Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

As a trainer and facilitator who works with nonprofit organizations and staffers, you have to be obsessed with learning theory to design and deliver effective instruction, have productive meetings, or embark on your own self-directed learning path.

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Learning Theory Learning Brain Exercise 138

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Use Learning Theory. Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations.

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Evaluation Training Train Tips 128

ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In your organization, this may look like negative attitudes toward evaluation, poor research designs and collecting data but not using the data. Make sure your organization is ready for capacity building. The evaluator takes on many roles: facilitator, technical expert, and sometimes a shoulder to cry. are available?

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Evaluation Program Attitude Nonprofit 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2014

Designing and delivering a training to a nonprofit audience is not about extreme content delivery or putting together a PowerPoint and answering questions. If you want to get results, you need to think about instructional design and learning theory. And, there is no shortage of learning theories and research.

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Instructional Design Instruction Instructional Training 111

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2011

It is less about the tools and more about the new mindsets you need to be successful. There are two excellent books that talk about this in the context of running an organization and addressing social issues – and I plan to review these in more depth next week. The model balances content, learning design, and participants.

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Skills Network Technique Evaluation 105

Museum 2.0

JUNE 2, 2010

A few things I learned from the presentations and discussion: Dan shared a useful 4-step mental model for the progression of how institutions move towards participatory engagement. Finally, museums as "facilitators" of visitors' own experiences and interests. You can view and download all the slides here.

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Slides Museum Los Angeles San Jose 22