." Please add your own essentials.

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Tony Karrer

AUGUST 25, 2010

Harvesting Learning’s Fruit: A Downstream Training Investment - Living in Learning , September 4, 2009 Learners, managers, training staff, and SMEs all have a vested interest in what happens after training with respect to reinforcing learning through coaching, knowledge sharing, and in the case of sales people – boasting and bragging.

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Blended Learning Sales Case Study Diversity Training 173

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

These include assessment tool, social including chat and forums, learner home page, calendar, email notifications, bookmarks, file repository, certificates, add users and groups and course catalog. First off there is no relation to OLAF the cute bird cartoon character, so sorry to disappoint OLAF fans. System also supports mobile. #2

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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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Learning Visions

MARCH 29, 2007

To work out my thoughts and ideas (hey, Im an extrovert -- I need to talk about whats going on in my head in order to process it and take it to the next level). Im a new blogger -- not fully evolved). At least, I would hope thats what Im doing. Im excited to meet people whose blogs I have been reading. Games for Girls.

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 11, 2007

And this is definitely not one of those things that Im learning for the first time, but here goes: Motivation is everything! Now granted, the plastic brain of a 4 1/2 year old is pretty different than your average adult learners brain. Explain exactly why the learner should care about this stuff. Im primed and ready.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 14, 2009

Im curious, have you had a chance to listen to yours or any of the others? Im happy with how they turned out. Currently Im playing the role of a learning consultant, taking care of solutions and operations for learning services. Im new to blogging and had done a RSS feed on your blogs last year. Curry said. Thanks again!

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2008

I created characters that the learner follows throughout the course. We had to go with lockouts, meaning the learner must go through the topics in order and cant advance to the next topic until the previous topic has been completed. Im glad youre on board with my ducks! Storyline. Meet Pete and his team." And we made it fun.

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eFront

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Group learning, also going by the name “collaborative learning” among several others, refers to the instructional strategy of having learners work together in groups in order to tackle some common task (project, exercise, etc.). Effective Team Learning. but also piles additional scheduling demands (e.g.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 25, 2008

[In the comments of this post, Karl clarifies: hes not suggesting pre-test questions, but rather a series of thought-provoking questions to get the learner to THINK about the content at hand]. He suggests a list of potential outcomes with check boxes , effectively allowing the learner to create his or her own objectives.

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Learning Objects Learning Objectives IM IMS 124

Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Hit Us Hard 31% Hurt A Little 33% Not Much Effect 33% Helped Us 3% (Is "it hasnt hurt us yet, but Im nervous" an answer?) Level 4 Eval traditionally done during Learning Outcomes (there were a lot more things on his chart, but Im not that fast and it was somewhat complicated.) Whats better - the learners report or the managers report?

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Learning Visions

MAY 21, 2007

Im struck by why I find this topic so interesting. Rather than segregating learners by different styles where they will receive "one-dimensional instruction", we should instead create "multidimensional instruction" using a variety of activities and presentation modes. As a practical person, I tend to avoid theory. For the moment.

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Learning Visions

MAY 31, 2007

So, what do I do if Im not doing that? Im not such an anal person, so this isnt my favorite thing in the world. And Im really excited about the project Im working on. Im sure its not an insult, but I just dont think Id be so comfortable having that on my business card :) 9:03 AM ahsigmon said. The website copy.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 14, 2008

Im not just thinking about the gadgets and the gizmos that you use or the instructional design "method" behind the process (e.g., Strategies that help learners connect with and remember the content. Or chunk out your content and create an easily remembered acronym to remind the learner of the steps they need to follow?

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Im still a really hands-on person. Or maybe Im just too lazy and poor. Now, Im not linking to John just because he is full of praise of me (which is nice and somewhat embarrassing, I must admit.), Im with you, Maria! An inquiry class Im taking takes me into the mind of Sherlock Holmes. Does she need to know those?"

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Learning Visions

MARCH 5, 2008

Are you being content centric or learner centric ? And probably killed a learner or two in the process, if they even bothered to stick with it. And probably killed a learner or two in the process, if they even bothered to stick with it. Learner Centric Solutions This is what were all striving for, right? Its all there.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

However, one article caught my eye "MySpace, IM--why so addictive?" Also, the social aspect of the Internet is an important and a integral part of being a teenager and communicating with others. Social networking is, as stated often, critically important to this gamer generation.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 5, 2007

Im just about to kickoff a new project with a manufacturing organization to produce some custom courses. Im gonna call them an "immature e-Learning organization." Michele -- youre stronger than most to turn down work, but Im sure its benefited you in the long run to NOT be affiliated with a failed project. Games are scary.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 21, 2008

Im co-opting it and encourage all of you to do the same. The learner cringes. What have you done lately to create a course that will intrigue and inspire your learners? Perhaps you need to think about motivating the learner? Creating Social Presence in Online Classroom (ID. Ive created my share. I know I do.

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