Adding Learning to Work. He points out that approach has value but, by adding activities is only assisting in the learning process. He suggests that design principle is that learning is something separate from work or ‘first we learn and then we work’. MORE
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Now, let’s take it a step further and see how these intense, short-lived campaigns harness the power of the data they collect with these three examples and the lessons learned. In my last post, we talked about the campaign fundraising innovations that are repurposed by nonprofit organizations. MORE
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On Monday, Rheingold delivered the UC’s Regents Lecture , “Social Media and Peer Learning: From Mediated Pedagogy to Peeragogy” prior to working with a group of students in a seminar and launching a process to co-construct a peeragogy handbook/sourcebook. Photo by Aussiegal. MORE
It’s also having a clean, complete, and accurate data and the discipline to make sense of the data and use what you learn to improve results. Photo by Notemily. I’m delighted to be hosting the January, 2014 Nonprofit Blog Carnival. MORE
Note from Beth: At the end of the day, organizations that are committed to learning will be more effective at meeting the needs of the people they serve. Learning is the ultimate result of being “ data informed ” that is using feedback data to improve results. MORE
I started my career in recruiting. I would gain the interest of good talent by sharing with them all of the reasons why they should be interested in an interview: benefits, career opportunities and the potential to work with awesome people. MORE
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I was recently invited to chat with Celisa Steele over at the Leading Learning Podcast. Potluck Social Learning MORE
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If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them. Jane Hart: Jane has been blogging for many years and writes about informal and workplace learning. MORE
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Aaron Wolowiec (who’s recently launched EventGarde LLC , a brand new consulting firm for meetings and educational strategy) has a MUST READ post on adult learning principles and andragogy (which “places value on the process of learning. Social Learning MORE
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Bounce around, learn a bit about the topics, and check out the various topics covered by the content. Watch (people) and learn. Take every opportunity to learn about the people attending the conference, what they do in their daily lives and how they interact with the association. MORE
My wife and I learned early on in our relationship that we both shared empathy towards helping victims affected by modern day slavery and human rights abuse. Think back to one of your first dates. Do you remember it? What was it like? Was there nervous anticipation? Some butterflies? MORE
Learning Analytics comes from a report about the impact of emerging technologies for practitioners in a field. Two or three years to adoption: Learning Analytics (K-12/Higher Ed), Open Content (K-12), Games and Gamification (Higher Ed). Learning and Knowledge Analytics. MORE
How are associations using learning technologies? The survey can be found at: Association Learning + Technology Survey. Every year or two the folks at Tagoras ask that question, and it’s that time again. MORE
The stories are told in the best way for the platform or what we called “optimized” and the narrative is aligned. It is also important to learn how to experiment telling your story in new and emerging channels. MORE
If you want to convert donors online and inspire people to align themselves with your cause, invest time in learning how to write great copy, or even hire an expert to do it for you. Joanna Wiebe’s Copy Hacker e-book series is great for learning how to write web copy. Learn more here. MORE
What is competency-based learning and how would it work? A competency-based model involves creating learning journeys around high-need roles within an industry. Next, the association takes each competency and creates specific learning activities that teach that competency. MORE
In my conversations with nonprofits over the past ten years, the single most important need isn’t simply more money or more staff (although those are always helpful)…it’s continued learning. Education is absolutely essential to the millions of nonprofit organizations doing good work in the United States and abroad MORE
As part of the report release, I wrote this guest post on the Knight Foundation blog called “ In Wake of Giving Day Tech Failure, Here’s What We Have Learned ,” and sharing here on my blog. In a word, Finch says Kimbia and the sector learned the importance of preparedness. MORE
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