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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

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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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5 Essential CME LMS Features for Your Healthcare Association

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These reports need to include: Information about specific activities, including the date of accredited activities, hours of instruction, type of activity, learners that completed the activity, and much more. Virtual Event Capabilities. Instead, you should seek a CME LMS that can facilitate virtual events alongside CE programming.

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How To Incorporate More Movement Into Your Nonprofit Training

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They help “air out the brain” and can help a tired group regain focus. I incorporate energizers into webinars (see slide 22) and virtual meetings. The body break I used in the Arts Leaders training in the photograph above is called “Follow the Leader.”

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The Future of the LMS

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Cars are beginning to drive themselves, and augmented reality and viable virtual reality is beginning to make its way into our lives. Some recent ideas that are currently exciting developers are the inclusion of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality environments. Microlearning.

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Designing Professional Development for the Distracted Learner

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.