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A Crash Course in Design Thinking for Network Leadership Skills

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last month, I participated in a Design Thinking Lab with network leadership practitioners convened by the Leadership Learning Community. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. That is not design thinking.

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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video. Last year I audio-skyped into a conference in the UK to present with Steve Bridger. Tags: Conferences Tips Training Design ffog remote presentation skype twitter video. It is also helpful to have a back channel for communications with the moderator.

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Relaunching: A place for conversations, content, and more!

Amy Sample Ward

First off, a huge thank you to Matt Cheuvront , the designer who made all of this happen! As part of practicing what I preach, I wanted to recap the process Matt and I used for this redesign to offer to you as just one of the many options for engaging with a designer and a community. Phase 1: Finding a Designer.

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Favorite Free Software

Robert Weiner

Google Talk — An alternative to Skype, but only for 1 to 1 calls: [link]. Skype — Free VOIP calls, conference calls, and video calls: [link]. TrueCrypt –- Very well-designed and easy-to-use program for encrypting your files and folders: [link]. Glary Utilities — Another Windows registry cleaner: [link].

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

Tech Soup

Anyone who uses the designated tag on Twitter automatically becomes a part of the ongoing global conversation on that topic of interest. Skype — Offering an easy way to talk to anyone with an Internet connection for free, Skype. We think Watchitoo.

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What You Need to Know About Video Interviews

Forj

These products include Skype, Google Hangouts, and FaceTime. This means they’re designed exclusively for hiring. Video Conference vs. Video Interview. To begin with, the most basic form of video service, video chat is meant for personal use and quick one-off calls. They are used on both computers and mobile devices.

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Austria conference on access technology

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I met a professor from Portugal who had a student who developed EasyVoice , software that makes it possible for someone who cannot speak to use Voice over IP via Skype to talk to people using a voice synthesizer. I got into a spirited debate with a Norwegian researcher about a paper entitled something like "Is DAISY Universally Designed?"

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