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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is less about disseminating content and best practices and more about pulling ideas and knowledge in through many-to-many interaction. Three Ways to Think About Content. Expert: This is content and information that is delivered by listening and questioning a subject matter expert. Incorporate Different Delivery Options.

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Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Gyrus

These occasions may encompass lectures, question-and-answer sessions, or interactive activities that allow them to fully interact with the course material and one another in a vibrant manner. Regular surveys, polls, and open communication channels can provide valuable insights that inform adjustments to course design/structure and delivery.

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Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Gyrus

These occasions may encompass lectures, question-and-answer sessions, or interactive activities that allow them to fully interact with the course material and one another in a vibrant manner. Regular surveys, polls, and open communication channels can provide valuable insights that inform adjustments to course design/structure and delivery.

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Social Media Measurement and Learning Analytics: How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count the Ways

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I came across the term “Learning Analytics” in an NPR story about the effectiveness of college lectures and ways to make learning more interactive. There are different definitions. Confusion: I don’t know what or how to measure social media. Delight: Check out these charts and graphs! Learning Analytics.

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7 Tips for Combating Virtual Event Fatigue

AccelEvents

Once you have pinpointed who you expect to attend, you can present the content that they will want. Consider adding trivia contests, virtual scavenger hunts, escape rooms, polls, and even traditional board games to your event agenda. Diversify Content. Post interesting and relevant content to get people talking.

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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In addition, I do a little real-time assessment in the room by doing “raise your hand” polls or in a webinar by using the polling feature. This can help you adjust in real-time to the audience needs or what I call a real-time pivot. Your design is not just about content.

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Webinars: Designing Effective Learning Experiences

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. Human attention peaks at about about 12 minutes, particularly if it is a lecture. The learners will space out and come back to attention but not as at the high level at they did at the beginning of the presentation. It was delivered in two sessions.

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