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4 Learning Theories Every Online Educator Should Know

LearnDash

Or do we just learn through raw mental power? During the twentieth century, four major learning theories emerged, and each has lessons that online educators can learn from to design better courses. Behaviorism: Learning is a product of stimulus and reinforcement. Let’s look at what they are.

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

Tim Slade

Here’s why: As it stands right now, The eLearning Designer’s Handbook focuses mostly on how to work with your stakeholders and subject matter experts to plan your eLearning project and draft a storyboard.

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

Dashe & Thomson

My goal is to make sure that no matter the size of the project, each company that comes to us gets immediate, attentive, personal service. Properly d.

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Give User Adoption the Respect it Deserves | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

It’s clear that getting a solid and rapid ROI on software projects has more to do with people and change than it does with technology. User adoption is typically something that comes into focus at the end of an implementation project. Many companies don’t take user adoption into account when designing their applications. Properly d.

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Online Video: the Perfect Social Learning Tool? | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Because video is, apparently, a perfect manifestation of social learning theory. My learning philosophy: dont make people tote around loads of information in their heads just so you can say you trained them. But why is video so much more effective at accelerating innovation than, say, print – or even eLearning?

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

Dashe & Thomson

We know that they work, our clients find that they work, but there’s not always a lot of hard evidence out there going in to a project. In no realm has this been more evident than in our constant encouragement of the use of internal social media networks as a crucial benefit-multiplier for any employee training project. Properly d.

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Organizational Change Management Cited – Again – as Key.

Dashe & Thomson

To avoid this problem, companies must build significant financial and human resources into ERP project plans for communications, training, and other organizational change management activities. In order to succeed, however, it is imperative that managers pay attention to this critical element of ERP project success. Properly d.