Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Yesterday, I facilitated the first webinar in a series hosted by the Knight Foundation on taking the practice of Giving Days to the next level. I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. Three Ways to Think About Content. Think Beyond Presenters.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

What eLearning assessment best practices can strengthen your courses? Then, we’ll wrap up with a few best practices to take your assessments to the next level. Because scenarios are immersive, learners can practice the application of skills in a no-consequence environment. What are the different types of online assessment?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. This approach means the instructor takes a “guide on the side&# approach versus “expert on the stage.&# And, of course, it takes more preparation time than slapping together a powerpoint.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I produced four “ Advanced Practices Webinars ” for the Knight Foundation for Giving Days hosts. I also facilitated sessions on healthy and productive online and offline meetings for Guide Star, including a sessions about walking meetings at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference and Online Community Managers Meetup.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. The specific practice skills include these three: Ask empowering questions. How To Become A Virtuoso Listener: Practice, Practice, Practice. Ask Good Questions.

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Forj

MAY 25, 2021

Administering continuing medical education (CME) is no simple task— from the advanced accreditation reporting to the ongoing evolution of medical best practices, it can be a huge administrative task for your team. Evolving Medical Practices. 5 Features to Seek in Your Next Learning Management System. Decreased Non-Dues Revenue.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

She said the workshop gave her the time to get started working on it and was confident that she’d be putting it into practice immediately. It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time.

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Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

People can take a self-guided tour around your facilities and will think that their new employer is hip for developing such an environment for them. If your training arsenal consists of Instructor led training and elearnings and your user base is not as receptive to the teachings as they used to be, another option now exists.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. There is one problem with this design: Many of us find experimenting difficult. Where do you get the time to put some of what you've learned into practice?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Good instructional design and delivery engages people’s brains, eyes, ears, and bodies. You have the group stop, connect, and greet several times before settling in.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Participants design and launch a social media experiment that helps them improve their practice and share learning with one another. The curriculum is based on the workshops I've been leading for the past five years and includes the Social Media Game , Strategy Principles , Experimentation , and the practical and tactical. .

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I’ve constantly stretching myself to learn new techniques that help nonprofits embrace and effectively put social media strategies and tools into practice as well as address the change management issues of becoming a Networked Nonprofit. Balancing Learning Through Content Delivery and Sharing Experience. The Challenge of Transfer.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Now that we’ve discussed the benefits of technology in nonprofit training, let’s get into the nitty-gritty of what this looks like in practice. They’ve taken a job or signed up to give their time with your organization for one guiding reason—they’re passionate about your cause. Build opportunities for learners to practice.

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

THE CHALLENGE Carnegie Museum of Art director Lynn Zelevansky challenged us to find a way to overcome a major practical problem with our Forum Gallery space: how to get visitors to enter a gallery that is often obscured by a large wall that blocks the light from the large lobby windows nearby.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructional design or lesson plan. Another trainer is adapting the game for use in a large environmental organization will be creating a train the trainers guide and template and it will be added to the site. It's been in my head.

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