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eLearning Really Does Work, Find Out Why

Association eLearning

Even though eLearning is not a new concept, those who favor ILT are not convinced that online training is effective at producing the desired outcomes. eLearning can cover up to 5x the material of ILT in the same amount of time. Give learners online prerequisites and pdf handouts to bring to class. Multimedia.

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

Dashe & Thomson

While we may like to believe that directing and guiding our learners to new understanding is the most effective way to educate, the traditional Instructor-Led Training (ILT) model fails to recognize that our learners have changed. Blend Your “Content-Heavy” Courses. Divide what they need to “know” and “do” into a blended learning experience.

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

Dashe & Thomson

Already, the first classes of DNs have entered the workforce. While the increasing difficulty of engaging Digital Natives in a way that is meaningful to them is still mainly an issue for the school system, it will soon be an issue for corporate training professionals, as well. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Online Academy Helps to Keep Lectures Where They Belong: Out of.

Dashe & Thomson

What happens in class is interactive problem solving – which means, in effect, that the “teachers have used technology to humanize the classroom,” he says. The idea of flipping the age-old model of lecturing in class and assigning problems for homework is brilliant, of course. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

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. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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Re-evaluating Evaluation | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Company executives are typically interested in the bottom line, not how well their employees apply the learning from a training class. What is measured doesn’t seem to be what companies are interested in. Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff! Properly d.

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A Range of Options for Scenarios and Storytelling

Experiencing eLearning

In ILT, use a scenario to pose a question to the class. Case studies are used in both ILT and elearning. I frequently use this technique with clients who are just dipping their toes in scenario-based learning but aren’t ready to jump into full-blown branching or simulations. Case Study with Practice. Branching Scenarios.