Candid

MARCH 23, 2022

So do everything you can to recognize the attendees as they join: say their names, ask them to share where they’re from, have an interesting icebreaker , play music—whatever makes them feel welcomed and human, not just a square box there to receive a lecture. . Launch a poll, ask for feedback, switch speakers, turn off the slides.

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Twenty Hats

JANUARY 12, 2021

Smithsonian Associates (SA) , which annually presents 700+ classes and other educational and entertaining programs, made a hard fast pivot in June 2020, when it began to present all of its lectures and art courses as livestreamed programs on Zoom. Interestingly, a follow up poll gave the event relatively low marks.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

This can be a mix of presentations by peers, with lots of facilitated discussion and interaction. Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. This can be as simple as a poll or having participants type a reflective question in the chat at the beginning. Large: Over 50 people.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

I came across the term “Learning Analytics” in an NPR story about the effectiveness of college lectures and ways to make learning more interactive. There are different definitions. Delight: Check out these charts and graphs! Measurement Love: Connecting measurement to decision-making and getting better results.

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Social Media Measure Analytics Learning 96

AccelEvents

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. No matter how informed and well respected your speakers are, an audience will struggle to focus if your event consists of back to back lectures.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

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. I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

Human attention peaks at about about 12 minutes, particularly if it is a lecture. The learners will space out and come back to attention but not as at the high level at they did at the beginning of the presentation. This mirrors what you might do in a face-to-face workshop.

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