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MAY 11, 2011

Learning and development professionals should remember the Weak Ties theory when designing social learning systems. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? It’s not enough for people within functional areas (clusters) to connect. Blog this! More about me here. Properly d. Properly d.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? 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. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d. Properly d.

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APRIL 6, 2011

View all posts by Jim → ← Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key Contributor to ERP Failure Do Instructional Designers in the Social Digital Age need an Engineering Background? Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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MARCH 15, 2011

My question is whether the Four Levels hold together as an evaluation design, considering that they still focus on the training event. McGoldrick decided that the model to use in developing the evaluation design would be Scriven’s Key Evaluation Checklist (KEC). Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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MAY 18, 2011

In addition to the use of video games for recruitment purposes, which have been available for some time, the Department of Defense has begun embracing the use of combat simulators, culture-based eLearning , avatars, and even cell phone apps, all designed specifically for military use. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d.

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APRIL 26, 2011

Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend Trackbacks/Pingbacks The Changing Role of the Instructional Designer - April 28, 2011 [.] (or Properly d.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Finding ways to incorporate these elements can be difficult for instructional designers, curriculum developers, and, especially, creators of eLearning. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager.

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MARCH 2, 2011

However, with the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), that’s all changed, and there is now significant financial incentive to adopt — and properly use — an EHR system. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d. Properly d.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Instructional designers would be wise to become versed in basic video production, since its utility and ubiquity as a learning tool will only continue to grow. View all posts by Jon → ← Moving from Teacher to Facilitator Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? More about me here. tool chest.

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MARCH 13, 2011

For those of you that use web-based aggregators like Google Reader but have not yet made room for Tweets, Twitter is an aggregator on steroids. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? In my last blog post I wrote about leveraging the Law of the Few to manage change in the workplace.

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MARCH 22, 2011

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Because the world of technology, and for that matter the use of technology in training, is changing so rapidly, most business managers are unaware of the promising user adoption solutions coming to the forefront. We can only go so far in persuading clients to employ cutting-edge solutions for user adoption and training. Properly d.

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APRIL 21, 2011

As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. I see myself as a translator, taking complex ideas and systems and making them easy for a learner to understand.

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MARCH 1, 2011

In fact, it is this last group, the instructional designers and training developers of the world, who may actually have the most to gain if computers – and software – really do become Super one day. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? less big companies, for more than 20 years.

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APRIL 5, 2011

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MARCH 6, 2011

While some activities such as breakout groups, team presentations, and in-depth case studies are still good ways to encourage collaboration in the learning environment, incorporate new activities which support technology integration and social learning such as a team blog or web-based project portal. Creativity is a collaborative process!

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APRIL 17, 2011

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. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? That’s all we usually need, he says. Properly d.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

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MARCH 27, 2011

by Barbara on March 28, 2011 in Instructional Design , performance support Accelerated Learning Mind Map While I was taking classes in curriculum design, we discussed, at great length, different learning styles: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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MARCH 11, 2011

by Jolene on March 11, 2011 in Gaming Theory , Instructional Design , Training Development , eLearning Over the last year or so, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to incorporate games into eLearning instructional design projects. It is not enough, however, to just add a Jeopardy or Wheel-of-Fortune game to our instructional design.

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JANUARY 11, 2011

How will organizations get them to adopt new business processes, procedures, or software systems when necessary? Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? I’ve often wondered what all this right-brained thinking means for the learning industry. Properly d. Properly d.

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MARCH 21, 2011

From a recent article at Knowledge@Wharton called Technology and Teaching: Flipping the Model : Khan stumbled upon the idea for his free web-based academy while trying to teach math to cousins in New Orleans. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain by Jolene on February 23, 2010 in Wikis In his December Training Magazine article Training in a Web 2.0 I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In

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MARCH 29, 2011

As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d. Properly d.

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APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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MARCH 7, 2011

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? We have just released a ton of new features > [link] -Brendan, Vanilla Forums Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d. Properly d.

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MARCH 8, 2011

So how can we, as instructional designers and eLearning developers, avoid the problems created by eLearning-in-a-vacuum? As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? But that is a topic for another day. Properly d. Properly d.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Trent Batson wrote a great piece on technology adoption in the classroom a couple weeks ago entitled Faculty ‘Buy in’ – to What? We understand that social media, and at a higher level social learning, are crucial to course design moving forward. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A truly excellent article by Matt Thompson, titled An Antidote for Web Overload , addresses the reasons behind Wikipedia’s increasing replacement of traditional news sites as the go-to source for breaking news items. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

According to Urban Dictionary: Your exobrain (or exo-brain) is your extended brainpower from the information you have access to from your computer or the web. As instructional designers, we can help create environments that grow better Exobrains. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Using Wikis to Stop Brain Drain by Jolene on February 23, 2010 in Wikis In his December Training Magazine article Training in a Web 2.0 I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In

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JANUARY 5, 2011

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? We have just released a ton of new features > [link] -Brendan, Vanilla Forums Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. Properly d. Properly d.

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