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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. I do this all the time.

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Nonprofit Technology Training: Book List

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Photo from Librarianismchronicles Blog. I usually draw from these sources to create “instructional resources” for any workshop or class I teach. When I’m training other trainers, I often get asked “What books should I read?” This six-step instructional model is called “ENGAGE.”

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Six Tips for Evaluating Your Nonprofit Training Session

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” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Group Photo. Documentation.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Using Posters To Spark Learning

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Photo by Equal Rights Advocates. The photo above is from a mini-workshop I did as part of Wake International’s “ Tech2EmpowerUSA.” 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.

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NTEN Leading Change Summit #14lcs: Reflection

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Photo by Trav Williams. Documenter: Using a digital camera, the documenter should capture photos of the process – the set up, the activity, and the products from the activity. So, one of the things I highly value about instructional design is the time and space to reflect on what worked and what didn’t work.

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Free Webinar: Sharing Trainer's Social Media Bag of Tricks and Secrets

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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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Active Training: To Get Nonprofit Audiences Engaged, Keep Them Moving

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Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above. Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. Movement can also incorporate what you’re training on. Last month, I participated in the day-long convening of funders at the Media Impact Forum. And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes.

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