Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective. Help participants digest and reflect on some content shared during the session. In other words, to what end?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. We were welcomed by directors of two partner organizations, Connie Wolf, Director and CEO for the Contemporary Jewish Museum and Brad Erikson, Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

It is about making it possible for participants to capture, share, and reflect on what they have learned. I wrote many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training , including this wrap up post from our NTEN NTC session on teaching and learning for nonprofits.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

I also was honored to facilitate a reflection exercise as part of the closing plenary session with data for good rock stars Bob Filbin, Jeffrey Blandt, and Jake Porway. It has been a long time since I’ve attended a conference where great content and instructional design were so well integrated. Mark of a good conference?

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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. Be aware of what they say, how they say it and body language. Use reflective listening skills and clear communication to adjust. Reflection questions : “Why did this work?”.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when doing so: Use background scenery and visuals that are reflective of your organization. Use language and conversations that are reflective of what learners will encounter. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. Thank you for calling my telephone.

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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. Last week, I was an instructor for NTEN’s Technology Leadership Academy for a session on Nonprofit Technology ROI Methods. If you deliver training on webinar platforms, you need to understand how people learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. Design for Organizational Reluctance. organizational change, and technology.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

The photograph above documents a creative stretch break from a recent Leadership Training I designed and co-facilitated at the Americans for the Arts Conference. I’ve done walking reflections at the end of session as well. Here’s the video if you want to see it in action).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

I’ve just returned from week-long leadership development program in Israel called “ Reality Storytellers ” hosted by the Schusterman Foundation. How do our unique brands of leadership, our values and our perceptions of injustice contribute to our visions for a better future?

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