Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path. Internal: These theories take into account our minds and bodies.

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Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Use Learning Theory. I have written a lot about how it is important to understand how the brain works, how people learn by using learning theories to guide the design of your workshops. Here are some examples of the questions you can ask adult learners to write down and then discuss in small groups.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. I might audit their Facebook best practices and other social media channels. The learning model is called “SAVI ” : Moving and doing (Somatic).

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 29, 2016

Adults tend to interpret information received in a training based on existing knowledge in their brains and then integrate it with previous experiences. In the first portion of the training, Jeanne and Cindy modeled four great practices for designing training content, including: Spend a little time researching adult learning theory, or.

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Training Train Design Tech 59

Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement. Kris talked about brain research related to the potential cognitive and social impacts of participation. She keeps a failure portfolio.

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