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Collaborative Learning Lessons from Wikipedia (and Small Insects.

Dashe & Thomson

Just as water will always find its own level by the path of least resistance, individual learners, working in collaboration and unhampered by the precepts of authority, tend to do an excellent job of finding and sharing what they need to know efficiently and effectively, even if they don’t necessarily know what they are looking for to begin with.

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

Dashe & Thomson

We frequently cite a study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which demonstrated that approximately 70% of all on-the-job learning is done informally, through employee-driven initiative, and through employee-to-employee knowledge transfers.

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Rx for SMEs

Dashe & Thomson

SMEs have a ton of work to do and generally keep their heads down until all work is done — defining requirements, documenting processes, testing, collaborating on training content, and training end-users. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. That way you learn as your SMEs learn.

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Rx for SMEs | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

SMEs have a ton of work to do and generally keep their heads down until all work is done — defining requirements, documenting processes, testing, collaborating on training content, and training end-users. My answer is almost always SME availability; we simply cannot do our jobs without them. That way you learn as your SMEs learn.

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Can Games Transform the World? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

According to McGonigal, When we play a game, we think creatively, collaborate, and persist. In part, because games inspire creativity, collaboration, and persistence. Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. I see it as being another nice evolution of training.

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9 Top eLearning Trends of 2017 from 49 Experts

eLearningArt

The infographic above does a nice job of summarizing the trends. Those future trends include Spontaneous Learning Systems (SLS), Intelligent Mentoring Systems (IMS), and highly personalized learning services. Live mobile streaming video will continue to grow and integrate with communication, collaboration, and learning strategies.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Value of Instructional Designers

Learning Visions

In reducing the value of an instructional designer by handing them tools to be lone gunmen, we have created the problem of believing we can replace or eliminate the instructional designer, since our in-house resident experts can do the very same job. But Im not sure I can get people to hold their answers back.