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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

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We need to let the stakeholders define their expectations for the program. with a post-test to measure learning for the entire program. He believes lack of success results more often from insufficient follow-up than from poor training programs or training delivery. It was an opportunity I couldn’t miss.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

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Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class. My thinking about training evaluation was turned on its head by a presentation at the February 2011 MNISPI meeting by Beth McGoldrick of Ameriprise’s RiverSource University. But it wasn’t.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

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This reminds me of a session I attended on emotional intelligence at the eLearning Guild ‘s Learning Solutions 2011 conference last month. The session, presented by Lou Russell , looked at how the mental and emotional stress in the workplace impacts decision making. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Make Learning An Experience. by Michael on March 7, 2011 in blended learning If you still believe that “classroom learning is the best learning” for your training and learning programs, I have some news for you.

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The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? | Social.

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Impact of Social Learning: Will You Be The First? by Andrea on February 23, 2011 in social learning The other night I attended a lecture at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

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Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Can Games Transform the World? The game randomly presented the players – the public – with the questionable receipts. If a receipt looked suspicious, players could write a description and hit an Investigate This!

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Learning from The King's Speech | Social Learning Blog

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Ellen Weber nicely summarizes a few of the lessons this movie teaches us about learning. In particular, Weber talks about the power of human interaction in teaching (aka social learning): Interpersonal intelligence engages others best in curious, equitable, and caring situations. Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam!