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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In my opinion, giving a learner a self-study eLearning program as their only form of training or support is not much different than handing them a manual to read with some exercises. Break the eLearning into smaller chunks and have learners complete exercises utilizing these resources.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Trust me…trying to train folks on a software package that they will neither need nor use is an exercise in frustration for everyone involved, not to mention a waste of time and money. This reminds me of a session I attended on emotional intelligence at the eLearning Guild ‘s Learning Solutions 2011 conference last month.

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Case studies, exercises, and simulations can be part of a continuum linking Levels 1, 2, and 3. Tom Gram, in the February 17, 2011 post on his Performance X Design blog, says that our training programs are working when we can point to evidence and linkages in performance terms. Level 3: Behavior. That’s all we usually need, he says.

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#DevLearn 2012: Kapp Presentation Resources

Kapp Notes

In one study, users watched an avatar that looked like them exercising and losing weight in a virtual environment, the result was that those that watched the avatar of themselves subsequently exercised more and ate healthier in the real world as compared to a control group. This as reported by Fox and Bailenson (2009). Bailenson, J. &

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ASTD ICE 2013 Presentation Resources

Kapp Notes

In one study, users watched an avatar that looked like them exercising and losing weight in a virtual environment, the result was that those that watched the avatar of themselves subsequently exercised more and ate healthier in the real world as compared to a control group. This as reported by Fox and Bailenson (2009). Bailenson, J. &

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#ASTDTK2013 Resources from ASTD Presentations

Kapp Notes

In one study, users watched an avatar that looked like them exercising and losing weight in a virtual environment, the result was that those that watched the avatar of themselves subsequently exercised more and ate healthier in the real world as compared to a control group. This as reported by Fox and Bailenson (2009). Bailenson, J. &

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Resources from Training 2013 Conference and Expo #trg13

Kapp Notes

In one study, users watched an avatar that looked like them exercising and losing weight in a virtual environment, the result was that those that watched the avatar of themselves subsequently exercised more and ate healthier in the real world as compared to a control group. This as reported by Fox and Bailenson (2009). Bailenson, J. &