Active, Activism, Evaluation and Instructional Design

Designing engaging and effective learning experiences

Candid

JUNE 5, 2024

In this article, I’ll explore how nonprofits can utilize Instructional Design principles to develop training that engages, empowers, and educates both colleagues and external stakeholders. What is Instructional Design? Evaluate and iterate on learning experiences.

Design

Design Experiment Effective Learning

How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

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.

Instructional Design

Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training

Trainer’s Notebook: Integrating Thinking and Feedback Activities

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While I did a pretty thorough participant assessment survey before finalizing the content, the instructional design and creating materials, I always like to get a group understanding of the learning goals and get people ready to learn. This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful.

Activities

Activities Active Activism Integration

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. Instructional Design. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Flexible Space: Designing for Interaction.

Training

Training Train San Jose Instructional Design

Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

Learning

Learning Classroom Classes Student

Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

The session will cover what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training and provide lots of practical tips that will help you design fun, interactive, and highly effective technology training workshops. Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences that Connect, Inspire, and Engage. Training Design'

Training

Training Train Technology Instructional Design

What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

However, my inability to participate aside, Pokémon Go is a very good application of Augmented Reality, and with the user base growing at such an alarming rate, it has caused many organizations to take pause and evaluate what seems to be endless opportunities in not only the game and its facets but in the delivery method itself.

Industry

Industry Learning Game Application

5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

Forj

MAY 25, 2021

Manually generating reports, exporting them from your LMS, and submitting them to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS) is a complicated, precise administrative burden for your team to tackle. Your association needs to report to PARS for all accreditation activities.

Associations

Associations eLearning Module Course

Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

For example, if you invite a participant to scribe, they cannot fully participate in the activity. Or you may have a co-facilitator where you can split the roles or invite a participant to play this role. Each of these choices has pros/cons. The chart writer’s role is to captures the groups ideas.

Facilitation

Facilitation Technique Chart Method

2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The concept of distributed ledgers has usefulness outside of its thriving use in financial transactions and currency speculation, and it is actively triggering innovation in healthcare IT. We manage continuing education (CE) credit transactions: a learner completes a CE activity and receives CE credit, or “credit hours,” in return.

Hype

Hype eLearning Model Badge

Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

We used to help us design the program, determine process outcomes, and help us evaluate participant’s progress. Support national partner Facebook chats, blog carnivals, and other networked advocacy activities. Increase reach on social media channels. Cultivate “super fans”. Increase engagement on social channels.

Network

Network Build Learning Strategy

Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap

Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

When evaluating the effectiveness of eLearnings it is vital that we keep in mind exactly what we are trying to accomplish; then craft exceedingly mindful learning experiences to ensure the highest possible return on our investment. Elearnings as a whole are very attractive, as they offer an inexpensive alternative to classroom training.

eLearning

eLearning Learning Instruction Instructional

WeAreMedia Live Workshop: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Being able to make decisions and evaluate are more appropriate for a learning experience delivered over time such as a semester long course or at least having some time and space in between sessions. evaluate the results of your social media experiment and use the information to improve your next social media strategy experiment.

Reflection

Reflection Wiki Instruction Instructional

10 Types of eLearning Assessments for Your Courses

Forj

JULY 8, 2021

eLearning assessments should only be used when there is a clear instructional imperative — so, only when they’re required for completion of the course or generally helpful for either of the two parties listed above. There are a variety of types of eLearning assessments that you can use to evaluate your association’s members.

eLearning

eLearning Course Test Knowledge

Tips for Taking a Tech-Fueled Approach to Nonprofit Training

DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Beyond engaging visuals and examples, however, you can also increase interactivity with hands-on activities such as audio review, sliders and dials, sorting and labeling, and more. Focus on the activities they will complete and the skills they need to complete them. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer.

Training

Training Train Tech Tips

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Designing engaging and effective learning experiences

How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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Trainer’s Notebook: Integrating Thinking and Feedback Activities

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

Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Using Peer Learning Strategies To Build A Network

Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap

WeAreMedia Live Workshop: Reflections

10 Types of eLearning Assessments for Your Courses

Tips for Taking a Tech-Fueled Approach to Nonprofit Training

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