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ArtsLabSF: Reflections About Social Learning With Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. We arranged for wifi in the room and asked participants to bring their laptops). The Power of Social Learning: Online and Offline . Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. Put Your Learners on the Stage and Hand Them the Mic!

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. Classroom style with desks puts a barrier between the students and the instruction, especially when people are using laptops or tablets to take notes. Problem-solving and reflecting (Intellectual).

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Reflections on the Meyer Memorial Trust Workshop

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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 most enjoy about doing face-to-face training workshops is the right after reflection questions: How could this learning experience been improved? What worked? What didn't? Observations.

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Wisdom 2.0: Balance in A Hyper Connected World

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Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 I attended the first conference in May, 2010 was filled with gratitude to Soren for the amazing experience and opportunity to reflect life and balance in age of social networks. I decided to have a different experience than live tweeting and even taking notes on my laptop.

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Activating the Activists with Social Media

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How do we activate the online activists to take action offline?" I was not presenting, but decided to use Twitter crowd source some suggestions, screencapture them, and put those into my presentation later in the day. jeffshuck @ kanter I'm biased, but events are a powerful way to move online advocates offline. I suggest a tweetup.

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What's Your Best Advice for Managing Information Overload? Join the Support Group in the Comments

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The question "Is the only time you're offline when you're sleeping or going to the bathroom?" " Well, it seems that some people Twitter from the toilet with their cell phones and others, if the Internet connection is good, take their laptops with them too. So, that question was revised!

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My personal Blogher To Do List and Reflections

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I'm still dancing on the edges between action and reflection, but wanted to get down some of my evolving next action steps and questions for reflection. Get ecto on my laptop. That way, I could have been preparing the content offline and uploaded later. It is hard, but if I don't do it now, I'm afraid I'll loose forever.

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