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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

The Nerdy NonProfit

Valerie isn’t going to appreciate interactive games if they don’t give her actionable, valuable tips. If we gave you a list of instructions with the following information—and only the following information—what would you do? Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. It’s a balancing act!

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You Decide! Interactivity in New Media

Forj

Learners are engaged with the media that surrounds them, and it wouldn’t hurt instructional designers to take a few tips on how to create engaging content. Luckily for instructional designers, the field seems to be in step with the implementation of branching scenarios in other sorts of media. The post You Decide!

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FocusOn Learning 2017: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Make Presentations Educational

Forj

In conferences, there’s definitely a sense of comradery: you’re an instructional designer? They asked questions throughout the session and enjoyed playing through the games I demoed for them. Let’s talk shop. Talk shop we did. I presented my session twice. The eLearning Guild gave me a speaker for being a speaker (very punny.).

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BYOD: Building Branching Scenarios

Forj

Introducing people to new instructional design concepts is very important, but providing people with the tools and skills necessary to bring those ideas to life is just as important.

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I taught a very brief workshop in strategic social media using the social media strategy game. The game has a strong communications lens. I learned a lot about how to begin to adapt the game process for people with a program orientation. All of the instruction is aligned to a network frame. .

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Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The annual SXSW Interactive Festival is a geek home coming for those who work on the web, social media, and gaming. I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits.