Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? Evaluation is one of my favorite parts of the instructional design or training process. If you ask open-ended questions, you typically only get criticism. Can participants apply the skills?”

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2021

It will trigger questions in the recipient’s mind like “Do I believe this email is urgent and deserving of my immediate attention?” You might want to write three urgent subject lines, three intrigue subject lines, two that combine intrigue and urgency, and two that don’t fall into either category but still pop into your brain.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. Then we had a discussion to pull highlight and discover different practices. I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. Which brain do you think is more open to learning, retaining, and applying the content during a training? I told them to come back at a precise time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. This would require clear instructions on the outcome of the peer coaching and to provide some instructions on the right balance between listening and telling. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn.

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MAY 24, 2023

Used in the wrong way, AI toys will suck people into productivity holes of asking never-ending ‘what if’ questions. Allen’s GTD methodology is based on the idea that our brains are not designed to store information. Adjust prompt instructions or model as needed. Wait, when is this AI going to start saving me time?

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APRIL 17, 2024

For example, you can answer these questions: What communication platforms do these individuals use? For example, if your nonprofit is focused on promoting fire safety, you can offer a how-to guide for keeping your home fire-safe in dry months, citing instructions and best practices from the National Fire Protection Association.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. The presentations ended with a reflective practice question that participants could discuss with someone in the room, think about quietly, or tweet using the hashtag #npsmpeer. Movement helps wake them up.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Jennifer made use of an app called “ Answer Qwik ” that allows participants to answer polling questions on their mobile phones and have the aggregate results shown on the screen. It does close-ended questions and displays a bar chart or can also create a word cloud. In other words, to what end?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? Holly recognized some “heros&# in the community who have done that. Ruck Sack, DoSomething, Ada Jenkins, They have the instigator gene – they have the ability to make it happen. It has to be with a split of our brain.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Is our brain changing as a result? Here are her answers: Question: Just to cover the basics, could you briefly define for us ADD and ADHD? Not following through on instructions or failing to finish tasks. Blurting answers before question completed. Question: In your book ( Is it ADHD or My iPhone? ) Is this ADD?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 19, 2011

The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. The most important question is to focus on what is working.

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MARCH 6, 2022

It might be hard to look at these figures and to wrap your brain around how much money you need to raise to employ the staff you need. An HR professional can help you craft questions so that the process is fair and you don’t ask something you shouldn’t or that might be illegal. Let your new hire know it’s okay to ask questions.

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MARCH 19, 2011

The one question: How do I convince my boss and co-workers to get on the train with us? It has to be with a split of our brain. There are two parts of our brain, the rational and the emotional. The emotional part of our brains is like an elephant. The most important question is to focus on what is working.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

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. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

It has been a long time since I’ve attended a conference where great content and instructional design were so well integrated. They suggested looking for a person who has the curiosity to ask the right questions, learns quickly and is good with storytelling.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 5, 2011

Role Playing Simulation For Making ROI Argument: Many nonprofits are often faced with the question, “What the value of social media&# from senior management. I introduced some concepts about Social Media ROI and steps to making a case. Then I used the Salt Lake County Public Health Department Social Media Case Study to do a simulation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I ask certain questions to help identify these individuals. . These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out. I select what I questions I do based on answers in an online pre-survey.

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MAY 25, 2021

These reports need to include: Information about specific activities, including the date of accredited activities, hours of instruction, type of activity, learners that completed the activity, and much more. Create assessments with both standard multiple-choice and multimedia question types.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

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. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 11, 2008

I also tested out a couple of instructional techniques for the first time and learned something myself. I have also fully integrated the use of a wiki as "electronic flip chart," and leave behind resource as well as use of networked learning (Skype and twitter open to shoot out questions to people I could get richer answers to).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Photo by Spike 55151 I read recently that the reason for "senior moments" - you know when you can't quite recall someone's name in an instant - is because the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information.     You can also create groups of followers.   

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2009

Flickr Photo by JTLowery The title of this post is play on the famous PSA " Brain on Drugs " from 1987 to raise attention to the harmful effects of drugs. The memorable tagline : This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions? Does growing up digital evolve young people's brains?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. Presenting Integrated Social Media Strategy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2015

Bringing your brain to what you are doing. While she didn’t teach us improvisation exactly, she lead us through some group discussions on the question: What do we do when things go wrong? He had us walk around the room following different instructions and then try to find two people and create a triangle. Flexibility.

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Association TV

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Now imagine you’re looking for the bathroom on a 6-inch screen, and instead of walking around, asking folks questions, all you can do is tap on things with your thumb. It's meant to provide context, give instruction, or address what you might be thinking as you navigate a digital screen. This is the basic idea behind microcopy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 1, 2007

But, the brain fog has started to fade. After introducing ourselves and realizing that we all thought we knew nothing about mobile video blogging, we decided to identify what we didn't know by formulating questions. The questions are way more important than the answers. I pinged him the link and some questions.

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Qgiv

APRIL 28, 2021

We’ve seen everything from completely fresh “Choose Your Own Adventure” type fundraisers to new takes on classic school events that combine typical school events like spelling bees, show and tell, brain bowls, and talent shows with fundraising. Finally, OBS is a more robust option that’s sponsored by all three of the platforms listed above.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

I'm feeling good about the workshop because I feel that I'm finally closer to mastering differentiated instruction with social media and nonprofits. The first group wants to wrap their brains around it and gets overwhelmed quickly. The second group wants to know how to do it better and has many questions and learning to share.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 30, 2005

I love ( and hate ) how blogs, rss, tags, and these other tools are so right-brained and being able to indulge in some non-linear thinking. Just when I was beginning to feel totally overwhelmed, I decided to dive and not worry about any logical or instructional order! One of the tools that was mentioned was RSS readers.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 2, 2008

When people ask about blogging, the question of comments comes up more frequently than any other. Why not ask more typical website questions, "why don't more people visit my blog?" Thank you to Reach Advisors for sharing FASCINATING insight into visitors' brains. It's a bit strange. or "why don't more people link to my blog?"

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Here are some questions your team can ask to help you reflect on last year’s results: What was our goal last year, and did we meet it? Here are some questions you might ask yourself as you look at your annual goal: Have you raised more than your initial fundraising goal? How did the funds raised last year help us this year?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 13, 2010

Chocolate activates the pleasure center of the brain, at least according to some research. After a nervous giggle, I shared with them that donating and volunteering does the same thing as chocolate to your brain. Enrique Allen asked me what I call a " teachable moment question " during the class. I did not eat chocolate.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 24, 2014

Way back in August I posed the somewhat rhetorical question: Will Facebook’s Internet.org Bridge the Global Digital Divide? The SixthSense project is working on a set of open source instructions on how to make your own prototype augmented reality. " Facebook, Solar Drones, and Cheap Internet. The Big Picture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research. They are also learning how to access professional and personal networks to get answers to their questions. This infographic is an insightful profile of the way people learn in the modern workplace.

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