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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. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Development.

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To bot or not to bot: Using generative AI in grantwriting

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For example, you will generate quite a different set of responses if you ask for information on “education” rather than “STEM education.” LinkedIn is another good resource for connecting with professionals and groups dedicated to finding ways to leverage the powers of generative AI. Be very clear and intentional with word choice.

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

Otherwise, it’s just using up some of her time—which, we’ve already discussed, she doesn’t have a lot of. You design courses that specifically target what the learner needs. For example, are there tasks that need to be completed in a certain order for your organization? Design a course that targets that change.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Documentation.

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Basic Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One thing I have noticed when co-designing workshops or gatherings with other facilitators, is that some facilitators like to specialize and or have a preference for one method or philosophy. The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Integrating Thinking and Feedback Activities

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

While I did a pretty thorough participant assessment survey before finalizing the content, the instructional design and creating materials, I always like to get a group understanding of the learning goals and get people ready to learn. Develop a first draft of a crowd funding strategy for their organization.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. So, I had participants do a share pair with another person or team and discuss their target audiences. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge.