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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.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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Interacting and Gaming at Library 2.011

Tech Soup

When Training Online, Interact Frequently. My favorite takeaway from this presentation is this: Interact with your. environment, two minutes goes by seemingly in the blink of an eye. Faires said "interact with your audience every 2-3 minutes," what I. heard was "interact with your audience constantly.

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Recap: Nonprofits & AI – A Conversation with Devi Thomas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One metaphor is to think of the AI as an intern that you need to clearly communicate instructions to and then check their work and revise. Devi also emphasized the concept of “copilot” where the human is the pilot and always in charge.

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Encouraging Networking at Your Virtual Event

AccelEvents

A virtual event means that those face-to-face interactions will not be possible but that does not mean that you can’t facilitate and encourage networking all the same. . Here are some steps you can take to encourage meaningful connections and interaction: . Show attendees how they can directly interact with and message other attendees.

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Icebreakers for Online Meetings That Introverts Will Love

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In my work as a trainer and facilitator, I make workshops and master classes as interactive as possible, incorporating peer discussion, movement, and creativity. However, these days so many of my meetings take place online, typically on Zoom, and interactivity can be a challenge. I feel this makes a better learning experience.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

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 technology related. I am not always lucky to be teaching in a classroom that is designed as a flexible space to be molded into a learning environment by the instructor guided by the instructional design.

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