Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 12, 2006

It's a busy time in Second Life , particularly for libraries, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Last night, I dropped into the lecture/presentation by Jeff Barr, Amazon Technology Evangelist, in the open-air auditorium on Information Island. There were about 50 people there. What is transferable?

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JUNE 28, 2016

While, others must spend days scrutinizing a tidbit of information to determine its worth, write the virtual book, and shelf it in the library stacks in their mind. Some people are able to see something once, and commit that piece of knowledge into their memory for the rest of their lives. There are five major types of learning styles.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 12, 2015

A great way to get started and bring a wider audience to your doorstep is by broadcasting lectures through YouTube and Slideshare or posting articles online. Review the IP status of your collection and the permissions related to broadcasting lectures and workshops. Open online educational content is also a great channel.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 6, 2012

David Lee King writes about, talks about, and works around libraries, social media, and digital communities. He is currently a Lecturer in the. Connect with Raven on Twitter at @ravenb and @WinTheNet. Raven's favorite cause-related video: (Please visit the site to view this video). Connect with David on Twitter at @davidleeking.

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Museum 2.0

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Last month, the radio show This American Life ran a fascinating episode called " Kid Politics ," which starts with a long segment about the Air Force One Discovery Center immersive experience at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Instead, they get a lecture on what really happened in 1983. It would be both exciting and confusing.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 8, 2010

This guest post was written by Rebecca Lawrence, Museum Educator, Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsylvania. The Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center (SLHC) is a small museum located in Pennsburg, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. You can join the conversation in the blog comments, or on the Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2007

I attended a lecture on the use of technology in the legal classroom last month in Second Life, facilitated by Rebecca Nesson. The article has some quotes from Rebecca Nesson, daughter of Berkman Center founder, Charles Nesson.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JULY 4, 2007

For the past five years, the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati has honored Harriet Beecher Stowe's birthday by asking a writer to give the annual Harriet Beecher Stowe Lecture about, "Writing to Change the World."

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2006

In-world speakers from nonprofits who spoke about their work included Evonne Heyning from Camp Darfur, Barry Joseph from Global Kids , Lori Bell from the Library Alliance , and Marc Sirkin from LLS. The first was lecture and discussion at the Berkman Center's virtual island on Avatar Marketing based on the article written by a HBS professor.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 27, 2008

an open class discussion, or a traditional front-of-room lecture from your teacher? Download a copy of the full report as a PDF file from Imagine Canadas online reference library: Effective knowledge transfer & exchange for nonprofit organizations : a framework (PDF) Fataneh Zarinpoush, Shirley Von Sychowski, Julie Sperling.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Invitation to an intimate post-show, post-lecture, or post-keynote “talk-back.”. Library of content – Some organizations have an impressive body of work, blog posts, books, white papers, policy analysis, talking points, swipe files, samples, templates, checklists, infographics, and much more. It was super cool.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 1, 2010

Then I stumbled upon The Great Good Place while browsing in my local library. Even better, safe public spaces which encourage learning and debate (lecture halls, museums, libraries, etc.) At the time I did not find any architectural writers who wanted to talk about the promulgation of stranger interaction within their spaces.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2024

Personalized content journeys for attendees, including personal agendas and an on-demand content library. An online community for your supporters with channel discussions, a content library, and member groups. Multiple use cases, including lecture notes, feedback surveys, polls, push notifications, and more.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 29, 2010

We share an abiding interest in exploring the community-enhancing roles of libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs), especially in terms of the practice of hospitality and service within the institution. Suzanne: I like the Storefront Library in Boston. It was a collaborative library/design/art/community-building project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Jessica Colaco places books in the iHub Community Library. Cultural Norms Around Instructional Delivery: I had learned that instructional delivery in Kenya tends to be very formal, mostly the “sage on the stage&# lecture approach. I need to find a space like this in Silicon Valley for 2011. I don’t teach that way.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 9, 2008

I used it last night for backchannel chat during a lecture on gaming in museums with a group of about 20 students, and I was impressed by how easy it was for everyone to use. conference for museum and library professionals in D.C. with no registration required. Let me know if you end up using it for a museum event or exhibit!

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