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Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Analyzing the ROI of Social Media in Training by Jim on May 3, 2011 in social learning A continuing theme among my blog posts has been the difficulty of demonstrating the ROI of social learning initiatives.

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Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

According to a study done by the Sand Hill Group and Neochange, the most critical factor for software success and ROI is effective user adoption (70% listed it as #1). Capture the attention of the target population of users within the enterprise. For most users, this can’t be accomplished by simply referencing new features. Properly d.

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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

What’s more, they are beginning to use it at an increasingly young age – a recent study from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop (producers of Sesame Street) found that 80% of children age 5 and under use the Internet at least once a week. Search the blog Popular Latest Comments Tags Web-Based, Instructor-Led, EPSS? Properly d.

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

Dashe & Thomson

A basic course which exceeds four hours in duration is generally too long to keep the attention of a typical learner, and it’s expensive – time spent in class is time away from work. You will still need to create good content, but simple eLearning development tools will help make the transition from ILT to blended learning a smoother one.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: Describing What You Do: Instructional Design

Learning Visions

If I see they still have that blank look in their eyes, I quickly mention the names of some of my clients and that usually gets there attention enough to explain further. Can I, um, have your attention, please? 10:19 AM Cammy Bean said. So we need a different job title. Instructional Designer just sounds too vague/technical.

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Top 5 eLearning Skills for 2011 – A Follow-Up

eLearning Weekly

Whether you are formally trained in Instructional Design or you have spent a number of years in the industry practicing the craft, ID is not a specific skill rather a conglomerate of methods, models, practices, theories, and techniques. Instructional Design is the “design” of “instruction.” to stay plugged in.

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Employee Satisfaction and Engagement Once Again Linked to Financial Success

The Performance Improvement Blog

Still another study , recently published by The Forum at Northwestern University, supports the notion that satisfied and engaged employees are essential to the financial success of companies. But at least in the case of this research there is a compelling theory to go with the data.

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