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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. One approach to documenting skill requirements could be to create a matrix of skills and roles for your organization. Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals.

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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. "Second Life libraries are examples of immersive learning environments ," explained Dr. Hill. Success in Second Life.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

But it was pointed out that there is a lot known about the numbers and less is known about how they are using, the role it plays, and what it means to them. The environment for learning is no longer in the classroom and its online, and outside of school. There is no question that these are robust learning environments."

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