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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

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As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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Trainer’s Notebook: The Importance of Hands-On Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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E-Mediat: Reflections from the Conference in Fez, Morocco

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The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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E-Mediat Day 3: Digital Activism

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It was particularly rewarding to see instructional techniques (the social media game ) that I had developed and been using since 2007 used by someone else. 4) Mary had a “laptops down&# rule and only allowed participants to be online during breaks. We lost electricity and could not use the powerpoint.

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Setting Up Windows MultiPoint Server

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He offered these step-by-step setup instructions. Note that these instructions are for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011. For a quick overview of the installation process, see How to Install Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (video) and Interns Guide to MultiPoint Set Up (PowerPoint). Learn More. Image: Dell Inc.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. This is important for both online and offline instructional delivery. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

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I'm happy that my new laptop has an extended battery life so I am writing some reflections on the plane en route to Boston. What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. I must also memorize how to skip around in powerpoint without flipping through slides. What worked?