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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For those of us who also focused on training, instruction, and professional learning for nonprofits, the New Media Consortium , has been charting the landscape of emerging technologies in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry on a global scale for the past ten years.

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Volunteer Training: Exceeding Expectations

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Here are a few additional benefits hands on training provides: Provides supporters with a safe learning environment. Allow volunteers to link theory, teaching, and practice. Offers supporters the opportunity to collaborate and learn from others. Influences emotions increasing knowledge and skills.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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Match the learning environment as closely as possible to the environment where people must apply the skill. If you teach people to operate software, have them follow along on their computer instead of just watching the trainer perform the task.

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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Being able to to set up “learning stations” where students can be participate in different activities paves way for more learning because you are giving participants a choice to learn in a way that they learn best. Research about the physical space can impact learning, can be found here.

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How to Persuade your Boss to Invest in an LMS

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A Learning Management System Means… More Time. Learning programs are resource intensive. In order to properly organize a blended learning environment without a learning management system, a great deal of time needs to be dedicated. Let’s face it. Further alleviating redundancy and scheduling conflicts.

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What Makes Social Learning so Interesting?

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This process has been significantly augmented by social media, instead of limiting the practice to a regional endeavor where only local personnel can apply their skills, members of the organization in satellite offices can now contribute to the learning environment as a whole. New more consistent source of materials.

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How nonprofits can benefit from knowledge management

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This is the type of knowledge that is codified and easy to teach. Take advantage of tools like Slab to enable team members to find vital information fast, without having to use multiple platforms and learning to navigate new tools. This helps foster growth through creating a learning environment in the most efficient way.