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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. As someone who has been designing and delivering training for nonprofits over the past twenty years, the most exciting part is apply theory to your practice.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It was also an opportunity to learn about co-design and co-facilitate. The downside is that when you have four very experienced facilitators, with different styles, methods, and subject matter knowledge, it takes longer to design and you have to allow time for getting into a rhythm as a team. Overnight Reflection.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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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How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training: NTC 2016 Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It has been a pleasure to co-design this session with knowledgeable and smart colleagues who are as obsessed with instructional design and interactive exercises as I am. Instructional Design. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Design Labs. Getting Past Resistance.

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Reflections on the Social Media Lab Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. She calls it "joyful funeral" -- that you quickly say this didn't work, reflect on why, and move on. Growing My Instructional Chops.

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. This gives an opportunity for the audience to share their story and their knowledge. I learned a lot about how to begin to adapt the game process for people with a program orientation.

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WeAreMedia Live Workshop: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition, we had expert knowledge in the room from JD Lasica, Paul Lamb. This was workshop was based on the knowledge shared on the WeAreMedia wiki over the past year using Dave Cormier's Community as the Curriculum approach. The content on the wiki has now organized into an instructional format as a two-day face-to-face workshop.