ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Professional development is a great tool to combat these issues and allows all individuals to continue to thrive within their organization. ASU Lodestar Center. In today’s world, job roles are constantly changing and new challenges arise in the workplace.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As part of the class , we look at different examples of networked strategies and digital platforms and tools and how they can be used to advance civil society goals. Designing training that is interactive, that goes beyond presenting takes upfront planning. Nothing like first-person accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge. There are many ways to do it.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

After all, you wouldn’t want to create courses or invest in tools that your members are simply not interested in engaging with! From investing in upgraded LMS technology to creating a learning business plan to instructional design, each task involves a specific skill set that the average association professional may not have.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. How: 6 Tools and Tips.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

I also use it as a year in review tool. 3) Start A New Journal: As I mentioned above, I keep an annual professional journal, part planner and part reflection tool. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. 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

JANUARY 21, 2010

And then immediately create instructional materials and trainings for the community. Later, as I developed workshops and content for strategic technology planning , I became obsessed with learning about technology professional development for nonprofits and designing effective trainings. Audience Research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

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. Be a participant in other people’s training sessions. Does your nonprofit uses participatory design and facilitation at meetings or for trainings?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer ! Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. Back channel facilitation, chat, polls, and other tools are critical for a high level of interaction and to keep people engaged.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

As part of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation this year, I have been leading some peer trainings with grantees. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Program Design. Participants Own Their Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. Facilitation, Curriculum Development and Train the Trainers. I walked away 40 pounds, but something else happened.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. The social media strategy game is focused on how social media tools can be used for external communications. I look for examples that match the principles for effective use and incorporate them into the presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

Lee Rainie, Director, Internet & American Life Project, Pew Research Center took us through the impact that the use of online digital tools is having on us personally, professionally, and society. His presentation was called “Personal, Portable, Participatory, and Pervasive.” Instructional Design Notes.

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JULY 14, 2016

The game as it exists right now can be used as a Human Resources tool to endorse a healthy workplace, sessions of play could be organized once a week causing people to go outside together and communicate about who gets to catch what, which has turned into a positive interaction on college campuses across the United States.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I have a chance to reflect now on the data I've collected and think about the instructional design. 1) Already Doing It, Want To Do It Better: The first group know the definitions of the tools and understands how social media has changed the dynamics between audience and organization. Comfort Levels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

One of the most important measurement tools for nonprofits is the spreadsheet. In this post, Mashable reviews five free awesome social media spreadsheets. This gives me some more insight about how to make teaching this concept more accessible. Bonus: Spreadsheet Appreciation. I tested each one. Please leave a comment.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

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. So not every nonprofit or social cause can employ humor in its tool box, but that is not the point here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

Training Design. It also includes a face-to-face workshop where there is also the same balance. This year’s session was piggy-backed with the annual meeting, so the training came at the end of 2.5 Social media content mirrors other channels. Solicit and share stories. Key influencers take action, including media.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years. Some Reflections.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

What do your nonprofit training efforts look like right now? Why not use it to train your team as well? Let’s walk through the benefits of using technology in your training strategy and how you can create e-learning courses that make an impact. What are the benefits of a tech-fueled approach to nonprofit training? “If

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

This training was a day and half and here’s what we covered: Section 1: Self-Awareness: Understanding and Moving Through Your Leadership and Communications Style. My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.”

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. Reflective listening skills are useful in all group settings, whether it is a team meeting, training, or interacting with co-workers and whether you are the facilitator or a participant.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

IOT Physical Simulators: The idea here is to build physical training devices that connect to online learning technology. It’s still in the realm of custom content development – not something you can assign to your staff instructional designers – but it’s cheaper to do.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I said yes. Somethings to improve. Here's a few thoughts.

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Forj

MAY 25, 2021

Whether it’s Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Nursing Education, or training for other healthcare specialties, the education must align with specific accreditation regulations. For example, seek the ability to make any changes to the visual display of your LMS via drag-and-drop tools or an editing wizard.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

Your overall learning business strategy and tech tools such as your learning management system (LMS) and eCommerce tools work together to deliver content to your learners. Your choice in course authoring software is just as crucial as the tools you choose to deliver the content to learners. What is course authoring software?

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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. tool out there. tool out there.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. Tools and Tactics. Click to download worksheet.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

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.

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