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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

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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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

We are moving, albeit in fits and starts, from traditional learning environments, where curriculum are essentially assigned to learners, to more collaborative and innovative environments where learners can self-direct their learning and participate in communities of passion. Of course, when I saw this question, I had to try to answer it.

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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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Six Years of Innovative and Effective eLearning

Upside Learning

We started this company with a passion for delivering innovative and effective learning solutions and I think we have achieved that to some extent. 50 Years of the Kirkpatrick Model Apple iPad Disappoints eLearning Industry. However, it is only fair to say that it’s a moving target and we strive to synch with it.

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Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

As innovative as VBS 2 may be, the U.S. Navy intends to sit back and watch what unfolds, taking advantage of thousands of minds to generate innovative approaches to a real-world problem. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Essentially, the U.S. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Plagued by his trademark stammer Bertie engaged the help of an innovative speech therapist who the world bypassed for his lack of traditional credentials. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Properly d.

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Who's Building the Social Learning Roads? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

View all posts by Paul → ← Kirkpatrick Revisited Embracing Innovation in Learning → Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality.