Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. I am not always lucky to be teaching in a classroom that is designed as a flexible space to be molded into a learning environment by the instructor guided by the instructional design.

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Train Training Design Classroom 126

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Compasspoint Workshop Slides - Beta. Last week, I had the opportunity facilitate a " Social Media Strategy Map " workshop for over 100 Bay Area nonprofits. One of the things that is essential to good instruction (or presentation) is knowing your audience. Robot Voice Disguiser for Large Group Facilitation.

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Social Media Game Media Social 87

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. The instructor’s role should be to facilitate this understanding for their students, not dump content on them.

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Experiment Learning Create Exercise 119

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. Most importantly, I need a good facilitator for each table. These leaders are then given the meeting agenda (game instructions), keep the group on track, and volunteer to report out. The Power of Social Learning: Online and Offline . Somethings to improve.

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Social Media Reflection Learning Social 95

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2007

What I'm after are ways to tweak the design to improve learning and to improve instructional practice. While I was presenting, I was thinking what ten-minute chunk to cut or where I should skip through some slides. I must also memorize how to skip around in powerpoint without flipping through slides. What worked? What didn't?

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Reflection Slides Metrics PowerPoint 50

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The focus of Eugene's work with this network was to better understand its community, the most promising group practices, and have an open discussion that would facilitate learning and interaction among these leaders who were miles apart, spoke different languages, and had Internet access challenges. Networks in an International Context.

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Collaboration Learning Exercise Online 93