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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

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Or do you learn better when you get a chance to process the content every 15 minutes by thinking about it quietly or talking with a peer? Now that could be hard reading, but Sharon Bowman’s “ Using Brain Science To Make Science Stick ” has been a terrific resource. And, what do you actually apply?

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

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I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. Then it was time for a simple exercise. Write a target audience definition. There was a lot of snapping.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

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I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. Here’s an example from a recent webinar on training. by Eric Jensen.

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3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’

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Event planners took this fact to heart in building a conference agenda that was a nice combination of roadmap previewing and a range of how-to, hands-on, and both technical and non-technical content. saw audience members partnering up to conduct a team-building exercise built to skill up on development concepts in a fun, engaging manner.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation. Your design is not just about content. You may feel at first this is an “extra” step or unnecessary. Within the modules, I break it down in 15 minute blocks.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Group Polling Techniques and Tools and Incorporating Movement

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Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session. Incorporating Movement Into Icebreakers and Small Group Exercises. What I Was Inspired To Adapt.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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They capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other things. Teach: This is my passion, my calling, and my professional work. Rituals and routines have many benefits for your personal effectiveness. Year in Review.

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