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Trainer’s Notebook: Group Polling Techniques and Tools and Incorporating Movement

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Jennifer made use of an app called “ Answer Qwik ” that allows participants to answer polling questions on their mobile phones and have the aggregate results shown on the screen. It does close-ended questions and displays a bar chart or can also create a word cloud. I told them to come back at a precise time.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings

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New Zealand Workshop: Burning Questions. One technique I use is the “Burning Question” board. What question do they want to answer by the end of the day? I’ve used the burning question technique in many different ways over the years, this is an example of one way to do it.

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Free Webinar: Sharing Trainer's Social Media Bag of Tricks and Secrets

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I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. My job was the network weaver. Audience Research.

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7 Practical Tips for Engagement with a Higher Purpose On Social

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Asking for feedback about how to improve the school experience is also a good technique, as used in the example above is from URJ Camp Kalsman. This example from Teach for America is a photograph of handwritten thank you note from a student to an TFA alumni thanking them for making a difference. Images work for engagement.

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Learn You Will: #14ntc Nonprofit Tech Training Session Reflection and Resources

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I’m very interested in the train the trainer concept, so for my own learning I have been taking many trainings to learn new instructional techniques – hopefully gaining some empathy for being a student in a train the trainer session. The Art of Good Openings and Closings. The Feng Shui of Good Teaching.

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ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

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He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. I ask certain questions to help identify these individuals. . I said yes.

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The Networked NGO in India

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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