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At AFP Lead in Houston, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students prepare for leadership liftoff

ASU Lodestar Center

We spent the day grouped with new leaders in the nonprofit sector learning vital skills for leadership and management. We listened to lectures, participated in reflections and had the chance to hear about real life experiences in the sector. Friday morning, the conference began again bright and early (at least to college students).

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Nonprofits Who are Making A Difference Through Play

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: I’ve been a fan of the Games for Change Festival since I first attended in 2006. GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. In Education. Around Gender.

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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

Gyrus

Social learning, relied solely on what one could obtain in a classroom setting, working with direct peers, or what could be conveyed back in forth on a phone. Social Learning can best be defined as working with others to understand ideas, concepts, and procedures. Those days are now extraordinarily a thing of the past.

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Aligning Learning Needs with Business Process

Gyrus

The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, was recorded multiple times for saying “Change is the only constant in life.” ” In the learning world, perhaps more now than ever, this position has never ringed truer. Measuring the effectiveness of current offerings is vital in any learning environment.

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The Importance of Nonprofit Workplace Culture: How PENCIL Thrives by Writing Their Own Path

NonProfit Hub

There’s probably a specific classroom you remember from those earlier days, and a teacher who left a huge impact on your life. is full of those life-changing, one-of-a-kind people. They’re no stranger to a fun and engaging learning environment. And PENCIL, Inc.

Culture 51
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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

That's my avatar, I'm live blogging from Second Life. This morning I attended the MacArthur Foundation Digital Learning briefing that was taking place at the Natural History Museum in NYC. Several avatars were also in "real life" in New York City. That's Danah Boyd in RL who was also live blogging the event.

Digital 50
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70:20:10: Aligning Learning Needs with Business Process

Gyrus

The Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, was recorded multiple times for saying “Change is the only constant in life.” ” In the learning world, perhaps more now than ever, this position has never ringed truer. Measuring the effectiveness of current offerings is vital in any learning environment.

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