Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2017

Yesterday, I spent a day facilitating leadership workshops for arts leaders attending the Art House Convergence Conference near Park City, Utah. Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. What to do?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

As one of my great teachers said, ”You are not good at what you do unless you are always learning and reflecting on your practice.” It is the trade off between doing a conference panel VS a workshop, perhaps this topic would have much more effective a pre-conference workshop. The Feng Shui of Good Teaching.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

I thought I’d take this opportunity to reflect again on a decade of experience of designing and delivering interactive webinars. 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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. This month I’ve been teaching graduate class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I taught a very brief workshop in strategic social media using the social media strategy game. Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. All of the instruction is aligned to a network frame. . Having graphic notes during the workshop was an asset.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Here’s just a few: Instructional. Reflective Practice. One thing I have noticed when co-designing workshops or gatherings with other facilitators, is that some facilitators like to specialize and or have a preference for one method or philosophy. That’s why I love looking and testing different methods.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. One annual ritual is to create “To Do/Not To Do/Reflection” notebook where I use modified bullet journaling to track my progress. Happy New Year ! How about you? I write down stuff I won’t do, a “no thanks” list.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

The social media lab for arts organizations is a combination of face-to-face workshops, phone calls, and online support via a wiki and Twitter over several months. We were lucky enough to have a fabulous space for the workshop in the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

This year SXSW is offered something new: workshops on a wide range of topics from some of the top people in their industry. I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. Hearing from so many people. npsmpeer #sxsw. — Read Danielle’s blog post ).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I taught social media integration and “ Train the Trainers ” workshops for trainers who would be delivering the curriculum throughout Tunisia. Workshops, Keynotes, Webinars, and Conference Panels: This year I did over 75 speaking engagements and presentations. Many best wishes for happy, healthy, and abundant 2014 for you.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Micro-learning online courses consist of a video, an info-graphic or list of tips, and a set of instructional or assessment questions that help us think differently about the topic and find something bite size to apply immediately. Enter micro-learning, resources that can be quickly read, viewed, or consumed and take only ten minutes or less.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. All workshop participants will receive a discount coupon for the book.

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JANUARY 23, 2018

Introducing people to new instructional design concepts is very important, but providing people with the tools and skills necessary to bring those ideas to life is just as important. I’ve enjoyed prepping for this session because it has forced me to reflect on my own process and dig into the why s of what I’m doing.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

It is about making it possible for participants to capture, share, and reflect on what they have learned. In the US, I keynoted and gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Pittsburgh , North Carolina , Buffalo , and Omaha. Teaching: This is my passion, my calling, and my professional work. My Three Words.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. This allowed us to experience the whole design process – design a new wallet – and reflect on it. How do we teach leaders to know when emergence is working?

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APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

To be successful in either teaching or learning, you have to slow down. I’ve been immersed in writing about measurement and testing instructional frameworks this year. Now, I want to refine those in more workshops and peer group learning opportunities. Step 2: One of Reflection for Each Hour (8 minutes).

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

As a trainer, it is always great to experience someone else facilitating so you can have empathy for participants, get some new ideas or reflect on your trade craft. Here’s what my reflection: Technology Tools To Poll Participants. see above) It is designed to be used in face-to-face workshops and conferences.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

It's a live chat during a workshop or presentation and these days, it mostly taking place on Twitter. 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. What: The art of social instructional design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2005

I participated in Nancy White's online facilitation workshop last fall where one of the participants was the thoughtful Nick Noakes who is the Associate Director for the Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching at a university in Hong Kong. " He talks about the difficulty in removing the "geekiness."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

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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MARCH 2, 2011

To reflect on how these modules might be used in their own trainings. 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. Both language and what you’re teaching. Mary did a fabulous job! Localize and make it relevant.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. We are working very closely with V.S. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2006

" It made me think about this post-it note that I photographed from a workshop ten years ago. with art teachers on the issue of integrating digital tools into their instruction. I used this technique called the "Wall of Reflection" and put up butcher block paper with the topics. It's about balance.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Reflections coming soon!) His reflections below. One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructional design or lesson plan. Tech in Maine where I did the beta version of the social media strategy game for Pop!Tech Tech Fellows. Last week, Gordon used a version of the game at a conference in NYC.

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Forj

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Many of our curricula reflect what we used to value in the workplace: mastery of domain knowledge. For example, instructional designers need to work with programmers, graphic artists, subject matter experts, and data scientists to develop effective eLearning curricula. Our design choices reflect our values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

I decided to stay a few extra days and facilitate a workshop on the Networked Nonprofit for local NGOs. This blog post includes some reflections about my first visit to Africa, the importance of face-to-face meetings and building relationships, and some thoughts about how some of the ideas in the Networked Nonprofit transcend boundaries.

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MAY 24, 2012

She also reflected on how she had to quickly learn business skills in addition to her tech skills. ” She had to learn how to wear many hats.” The program includes an IT program where women receive weekly instruction in using Microsoft Office and navigating the Internet. This is an important employment skill for them.

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