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The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination

Gyrus

The Olympics and Learning – A Fierce Combination. With the games already under way and the Opening Ceremony beginning tonight. It seems appropriate that we compare the games to our industry. However, that is not the direction I plan on taking this blog post. Admit it, you were waiting for me to get to this point.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The key takeaway for me is the whole point about the need for new metrics to measure learning from games. This is the same conversation that is happening around web metrics versus blog metrics. If you use web site metrics to evaluate the success of your blog, they don't work for a lot of reasons. We need metrics!

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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

Gyrus

Then, I could declare that I was only one degree away from Kevin Bacon, and most likely win the game convincingly. Why does this matter to those of us in the Training, Learning, and Development field? In modern times, there is not a day that goes by in which I forego attempting to learn from my peers.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). The report methodology models the open content technology identified in the report. It is particularly relevant to those who are using online learning environments.

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How to Design an Effective Nonprofit Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But it turns out that applying the relevant elements from the DLP into retreat designs is an effective way to engage staff and ensure that relevant content “sticks.”. Similarly, pre-work gets participants focusing on the content that will be delivered during the event. Step 1: Be Intentional About Intent.

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What’s A Learning Experience Platform? The Essential Guide

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A learning experience platform (LXP) is an innovative tool that associations and other learning businesses can use to disseminate educational content to members. LXPs are innovative in their prioritization of personalized learning experiences for each individual learner. Let’s dive in. What is an LXP?

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

You also need to consider the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the timeline for the project. The design is a description of how you will use the time slots – goals, content, instructional activities, materials, technology, documentation, and evaluation. Your design is not just about content.