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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. I use a simple structure to design: before, during, and after. Then I block out 90 minute and 75 minute modules with 15 minute breaks in between.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Pivots can make the difference between a successful session and disaster. Good instructional design to create an environment for peer dialogue begins with good on boarding and for people to connect with something they already know or believe. I wish I had done a structured creative thinking exercise to get people comfortable.

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What Does an eLearning Consultant Do? The Complete Guide

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The biggest difference here is who is responsible for carrying out the strategy that the consultant provides— the consultant alongside your internal team or your team itself. Who is going to be assigned to different tasks within the new business, such as talking to subject matter experts, building content, and administering your LMS?

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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 blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

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If you’ve caught the news at any point in the last year, you know that the trending topics are different than anything we’ve encountered before. Think of it this way: the training that Doctors without Borders members undergo is significantly different than that of, say, the local Boys and Girls Club. Evolutions in Content.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design. How: 6 Tools and Tips.

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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

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it.