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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In a couple of weeks, one of the sessions I’m facilitating at the Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Jose is called “ How To Be A Wizard at Tech Training.” Our session will change the way you design and deliver technology trainings. Group Polling Techniques and Tools. I cebreakers and Closers.

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How to Be a Wizard at Tech Training Design and Delivery

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was lucky to co-design and facilitate a session on technology training with colleagues John Kenyon, Cindy Leonard and Jeanne Allen. We began the session by polling the audience on training experiences. This post was originally published on the NTEN Blog.

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Where Do You Want to Go in 2015?

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Nope, that's not a typo: it's time for us to start thinking about where we will host the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference. In an attempt to serve our diverse audience, the NTC follows this pattern: Washington, DC - Wildcard City - San Francisco - Wildcard City - Repeat. We want to know where you would like to go! 2015: Wildcard!

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Going Green: Paperless Evaluations at the 10NTC

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At the 2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference , we gave our session evaluation system a major tech overhaul by highlighting a mobile text messaging option in addition to our normal paper evaluations -- as well as an online option that was added at the last minute.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. The poll revealed that revealed 40% were beginners/novices and 60% intermediate or experts. Tags: online communities technology training training materials. I think you can design around it.

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Rumors of Blogs' Demise and Revolution Are Exaggerated!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Just in time for our NTC nonprofit blogging panel. The article points out some recent articles and polls that suggest a cooling off in the hype around blogs. "Blogs are not causing a revolution. Blog are just another Internet communication strategy and tool!" Are blogs this year's digital Pet Rock? February, 2006.

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