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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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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. Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class. What I liked was that McGoldrick didn’t critique the Kirkpatrick model. But it wasn’t.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

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Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? 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 No comments yet. Properly d.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Thanks for a thoughtful post!

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Who's Going to Build the Social Learning Roads?

Dashe & Thomson

Academia needs a coherent learning theory, or set of theories, that provides guidance for building the road system so the cars can operate. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on.

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Twitter as Social Learning: Seven Ways to Facilitate the Exchange.

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My passions in life include music, sports, Minneapolis and adult learning, so I search for experts in these fields and follow them for up-to-the-second updates (Tweets). Try posting a message mentioning one of the top adult learning minds. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?