Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

And what used to be homework [solving problems] is now done in the classroom.” What happens in class is interactive problem solving – which means, in effect, that the “teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” he says. Khan discusses this whole phenomenon in this 20-minute TED talk. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the problem that this survey fails to address is that the data set is already self-selected. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this!

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the problem that this survey fails to address is that the data set is already self-selected. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this!

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning. This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog. Workers have to solve problems on the fly. Cross writes: Once upon a time, people were paid to follow instructions. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 12, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? Only recently has the training industry begun to tap into this realm of informal, social learning. I argued that they were both dead wrong. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities. Without a robust communication and training plan, employees are left wondering how their jobs will look in the future. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Shoving the med student into a room with a patient and basket of supplies and leaving them to learn by trial and error sounds much worse to me. Medical researchers take what they have learned and think of new ways to apply the knowledge, to make procedures better and safer, to solve other problems. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

The problem in executing this shift is not in setting up these new learning environments and communities, but rather in embracing the change. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The when, why and how of auto-refrigeration is a complex problem with a huge number of variables. So, I am sure you see the problem here. How can we simplify a complex learning target like auto-refrigeration enough to give workers what they need to avoid injury until they have a chance to gain the wisdom of experience?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

Discover the real problems and questions before you jump to the solution. Even if it’s short, take the time to conduct a needs analysis and find the true needs of your learners. Where’s their pain? What’s working? And more importantly, what’s not working? Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Books. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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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.

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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.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

Special shared kiosks are a possible solution to this problem, but they may be cost prohibitive. The are also employed by hundreds of individual and corporate propane marketers across the country. There is no central network the learners can access. That’s where “party boxes&# might come in. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

Then you have a problem with approval codes, another help desk call. Now you are learning the ins and outs of the new system the hard way and it’s frustrating! So how can we, as instructional designers and eLearning developers, avoid the problems created by eLearning-in-a-vacuum? Then all hell breaks loose. Properly d.

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Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Until we get around to a whitepaper or something on metrics, here’re some thoughts: Frankly, the problem with Kirkpatrick (sort of like with LMS’ and ADDIE, *drink*) is not in the concept, but in the execution. This is true whether you’re talking about formal learning, informal learning, or whatever.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The measurements we obtain gives us information to help base our judgment on. While the Learning Department needs all four to properly deliver and evaluate the learning process. Note that this post uses as actual problem that is based on informal and social learning for the solution. “Why? .

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Limestone Learning

APRIL 29, 2020

Friday, May 1, 2020, 9AM – 10AM PT: You Can’t Beat ’Em, So Join ’Em — Training’s Role in Informal Learning Many of us obtain the knowledge and data we require to complete our work by using the Internet. This informal learning trend is unlikely to change soon, so training professionals need to find a way to address it.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Read Donald’s post on a recent debate about whether training departments are part of the solution or part of the problem. Kill Kirkpatrick before he kills you. Tags: Informal Learning. He loves stomping on the toes of people who deserve it. Few ever get near level 4, where the real action lies.

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Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 16, 2007

Kirkpatrick's Level 3: Improving the Evaluation of E-Learning Level 3 evaluations measure whether the there was an actual transfer of learning to the actual work setting. Despite those factors (and many others like them), proving a business case for e-learning still means being able to demonstrate value.

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TalentLMS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Learning books. Learning or teaching? Teaching or learning? Thankfully, this is nothing like the classic chicken and egg problem. Learning always comes first. Before you settle down to training your employees , you first have to know how adults learn. Kirkpatrick and Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick.

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Big Dog, Little Dog

MAY 23, 2011

I recently received this comment on my post, Using Kirkpatrick's Four Levels to Create and Evaluate Informal & Social Learning Processes : “What do you do when the "learners" are new hires? What must they learn to be able to perform? Task Two: Quickly find product information.

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Acorn Labs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Being out of sync with business needs means learning can’t truly be effective—and even if it somehow is, you likely can’t retrace your steps to prove direct causation. A lot of the problems lie in the tech used; namely, in the fact many learning management systems aren't designed to empower truly strategic L&D.

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Limestone Learning

JANUARY 30, 2019

With an incredible range of digitally enabled options, there is no scarcity of the micro-enabled ways leaders can learn how to improve their interpersonal leadership skills. The problem here is that leader-learners need to keep the person in “interpersonal”. The demand for knowledge whenever and wherever it is needed is real.

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Acorn Labs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

McKinsey suggests four lenses for articulating and evaluating the impact of corporate learning. Picking a lane, so to speak, gives you more clarity for the desired outcomes of your learning and development strategy. The sales team not meeting their quarterly quota may exemplify a bigger problem in their abilities, for example.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? View all posts by Andrea → ← Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning? We All Did. The rest of the language…not so much. Properly d.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Learning leaders should facilitate this learning to optimize outcomes. A coherent organization is one with a seamless segue from formal to informal learning, where individuals are aligned with the organizational mission and information flows from outside to in and back out again in ways that accelerate work.

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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? Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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eLearning Learning Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The approach to strategy development depends on several factors such as your organizational structure, existing learning programs, organizational learning culture, and the value executives place on informal learning. This may be because designers only know about the Kirkpatrick “Levels.” No problem, right?

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