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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. Being able to to set up “learning stations” where students can be participate in different activities paves way for more learning because you are giving participants a choice to learn in a way that they learn best.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A few days ago I opened the door on a new learning journey. I am very excited about upcoming peer learning projects that I’m working on in 2012, including several for Packard grantees in India, Pakistan, and Africa as well as the e-Mediat project in the Middle East. Participants will retain what they learned, it sticks.

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On Networks, Love, and Death: Cookie Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I first started reading “Cog Dog Blog&# by Alan Levine since his first post in 2003, &# I Blog Therefore I Am.&# Although he was blogging about how to integrate social media into education and the classroom, his ideas have always been transferable to nonprofits. He writes in a humorous, authentic style, about geeky topics.

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Technology for Change Contest: Win a new computer from HP!

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During the US Thanksgiving holiday, Tweetsgiving asked people around the world to use Twitter to share something they were grateful for and include the link to the Tweetsgiving site (where people could donate to help build a library, classroom and more for the benefiting school in Tanzania). Looking at all of you readers, hint hint!).

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The 6 Hottest Training Technologies That You Can’t Overlook

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It is redefining workforce learning methods and tools, allowing organizations to nurture their talent in the most effective way. is encouraging organizations to leverage mobile learning technologies for their workforce training. It’s estimated that the mobile learning industry will grow to over $37 billion by 2020.

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And the Winner is. Jaffe's Join the Conversation Book Giveaway and How To Do A Giveaway Contest on Your Blog

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Robin Yap left a comment that he was leaving for Manila to teach social media to educational technology students, so I decided to part with my cherished copy of Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging. My ultimate dream would be to send Dave Warlock 's Classroom Blogging over to the Sharing Foundation's fledging computer school.

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Guest Post by Michaela Hackner: Community Matters Even At SXSW

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Both online and offline, communities are not only the way we identify ourselves, but more importantly, they are the most authentic and powerful vehicle for change. During a panel on fundraising, Donors Choose raised enough money to fund a music classroom project in Austin. to help promote awareness of homelessness in America.