Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I always learn something from his participatory style, humor, and techniques. Here’s a few things I learned. My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies Gunner’s techniques in his own technology/activist trainings. Others have also documented and used the technique or taught others how to do it.

Facilitation 101

Facilitation Technique Ideas Exercise 101

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

Whether you are facilitating a session with your board, staff, or hundreds of folks in a room, you’ll find ways to design instructional content that interests, engages, and inspires action. Instructional Design. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Flexible Space: Designing for Interaction.

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Training Train San Jose Instructional Design 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Going beyond content delivery, I also use a lot of participatory and hands-on learning techniques to help students gain a deeper understanding. Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes.

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Learning Classroom Classes Student 84

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 132

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance. I’ve written about these techniques here ). Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 124

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

I’m very interested in the train the trainer concept, so for my own learning I have been taking many trainings to learn new instructional techniques – hopefully gaining some empathy for being a student in a train the trainer session. How To Think Like An Instructional Designer. The Feng Shui of Good Teaching.

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Training Train Reflection Resource 100

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Participants from a nonprofit work on their network map during the workshop. It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. For example, I incorporate tactical and visual techniques for participants to use to do the exercises.

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Training Train Reflection Design 98