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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. I am not always lucky to be teaching in a classroom that is designed as a flexible space to be molded into a learning environment by the instructor guided by the instructional design.

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You Decide! Interactivity in New Media

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That’s because engagement isn’t all that interesting to me from a theoretical perspective: if learners are paying attention and enjoy what they’re doing, they’re more likely to remember the content. Luckily for instructional designers, the field seems to be in step with the implementation of branching scenarios in other sorts of media.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

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Pay close attention to interactions with other people. In this HBR article about asking empowering questions, the benefits are clear: An empowering question does more than convey respect for the person to whom it’s posed. Full attention listening: Giving full focus and attention to the other person.

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The Secret To Social Media Engagement: Kiss A Squirrel!

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I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. For instance, you can change the photo that goes with your article. Billboard (@billboard) April 4, 2014. Be visual. “If

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Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

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My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.” In this HBR article about asking empowering questions, the benefits are clear: An empowering question does more than convey respect for the person to whom it’s posed.

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Designing Professional Development for the Distracted Learner

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Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.