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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. The point is to keep the lecturing or “push” content to the limits of the human attention span and look for opportunities for sharing and interaction. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar. Medium: Up to 50 people.

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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 post summarizes some learning research and offers some tips for delivering effective webinars.

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

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an open class discussion, or a traditional front-of-room lecture from your teacher? Reader Polls. Think back to your school days, and which teaching style was most likely to keep your attention long enough to learn something â?? Dear Association Leader. Debora Elizabeth Finn. Have Fun â?¢ High Context. Mission-Based Management.