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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

From the business perspective, however, networking isn’t only helpful, it is mandatory. Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. So how do you build your network?

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Why eLearning Development Ratios Can be Hazardous to Your Career.

Dashe & Thomson

The client engaged a vendor with development resources in India. Many times, as the instructional designer, people forget that we have to get somewhat familiar with the subject matter itself to even begin to ask the right questions from the SME. More often than not, however, these guidelines can be dangerously misleading.

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Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Kirkpatrick says new knowledge and skills don’t translate to actual business value unless they are transferred to new on-the-job behavior. You can draw on the “before-and-after” business and human resource metrics that are readily available in any company. Level 3: Behavior. This is really about follow-up and reinforcement.

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Embracing Innovation in Learning | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

In her post, Dr. Weber asks this question: Why is change from traditional to innovative so hard for some to embrace, and how do resources shift from people who guard status quo – to innovative leaders who sustain communities of passion? As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc.

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Addressing On-Demand Learning and Performance Needs #LCBQ | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Maintaining the status quo is no longer sufficient if we, as learning and development professionals, want to stay relevant to the businesses we serve. It has been around for all of my 15+ years as an instructional designer and training developer, and goes back much further than that. We have to evolve, or be left behind.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

The KEC provides a roadmap for the design, implementation, and assessment of evaluations. The KEC includes: The purpose of the evaluation The evaluation methodology and why it was selected The program demographics and resources The criteria for determining the program quality. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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The Lonely eLearner: Creating Social Learning Anchors | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

You receive a link to the eLearning and instructions in your email to complete the work before the system goes live in two weeks. You are an extremely busy person, as are most of your colleagues, and you rush through the eLearning, making notes of important points you know will be on the assessment. Much scrambling ensues. Properly d.