Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions. Small Group Design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. We are working very closely with V.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. The room setup fought with our design, but we managed to make it work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

This peer learning exchange is designed to help state-based groups to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. I’m working in partnership with Spitfire Strategies. This week was the third face-to-face meeting I’ve helped design and facilitate. Training Design'

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 24, 2012

As with all the capacity building projects that I’ve designed, it is based on a framework and theory of change. We used to help us design the program, determine process outcomes, and help us evaluate participant’s progress. Training Design. Assessment Framework and Theory of Change. Solicit and share stories.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Energizers are activities designed to awaken a sleeping audience or activate a jaded one. In India, I designed the first one to celebrate the local culture: It was called “Bollywood Moment.” Energizers are typically done right after lunch and during mid-afternoon breaks, when energy tends to be low, but they can be done any time.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 9, 2016

Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 8, 2013

The workshop topics included trends in digital media consumption, social media, engagement on mobile devices and a variety of community foundation projects funded by the Knight Community Information Challenge. Instructional Design Notes. Mobile Organizational Culture social media policy Training Design' Digital Trends.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. In comparison, this was a shorter time amount of time, different instructional styles across faculty, and the overall frame was social innovation.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

About the presenters: George Ford, Project Manager for Online Subscription Services, The Foundation Center George Ford has been with the Foundation Center since March 2004, where he currently serves as Product Manager for Online Subscription Services including Foundation Directory Online.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. Objective.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2005

My colleague, Cheryl Hanback, is working on a project for her masters degree in instructional design. She needs as many people as possible to fill out this 1-minute survey about pain incurred from sitting at a computer.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. In addition, I presented a webinar on training design and facilitated a session on nonprofit technology training design at NTC. Year in Review.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

In a straightforward way, Marilyn explains how her team developed a participatory project to improve engagement in a gallery with an awkward entry. This is a perfect example of a museum using participation as a design solution. This post appears here in excerpted form; you can read the whole story here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 24, 2016

More recently, with support from the Packard Foundation, I’ve been working on an Emerging Leadership Development project with Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies. We co-authored the “ Emerging Leaders Playbook ,” and I designed and facilitated a peer learning project.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Participants design and launch a social media experiment that helps them improve their practice and share learning with one another. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I said yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

see above) It is designed to be used in face-to-face workshops and conferences. When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective. I was inspired so I decided to alter one of the exercises in the design lab I facilitated two days later.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

While choosing a new LMS, look for the following: Design: The LMS must have a responsive design, i.e., it should be accessible on all devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets. We help organizations with: Project planning. How to Choose a New LMS? Hence, we work with you at every step while switching to GyrusAim.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

While choosing a new LMS, look for the following: Design: The LMS must have a responsive design, i.e., it should be accessible on all devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets. We help organizations with: Project planning. How to Choose a New LMS? Hence, we work with you at every step while switching to GyrusAim.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

From investing in upgraded LMS technology to creating a learning business plan to instructional design, each task involves a specific skill set that the average association professional may not have. The timeline for past projects and how well the consultant was able to meet deadlines. Course authoring.

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Forj

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The answer may seem obvious, but that’s not readily apparent in the eLearning we design. For example, instructional designers need to work with programmers, graphic artists, subject matter experts, and data scientists to develop effective eLearning curricula. Our design choices reflect our values.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

While choosing a new LMS, look for the following: Design: The LMS must have a responsive design, i.e., it should be accessible on all devices, such as laptops, smartphones, and tablets. We help organizations with: Project planning. How to Choose a New LMS? Hence, we work with you at every step while switching to GyrusAim.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

The mini-session included some practical tips and a reflective exercise based on the emerging nonprofit leaders peer learning project I facilitated last year. My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.”

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Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

On nicer days, games could be structured outside the facility to aid in employee morale, and eventually, we may get cool practical apps or glasses that can project emails and vital information right in front of us like in sci-fi movies of the past. Lending to even further advancements in mLearnings engagement and potential. User Engagement.

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Forj

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Although I don’t expect instructional designers to leap from their desk chairs and start dancing in glee, the Department of Defense’s statement is an important symbol of change in the industry. By “traditional”, I mean developed-in-the-year-2000-why-is-our-industry-still-using-17-year-old-technology traditional.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 4, 2015

It has been a long time since I’ve attended a conference where great content and instructional design were so well integrated. So, bravo to Andrew Means for designing a great end to the conference that can lead to participants applying what they learned – that’s the true result.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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Forj

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The answer may seem obvious, but that’s not readily apparent in the eLearning we design. For example, instructional designers need to work with programmers, graphic artists, subject matter experts, and data scientists to develop effective eLearning curricula. Our design choices reflect our values.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences. It requires consistent effort, creative instructional design, and regular communication. They should also be prepared to intervene if conflicts or disruptions occur.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences. It requires consistent effort, creative instructional design, and regular communication. They should also be prepared to intervene if conflicts or disruptions occur.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Group Projects and Collaborative Assignments Collaborative assignments compel students to unite, encouraging teamwork and evoking shared educational experiences. It requires consistent effort, creative instructional design, and regular communication.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Responsive Design First of all, you must ensure that the LMS has a responsive design, so that the learning material is easily accessible on any device, for example, smartphones or tablets. Confused about which LMS to choose for your project or your organization? Purchasing a new online learning platform?

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Responsive Design First of all, you must ensure that the LMS has a responsive design, so that the learning material is easily accessible on any device, for example, smartphones or tablets. Confused about which LMS to choose for your project or your organization? Purchasing a new online learning platform?

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Responsive Design First of all, you must ensure that the LMS has a responsive design, so that the learning material is easily accessible on any device, for example, smartphones or tablets. Confused about which LMS to choose for your project or your organization? Purchasing a new online learning platform?

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