Dashe & Thomson

MAY 8, 2011

Ideas for Addressing On-Demand Learning Needs During the Design Process During the design phase, I think we need to add some new questions to our audience analysis repertoire. Questions like “What are the likely situations where on-demand learning or support will be needed or beneficial?&#

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 21, 2011

I like to imagine performance support as an Exobrain … (and, of course, that I am one of the smart people in learning … guess I will have to ask Simon about that.) Which is probably about right … I like to think we’re building a better Exobrain. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 16, 2011

This should come in the form of blended learning: using ILT, eLearning, performance support and user-generated content to teach the end users how to properly wield their powerful new tool. Work with people and groups on how they can use the new technology to do their work more efficiently. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 11, 2011

Here’s how a typical LinkedIn network might look: Your weak ties are smaller circles, not at the center of a cluster I heard more support for the Weak Ties theory while attending a Knowledge Management conference in 2005. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 19, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS The Freemium Three: Three Free Tools That Will Work Wonders For Your Next Training Project. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 25, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 6, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 15, 2011

I am an avid film goer, music lover, bridge walker, and supporter of the Dashe & Thomson running team. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 26, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

MAY 18, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 25, 2011

Even with the help of the newest technology tools to communicate and educate including social media, wikis, and Google, we still need to transform our ILT classrooms and training sessions into integrated blended learning environments. Enjoy people; embrace life! Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

People in your network become the portals to knowledge, opportunity, and information you might not find on your own. Business networking not only brings new business and new talent, but it supports collaboration – whether it’s collaborating with internal team members or making connections outside of the organization. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Im a problem-solver and thoroughly enjoy helping clients succeed and look good. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 22, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 21, 2011

Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 5, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 17, 2011

And he thinks the evaluation process itself reinforces new behaviors because it encourages support and follow-up by supervisors and managers. The new Kirkpatrick focuses on a business partnership between learning professionals and business leaders and a model that links training to results. It uses an evidence-based methodology.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 6, 2011

The self-directed learner has become the student of the 21 st century – one who needs more support and encouragement rather than direction. So how do we best provide our learners of today with the best possible support and encouragement? We make the learning experience as real to them as possible. We blend it. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 2, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

Social Networks 145

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? all factors the adult learner considers when deciding their learning programs and what they intend to glean from it. tool chest. Thanks for a thoughtful post! Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 11, 2011

To start answering these questions, we have to acknowledge that formal learning, as we know it today, will not be effective in the future. Instead, we will need to put the workers themselves in charge of their own learning. This position is well-articulated in this post by Jay Cross at his Informal Learning Blog.

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Dashe & Thomson

APRIL 28, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Social Media: The Virtual “Over-The-Partition” Learning Network by Jolene on April 28, 2011 in Informal Learning , Instructional Design , Training Development , Video , social learning According to the 1996 report from the U.S.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 1, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Start a page for each learning topic and add draft learning objectives and content.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 14, 2011

Use the functional designs, to-be process diagrams, and test scripts to take a stab at learning objectives, an outline, and draft content before you meet with your SMEs. Set up a Web-based content collaboration site (wikis work great for this). Start a page for each learning topic and add draft learning objectives and content.

Social Networks 113

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

A remarkable example of this phenomenon can be found in Wikipedia, a completely user-driven Collaborative Knowledge Support System (my own term) that has become not only the most all-encompassing compendium of knowledge in world history, but increasingly the resource of choice for information on current events. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 13, 2011

It also allows users to split people they follow into groups and supports on-the-fly URL shortening. Users can split the program into columns which show different things, including your Twitter feed, your Facebook feed, Twitter mentions, saved searches, etc. I open TweetDeck every morning along with my email. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 7, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 27, 2011

Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Accelerated Learning: Where Does It Fit In? I started thinking about this during a program on Accelerated Learning at the Minnesota Chapter of the International Society of Performance Improvement (MNISPI). Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 29, 2011

The material is being written at an 8th grade reading level and, for the most part, the training content is pretty straightforward. Most recently, Ive been working on training programs for the propane industry. As VP, Instructional Design Services for Dashe & Thomson, Inc. Properly d. Properly d.

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Dashe & Thomson

MARCH 21, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 30, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Properly d. Properly d. 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.

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Dashe & Thomson

DECEMBER 14, 2010

I am currently the Director of Instructional Design and eLearning for Dashe & Thomson.In my spare time I read, play with my kiddos, and train with the Dashe & Thomson running team. Properly d. Properly d.

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