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I’m Writing a Second Edition of The eLearning Designer’s Handbook!

Tim Slade

Honestly, as I look back on it, the book really became the first major stepping stone towards quitting my corporate job and starting my own business in the spring of 2019. Without self-indulging my ego too much, I have to say that it was a pivotal moment in my career—I was, and I still am, so proud of what I had accomplished.

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Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Whether you’re implementing SAP, one of the many Oracle products, or the latest Business Intelligence tool, user resistance, misaligned business processes and lack of user skill and understanding are most commonly at the root of most failed technology initiatives. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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

Dashe & Thomson

will increasingly have a role in all facets of modern business, and particularly modern business learning. When Im not busy helping to change the face of corporate learning, I like to train with the Dashe & Thomson company bike team, travel and read. If you’re not using Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, wikis, etc.,

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. The figure was highest among large businesses, 42% of which spent money on informal learning during the year. In dollar figures, spending is minimal. Properly d.

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Three Reasons Why Corporate Training Departments Could Become.

Dashe & Thomson

Most likely by small, specialized teams focused on business results. As a result, many business leaders no longer rely on the training department for performing, or outsourcing, technical eLearning development. Professionals in every area of the business – Finance, Operations, HR – will produce and deliver their own training.

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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Tweets Follow @dashethomson on Twitter Download Free Whitepaper The Top 10 Pitfalls of End User Training – and How to Avoid Them Given the current state of the economy, businesses large and small are looking for ways to improve productivity while maintaining quality. Download the whitepaper » Blog this! Properly d.

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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. Who’s Building the Social Learning Roads? Level 3: Behavior.