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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

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tackling critical issues that are shaping the present and future of our country and our rights. 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.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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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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Coaching in your Learning and Development Program

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Instructional designers have been trying for years to come up with the perfect teachings for organizational entities, with learnings ranging from electronic, social, micro, mobile, instructor-led, and blended. In summary, coaching is a unique value added concept to a learning and development program.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

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The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Notes About Mobile, Digital Trends, and Social Media Leadership from Knight Digital Media Center Workshop

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Participants were a mix of CEOs and senior staff. This blog post is a summary of my notes from the day. If you want to get a preview, check out this presentation from Lee Raine that examines being “hyperconnected” or “over connected” to the web, mobile technologies and social media. Instructional Design Notes.