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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

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This makes it easier to focus on the content while handling additional questions, troubleshooting and technical problems. If you want to look better on camera, you can raise the level of the laptop or use a light close to you! Interactive Meeting Techniques. Effective Brainstorming Techniques by Beth Kanter.

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

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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. Nothing like first-person accounts.

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Does This Deserve My Attention?

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Rheingold’s low-tech technique, a post-it note on your computer monitor, is a simple and elegant way to help train your attention. During the workshop in New Zealand, we discussed different methods for being mindful and what might apply to our practice. .” ” (Note: I created a list.ly with some useful Zen Apps).

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

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It is a great opportunity to ponder the question: How to design and deliver learning experiences for nonprofits that connect, inspire, and engage? What are the best practices? The questions were keyed to when the content was explained. The last question asks students to tell Mazur what confused them.

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Conscious Computing: 7 Apps and Tips That Help You Focus, Reduce Stress, and Get Work Done

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This question has spawned is a new category of online tools and apps– known by a number of labels such as “conscious computing,” “calming technology,” or contemplative computing.” One thing that I do is try to do my interaction on my phone and use my desktop for posting.

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The Networked NGO in India

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It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. We are working very closely with V.S.

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SXSW Reflection: Using Social Media to Facilitate A Global Back Channel at a Panel Session

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Over the past month, I have been thinking about a couple of different ideas and how to incorporate them into training design to facilitate learning. My questions are: 1. I like to use a wireless mic and roam the audience and ask questions that help create a bridge between the presenters and the audience.