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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

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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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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

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I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Conferences are a great opportunity to take workshops and observe the facilitator’s techniques. Here’s what I learned. Spectragram.

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

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This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. If you think of your training as making a soup, your participant survey is like the food critic’s review of the soup. Use Learning Theory. Click to Amazon.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Integrating Thinking and Feedback Activities

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While I did a pretty thorough participant assessment survey before finalizing the content, the instructional design and creating materials, I always like to get a group understanding of the learning goals and get people ready to learn. This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful.

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

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These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success

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I also use it as a year in review tool. Year in Review. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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The Secret To Social Media Engagement: Kiss A Squirrel!

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I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Use Participatory Research Techniques To Discover Engagement Topics. . — Billboard (@billboard) April 4, 2014. Engagement'