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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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You Decide! Interactivity in New Media

Forj

Learners are engaged with the media that surrounds them, and it wouldn’t hurt instructional designers to take a few tips on how to create engaging content. Luckily for instructional designers, the field seems to be in step with the implementation of branching scenarios in other sorts of media. You’re partially right.

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Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The annual SXSW Interactive Festival is a geek home coming for those who work on the web, social media, and gaming. I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. Nonprofit Social Media Managers Enter The C-Suite: Peer To Peer.

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Tips for Taking a Tech-Fueled Approach to Nonprofit Training

DNL OmniMedia

Elevated Engagement and Interactivity: At Artisan, we worked with the American Red Cross to transform a less-than-engaging PowerPoint into a self-paced e-learning course. This includes all of the digital training materials that you provide, including full-on courses, infographics, job aids, quick video tutorials, learning games, and more.

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Assembling the Right Team for an E-Learning Project

sgEngage

The partner creates a prototype of the course to illustrate key design elements and the overall direction of the course. . Details such as interactive elements, assessments, and visual elements are included. . Build interactive and engaging learning elements, such as video, games, simulations and scenarios, and assessments. .

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

From the interactive elements you can include, the scenarios you can walk-through…e-learning has evolved. Valerie isn’t going to appreciate interactive games if they don’t give her actionable, valuable tips. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. We can’t blame her there!).

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FocusOn Learning 2017: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make Presentations Educational

Forj

In conferences, there’s definitely a sense of comradery: you’re an instructional designer? They asked questions throughout the session and enjoyed playing through the games I demoed for them. Let’s talk shop. Talk shop we did. I presented my session twice. The eLearning Guild gave me a speaker for being a speaker (very punny.).