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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. I was able to pull this off because my course took place in the Digital Learning Commons “ D-Space ” – a state of the art flexible classroom space. The flexible classroom is a large open space.

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Exploring the Role of Apprenticeship in Today’s Economy with Tal Frankfurt + Robert Lerman

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More importantly, apprentices are hired as full-time employees whereas interns are often unpaid, or at best part-time or temporary employees. And don’t forget the opportunity cost of going to school full time. Salesforce is a perfect example of a platform that’s powering business, but is very rarely taught in college classrooms.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

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She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time. The secret is in the structure and design of the small group exercises. So, you have to design for that.

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

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Mayer’s research is from the 1990s, but the finders were recently validated again in a study from Carl Wieman that college students learn more, attend class at higher rates and are more engaged in their education when teachers take a more interactive approach in the classroom. It was delivered in two sessions.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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Many times, it means both the “doer” and the “decision maker.”. In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot.

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Tina Seelig's 9 Ways to Unlock Your Creativity Quotient

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Reframe the Problem Example: If you were asked to design a new version of a name tag (like the ones you wear at conferences) you'd probably get versions that were different, but ultimately similar. Time Too much pressure can inhibit creativity, but a little, like when you're trying to reach a goal, can stimulate it.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

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Content delivery is less important then the skill to making sense of it and that needs to be what “classroom time” is about. He expects students to read the assignment before they come to class so that instructional time can be spent helping them make sense of it and apply to their work. Begin Connections.