Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

For an excellent illustration of this problem, check out this great example provided by the always-interesting Cathy Moore (click the image to launch the Flash player): Courtesy of [link] So, why does narration in eLearning frequently do nothing more than parrot back what’s written on the screen? Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

And what used to be homework [solving problems] is now done in the classroom.” What happens in class is interactive problem solving – which means, in effect, that the “teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” he says. Khan discusses this whole phenomenon in this 20-minute TED talk. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

The problem in executing this shift is not in setting up these new learning environments and communities, but rather in embracing the change. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

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. Without a robust communication and training plan, employees are left wondering how their jobs will look in the future. Properly d.

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Social Networks Change Blended Learning Wiki 140

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The when, why and how of auto-refrigeration is a complex problem with a huge number of variables. So, I am sure you see the problem here. How can we simplify a complex learning target like auto-refrigeration enough to give workers what they need to avoid injury until they have a chance to gain the wisdom of experience?

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

Discover the real problems and questions before you jump to the solution. Even if it’s short, take the time to conduct a needs analysis and find the true needs of your learners. Where’s their pain? What’s working? And more importantly, what’s not working? Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Books. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the problem that this survey fails to address is that the data set is already self-selected. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this!

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 22, 2010

But the problem that this survey fails to address is that the data set is already self-selected. It doesn’t take into account the number of people who just deleted the survey from their inbox without ever even starting, and that has always been the real problem. My vote to solve this problem? Some sort of survey… Blog this!

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Social Networks Survey Blended Learning Wiki 100

Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 8, 2011

Then you have a problem with approval codes, another help desk call. Now you are learning the ins and outs of the new system the hard way and it’s frustrating! So how can we, as instructional designers and eLearning developers, avoid the problems created by eLearning-in-a-vacuum? Then all hell breaks loose. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Social Networks Blended Learning Wiki Delicious 113

Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Learning Visions

MAY 6, 2009

I find the role of IT trainer works best for me, as my actual role title Systems Learning and Development Designer is a bit of a problem, particularly on forms! I do think a big problem is that we all do something slightly different from each other. "I do stuff on the computer" 8:07 AM Lynn Ireland said. 8:53 AM Mark Britz said.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 11, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

Social Networks 124

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Ive been creating training and e-Learning programs for over 20 years, serving as an instructional designer, writer, developer, and project manager. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 14, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Brain Rules for Learning: Who Knew? We All Did. Apparently I repeated them enough times over the years to make this happen. The rest of the language…not so much. Properly d.

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Docebo

JULY 8, 2021

While there remains a need for formal training environments to meet specific learning outcomes, the necessity for organizations to leverage platforms that enable social and informal learning, where learners network, share, collaborate, and exchange ideas to solve problems, is paramount. Why does social learning matter?

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Social Learning Adopt Adoption Social 241

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

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 Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Learning Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

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 Tags: peer-to-peer learning , social learning About Jolene One of my favorite things to do is save the day.

Social Learning 100

Social Learning Social Networks Blended Learning Social 100

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Avoid this problem by keeping your queries gentle, and remember – people not only need praise, but they deserve it for a job well-done. But if you make these check-ins “all stick and no carrot,” you will increasingly find that your attempts at communication are met with suspicion, or worse – silence. Don’t skimp. Properly d.

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Social Networks Project Blended Learning Wiki 102

Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Avoid this problem by keeping your queries gentle, and remember – people not only need praise, but they deserve it for a job well-done. But if you make these check-ins “all stick and no carrot,” you will increasingly find that your attempts at communication are met with suspicion, or worse – silence. Don’t skimp. Properly d.

Social Networks 102

Social Networks Project Blended Learning Wiki 102

Jane Hart

JULY 1, 2012

1 – Informal Learning. Informal Learning continued to be a dominant theme through June. Clark Quinn, (6 June) started us off with a post: Getting pragmatic about informal. “The L&D group has to start facilitating the sharing of information between folks. .”

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Yammer Informal Learning Informal Platform 189

Docebo

MAY 8, 2018

While, there remains a need for formal training environments to meet specific learning outcomes, but the necessity for organizations to leverage platforms that enable social and informal learning, where learners network, share, collaborate and exchange ideas to solve problems, is paramount. Get them to contribute!

Social Learning 171

Social Learning Adopt Adoption Social 171

E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 20, 2013

I also think the business model will become sustainable, as soon as the providers adopt a freemium model. For example, Arthur Clarke commented… …I wonder if we might not overstate the problem. Perhaps we need to look at learning differently. Perhaps we need to look at learning differently indeed.

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Blended Learning Adopt Adoption Education 257

eLearningArt

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Learn more about Joe. Mobile is the growth driver in e-learning and many of the trends will stem from it. Social learning concepts, micro-content, and informal learning are a result of the mobile learning surge. You can learn more about Mike on his blog. Learn more about Allison here.

Blended Learning 108

Blended Learning Trends Expert Authoring Tools 108

Ontuitive

AUGUST 18, 2022

How Learning in the Flow Of Work Empowers Employees. . Adopting new technology is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge. But launching new software and then subsequently achieving digital adoption usually isn’t simple. Easily consumable information: Learning becomes more intuitive when it’s broken down into small chunks.

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ProProfs

MARCH 22, 2017

If applied right, informal learning can become the competitive edge for every company. Why does informal learning demand equal importance as formal learning? Employees are able to focus on practicing things they like and are more eager to adopt details that could add value to the overall organizational mission.

Informal Learning 82

Informal Learning Informal Business Social Media 82

E-Learning Provocateur

MAY 3, 2010

It might be said it’s adopting a cautious, almost experimental approach to the concept. In a nutshell, it means you still have plenty of scope to increase your social media activity and realise the corresponding benefits of collaboration, engagement and informal learning. If so, what does it mean? Organisational culture.

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Social Media Media Social Technology 187

Upside Learning

JANUARY 30, 2010

Adoption, after all, will happen only when L&D professionals start making some sense of it in first place. The fact is Social Learning is coming at us like a revolution. L&D professionals would do well to accept this fact and start working to adopt the paradigm or risk being pushed into oblivion. Using a web 2.0

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Learning Technologies Technology Cloud Computing Blended Learning 209

Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet these changes, welcomed as they are, will require me to adopt some new work practices. They’re also largely immovable objects, so remedying problems is an exercise in calm. However, that’s what learning’s all about, right? It’s partly formal and partly informal learning, yet this is what I do.

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Adobe Captivate

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

This article addresses 15 questions on microlearning covering its definition, benefits, usage, impact, and why you should adopt it. Why Adopt Microlearning? It is a short learning nugget that a learner would usually complete between 2 to 5 minutes to achieve a specific learning objective. Social Learning.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 23, 2010

Informal Learning “What’s in a name?” Informal sounds optional. She says “call it performance support and not informal, cuz you can’t get a CFO to pay for informal learning.” within the context of the problem, it’s no longer about the training binder (it’s more about the yellow sticky note!)

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Performance Support Wiki Support Performance 186

Dashe & Thomson

JULY 21, 2011

The World Health Organization (WHO) wanted to capitalize on the informal learning environment that had developed around their in-house systems. As in so many organizations, application “gurus” had sprung up in various departments, and were called on to help other users solve practical problems on the fly.

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Jane Hart

JANUARY 7, 2013

We’ll see an increasing use of mobile, and some organizations will recognize the platform that such devices provide to move the full suite of learning support (specifically performance support and informal learning) out to employees, dissolving the arbitrary boundaries between training and the full spectrum of possibilities.

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Predictions Internet Confluence Performance Support 203

Upside Learning

MARCH 26, 2013

You can deliver offline as well as online learning elements, performance support and just-in-time information on your learners’ mobile devices and achieve greater learning outcomes. Just in case you are delivering web-based learning, poor network connectivity can pose some problem.

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iPad Custom eLearning Development Flash to HTML5 Conversion Authoring Tools 270