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

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For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

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As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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7 Ideas for Virtual Back to School Events

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These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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7 Ideas for Virtual Back to School Events

AccelEvents

These types of events may also provide a sense of community when distance learning, so it is important to put your best foot forward and consider a more sophisticated virtual event platform so that you are sure to impress parents, students, and possible donors. Schedule one night for your students and family members to meet each other.

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

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Flipped Classroom is mindset that directs attention away from teachers and puts it squarely on the students and their learning. It’s being done in elementary, high schools, and colleges. While there is no one right way to use the technique, what would customarily be defined as homework (problem sets, essay writing, etc.)

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Content delivery is less important then the skill to making sense of it and that needs to be what “classroom time” is about. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them. They gave the students tests based on content and scored them.

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Remix This Power Point!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The title is " Remix This Powerpoint " -- it's some draft thoughts on remixing and wink to SlideShare's new feature - the ability to download the Powerpoint file ! I also recently discovered this post/podcast called " Remixing the Classroom." transparent open licensing, such as Creative Commons.

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