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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. Ive been looking for some ammo 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. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. There are no roads, no vision, no understanding of what we are doing. Properly d.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Innovation has always been a group activity. Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. 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. Properly d. Properly d.

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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. It is like encouraging faculty to use automobiles in 1910 at a time when there were no roads to drive on. There are no roads, no vision, no understanding of what we are doing. Properly d.

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Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key.

Dashe & Thomson

To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities. Because the return on investment for these activities can be difficult to quantify, it is often overlooked. Ive been looking for some ammo t.

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

Dashe & Thomson

When it comes to learning and training, devise an approach to your learning model that blends what your learners need to “know” with what they need to “do”. There is value in books, manuals, and written reference materials included in training activities, but don’t use words to replace examples, images, and experience.

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Surfing the Net: Waste of Time or Personal Directed Learning.

Dashe & Thomson

Most of my PDL is done reading daily news articles, marketing blogs, adult learning webinars and more via the internet. As Harold Jarche states, “Change is continuous, so learning must be continuous.” Companies need to address more than just 20% of learning. Ive been looking for some ammo t. Properly d. Properly d.