Remove Rapid eLearning Remove Skills Remove Twitter
article thumbnail

Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

As I write this blog, the man now has 94,894 followers on Twitter and every major news outlet in the world is scrambling for an interview. ILT vs. WBT vs. informal learning). Toni Bowers of Tech Republic writes about this issue in her latest blog, Do Your IT Trainers Really Have Training Skills? Can you say future book deal?

article thumbnail

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. The problem often comes back to a fundamental error in how a company introduces users to the new technology. Properly d.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles

Tony Karrer

In a recent conversation, I was asked what I thought about twitter as a learning tool. Over the course of the past few years I’ve moved from saying “I don’t get it” – to feeling like it’s a good addition to my Learning Tool Set. I thought it would be worthwhile to pull together these resources.

Twitter 278
article thumbnail

Kirkpatrick Revisited | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Kirkpatrick says participants need to achieve certain knowledge, skills, and attitudes to get to the desired behavior and results. He says unless one or more of the learning objectives?knowledge, knowledge, skills, and attitudes?have He recommends performance tests to measure an increase in skills. Level 3: Behavior.

article thumbnail

Three Reasons Why Corporate Training Departments Could Become.

Dashe & Thomson

Teams will be project-driven, closer to the customer, and more focused on giving workers knowledge and skills while they’re working , rather than creating ways to take them out of their work to consume “training.” Most likely by small, specialized teams focused on business results. Properly d.

article thumbnail

What Can March Madness Teach Us About Blended Learning? | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Like software simulations, the practice court is a safe environment in which to try new skills and strategies, without fear of negative repercussion. The plan starts in the classroom and eventually makes its way onto the practice court. Properly d.

article thumbnail

Virtual Boot-Camp: Games and Learning with the U.S. Military.

Dashe & Thomson

In an era of government belt-tightening, the use of combat simulators is giving soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines the ability to practice combat scenarios over and over, honing critical skills without using expensive equipment or ammunition. An example cited by Martin and Lin is called “ VBS 2 ” and runs on laptops. Properly d.