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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 14, 2015
His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application. Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar. Large: Over 50 people.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 23, 2013
When you want to acquire a new skill or apply some new knowledge, do you learn by passively sitting and listening to an expert lecture for 90 minutes without a break and 150 PPT slides? One technique described that I use often is “share pairs,” it makes people get it up, take that body break, and check in with someone.
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 6, 2005
I participated in Nancy White's online facilitation workshop last fall where one of the participants was the thoughtful Nick Noakes who is the Associate Director for the Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching at a university in Hong Kong. " Here's the PDF of the slides. " I think he succeeded.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 5, 2012
On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. It’s more fun to teach this way and more fun to learn this. Content Delivery Is Not Learning.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 30, 2012
Here are my slides and curated resources materials for a talk called “ What Can Nonprofits Learn from Robin Good, the Best Content Curator on the Planet? This area, content curation , is a social media competency that I’m focusing in my own learning and teaching. Is your nonprofit doing content curation?
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 21, 2010
I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. Audience Research. My job was the network weaver.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 8, 2014
In this post, I’m sharing my slides , resources , and practical engagement tips with a higher purpose. Asking for feedback about how to improve the school experience is also a good technique, as used in the example above is from URJ Camp Kalsman. The result can boost their mood and reduce stress.
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