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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. I’ll be sharing my best tips and secrets for designing and delivering training for nonprofit professionals that get results. Join me for a FREE Webinar: Training Tips that Work for Nonprofits on Jan.29th 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

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As part of the class , we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. Having a large enough space so people can move around and self-organize into small groups also promotes peer learning. Here’s how they combined the videos.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Feng Shui of Good Teaching and Learning

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So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. The practices are intended to balance the energies of any given space to assure health and good fortune for people inhabiting it. I designed and facilitated a peer learning workshop at SXSW last week.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

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I love all aspects instructional design and facilitation , but being a good trainer also means being a good content curator and resource librarian. I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. Training Design' By Vicki Halsey.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

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Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? Many of us do this and take content notes, but it is also great to take notes about instructional design and facilitation techniques. At the beginning of the summer, I taught a master class and workshops with colleague Tharum Bunn from Cambodia at the IFC/Asia.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Finding Inspiration and New Ideas for Facilitation Techniques

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In some instances, you might need a longer amount of time to do this exercise, but the way this was facilitated with 50 people was highly productive and efficient. Good participatory design and instructional design for that matter needs a closure exercise. There are usually two aspects of this.

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

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The curriculum was based on their “ Innovating for Peopledesign methods recipe book and “ taxonomy for innovation.” ” What is Human Centered Design? Is it only used by people with artistic talents and graphic design skills? Anyone can be a designer!