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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. Use Learning Theory.

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The importance of professional development in the nonprofit sector

ASU Lodestar Center

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. ASU Lodestar Center.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. Does #14ntc give an award for best slides? I nominate #14ntctrain.

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The Networked NGO in Pakistan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Day 2: Certificates Awarded To Senior Staff Attendees. This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. 2. Design for Organizational Reluctance.

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Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one. In India, I designed the first one to celebrate the local culture: It was called “Bollywood Moment.” And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes. The energizer can be connected to the content or just a movement exercise or stretch.

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Successful E-Learning – A Roadmap

Gyrus

Understanding the foundation of what makes the instructional design so effective, can go a long way in transitioning some of your organizational learnings over to a digital medium. Intrinsically, eLearnings are perfectly suited towards adults and their drive towards learning on their own accord.

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What Pokémon Go Means to the Learning Industry

Gyrus

The real kicker is that based on the awards you structure in the environment there is a very high probability that users will remember a significant portion of their adventure, what the saw, where they were, and how they got there. Social Feeds have aided in the Pokémon growth enormously.