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Flexible Space: The Secret To Designing Powerful Training

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. And, if you are attending NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology in March, join me, John Kenyon, Andrea Barry, and Cindy Leonard for a session on designing effective technology training. The flexible classroom is a large open space.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This is a lively community, mostly because of the expertise of people like Maddie, Lindy, and Tony who are skillful community managers. From my experience in doing technology trainings, no matter well you describe levels and content, you always get a range of experience, comfort, and skill. . I love the way NTEN does these sessions.

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Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Content delivery is less important then the skill to making sense of it and that needs to be what “classroom time” is about. Students get a minute to think about the question on their own and then answer it using a mobile device that sends their answers to Mazur’s laptop. What is unclear?

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NpTech Summary: VTvigils Online, Netsquared Announces 21 Featured Projects, and Happiness Hacking

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Laura Quinn in her introductory post on the Open Content for Nonprofits NTEN Affinity group points to an article. If you want to keep up with the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), check out the wiki. NTEN blog points us to Code for Change this Summer , an opportunity for those with drupal skills to put them to good use.