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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. Three Ways to Think About Content.

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

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Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. WEF encouraged people to create a selfie video for 20 seconds asking a question that a world leader would answer. Here’s how they combined the videos.

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Learn You Will: #14ntc Nonprofit Tech Training Session Reflection and Resources

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Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. ” In that spirit, a few thoughts. Even harder to incorporate “going meta.”

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Transitioning from SCORM to xAPI

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Although I don’t expect instructional designers to leap from their desk chairs and start dancing in glee, the Department of Defense’s statement is an important symbol of change in the industry. There is no good way of defining this learner interaction in a SCORM authoring tool. How will you answer?

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This conference was designed as an interactive, networking event. Design for Flexibility.

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Free Webinar: Sharing Trainer's Social Media Bag of Tricks and Secrets

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings. Audience Research.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

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For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. It isn’t about content, although that is important.