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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Learning theory is an attempt to describe how people learn. There are many learning theories and can be categorized in different ways: External: These theories take into account self-learning and learning in groups. This includes behaviorism and social learning or peer learning, communities of practice, and connectivism.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Brainstorming Sessions for Nonprofit Work

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Brainstorming can be done as a solo activity or group or collaborative brainstorming. ” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. .” ” The nickname “brainstorm sessions” because participants were using their brains to storm a problem. Free-wheeling.

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

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When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? Now that could be hard reading, but Sharon Bowman’s “ Using Brain Science To Make Science Stick ” has been a terrific resource.

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How To Incorporate More Movement Into Your Nonprofit Training

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Good instructional design and delivery engages people’s brains, eyes, ears, and bodies. People pay attention more, they learn something, they retain it better, and there is a better chance of them applying what they learned. Which brain do you think is more open to learning, retaining, and applying the content during a training?

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How To Get Insight From Data Visualization: SHUT UP and SLOW DOWN!

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These are a great set of questions to ask as you look over your data. I have a survey that allows me to understand the composition of the group in aggregate as well as the maturity of practice levels for each individual participant according to “ Crawl, Walk, Run, Fly.” Have I seen enough or do I need to look at more?

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

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The key to successful fundraising is asking smarter questions. We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. . Is it okay, if I go ahead and kick things off officially? So good news.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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Expert: This is content and information that is delivered by listening and questioning a subject matter expert. It is important to think about different delivery options – individual, small group, and large group activities. This makes for a lively and highly interactive session – and it is also very efficient.