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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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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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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. His work combines necessary elements of a college classroom with the interactive features of social networking, which is becoming more and more necessary to keep students interested.

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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. His work combines necessary elements of a college classroom with the interactive features of social networking, which is becoming more and more necessary to keep students interested.

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Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network.

Dashe & Thomson

Walmart announced last week (April 18, 2011) that it is – … buying Mountain View-based Kosmix , a heavily funded social media technology provider that has built a platform that enables users to filter and organize content in social networks, in order to connect people with information that matters to them, in real-time.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Military May 19, 2011 Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves May 17, 2011 How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties May 11, 2011 Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ May 9, 2011 Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning May 5, 2011 Gregg Sean: Nice review of the topic , I was seeking to see wh.