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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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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 technologies into our training programs, but rarely do we find a client that wants to create a robust learning environment comprised of both formal and informal components. In dollar figures, spending is minimal.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

And every company has agreed to use “Level 1: Reaction,” or?as Some companies will use “Level 2: Learning” to measure whether the learners have mastered the training course content. And as time has gone by, I have started to wonder about the validity of Kirkpatrick in today’s world. But it wasn’t. She enhanced it.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Providing training to them in a way that reflects their preferred way of learning is a challenge that no company can afford to ignore. My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In?

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

Dashe & Thomson

Companies like Hubspot (love them, by the way) that market themselves as “social media” or “inbound marketing” experts do have some great ideas on how to leverage social tools to increase traffic, sales leads, etc. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. 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. less big companies, for more than 20 years. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. Rob Mueller: Great post on using games as a training device.

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Who's Going to Build the Social Learning Roads?

Dashe & Thomson

Companies like Hubspot (love them, by the way) that market themselves as “social media” or “inbound marketing” experts do have some great ideas on how to leverage social tools to increase traffic, sales leads, etc. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. Properly d.