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A Reflection on Networked Professional Learning

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There was a slowness to it that we don’t have with digital photography (perhaps because the slide film was expensive and we didn’t want to waste film). It gave me some reflection time away from the daily fast-paced, always moving forward world of social media. It gave me space to give social media use some mindful attention.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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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.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

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This takes a bit more effort than putting together a slide deck. There are many ways to do this, but try to avoid the “Q/A of the Expert at the End,” and facilitate discussion that is more reflective. Reflection. So, you have to design for that. Presenting Integrated Social Media Strategy.

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Why Movement Is the Killer Learning App for Nonprofits

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There are also physical theories like brain-based learning and neuroscience. I came across a brain scan by Dr. Chuck Hillman from University of Illinois Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory. The sitting brain is really disengaged. People can’t be as focused on content when they been sitting longer than 20 minutes.

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NTC Reflections: The Networked Nonprofit

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I really think that it is much more effective for learning than talking heads or expert brain dump. Networked Nonprofit Slides View more presentations from Beth Kanter. I realized that I enjoy presenting at sessions when the audience gets to share their knowledge with the room and each other.

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Reflections from Stanford Nonprofit Management Institute: New Skills for a Complex World

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” This post shares my notes from that session along with a reflection about my session and some resources. In fact, Lucy has been terrific in finding new ways, like Branch , to use the social tools to facilitate a global brain around these ideas. The New Social Economy. Let’s start with a definition first.

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3 Key Takeaways from Gearset’s DevOps Dreamin’

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This reflects my own journey, and many also in attendance at the event, as my experience with DevOps has slowly matured alongside the emerging technology. Compared to traditional software development, Salesforce DevOps is still in its infancy. DevOps Sessions + Speakers. 3 Key Takeaways from DevOps Dreamin’.

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