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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. As someone who has been designing and delivering training for nonprofits over the past twenty years, the most exciting part is apply theory to your practice.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The team’s first planning session should be one of learning about each’s other trade craft versus diving into the design of the session. That’s hard if deadlines are looming, but essential to have a session to explore questions such as: What is your facilitation style and philosophy? Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflections from Arts Leaders Workshop: Resilient Leaders from the Inside/Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Participants reflected on their style strength and how it has helped them be successful in different situations. Analytical Style people control their emotions but tend to ask questions rather than give orders. Amiable Style people show their emotions openly and prefer to ask questions rather than give orders.

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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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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Here are a few ideas we would use to create relatable courses in this scenario: Scenery and visuals that reflect the organization. Examples, questions, and scenarios that reflect what the learner will encounter. We could go on.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is tempting to think of this step as only doing a survey to answer the questions, “Did the workshop accomplish its objectives? This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Can participants apply the skills?”

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Trainer’s Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it. Reflection.