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JANUARY 27, 2010

I had sooo much fun creating and delivering it. Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Next week, I headed to Seattle for a couple of days of events around my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ,” co-authored with KD Paine. And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes. Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes.

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JUNE 28, 2016

We had some fun doing role plays with a partner to figure out their style and some reflection on how we needed to adapt. My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.” Section 3: Impact without Burnout: Self-Care in the Workplace.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. “Tell me more …” is one of several identified in the book. Here’s a terrific cheat sheet for common body language signals and what they mean. Mindful Listening: Master the Basics of Focused Conversation.

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MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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JUNE 25, 2012

This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Program Design. We are working very closely with V.S. Anupam Shukla and Ms. Monica Wahengbam.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

The Colorado Funders Association is doing this on its blog about philanthropy stories. ) The fun part of instructional design is embedding opportunities for this to happen. I ask participants to share on an index card as part of a raffle for my book.

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JULY 31, 2013

I’ve been working program and instructional design, facilitation of peer calls and workshops – in collaboration with the fantastic team at Spitfire. ” We kicked off the half-day training with a fun icebreaker. The report out was a competition.

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