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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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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.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to design, development and facilitate training on how staff can leverage professional networks for learning and in service of strategy, including a special session training your attention online. I plan to do that with facilitation techniques for design and innovation labs.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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Happy, Healthy 2016: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis. Year in Review.

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10+ Best eLearning Course Authoring Software Platforms

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Your team, subject matter experts (SMEs), and eLearning consultants work together to author content for your courses. Your choice in course authoring software is just as crucial as the tools you choose to deliver the content to learners. What are the best eLearning authoring software? What is course authoring software?

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Ways that Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Can Build Virtuoso Listening Skills

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Mindful Listening: Master the Basics of Focused Conversation. In the book, Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness, and (World Peace) , author Chade-Meng Tan offers 3 simple techniques to practice mindful conversations. 2: Be present, practice mindful listening to the other person.

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

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When you work with an e-learning content development company to author a custom course, you can make it more relatable to your team’s experience. Here are a few tips to keep in mind when doing so: Use background scenery and visuals that are reflective of your organization.