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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The lab was facilitated by Heather Mcleod-Grant and Justin Ferrell , Director of Fellowships at the Stanford d-School. The session was an introduction to design thinking methods and to generate ideas for instructional modules for networked leadership development. Once upon a time x happened. Next thing we know, this happened.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Last week I facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. And while anything you do the first time will not be perfect and in many cases stressful, in the end it was a good experience. Here’s what I learned: Facilitation Teams.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Can participants apply the skills?” Bear in mind that the model isn’t practical in all situations.

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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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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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Learning Experiment Create Technique 119

Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others.

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Skills Leadership Communication Develop 59

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JANUARY 4, 2017

When you have worked in a field a long time (for me it has been over 3 decades), you have to keep an open mind about remembering and reflecting on what you have heard before — looking at as if it was new. I had a fantastic break, including a family vacation in Hawaii, walking, hiking, quiet, and reflection. How about you?

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Professional Nonprofit Facilitation Journal 105

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DECEMBER 31, 2013

International Training Work: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world. This past year I had the honor of facilitating an intense training in Tunisia in January for Women Entrepreneurs that included leadership, entrepreneurship, business planning, and communications.

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MAY 1, 2014

When I mentioned this to a colleague, he asked me “How the heck do you make the time to do this? ” I have cut out non-productive work time where I sit at my desk and can’t concentrate! I try to walk between 15K steps a day using my fitbit to measure it. What have you cut from your schedule.?”

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MARCH 3, 2011

Day 4 of the Train the Trainers E-Mediat was designed and facilitated by the capable SMEXbeirut Team – including Jessica Dheere , Mohamad Najem , and Naeema Zarif. The ways tables and chairs and the screen are placed in the room can work against your instructional style or support it. Fluency in social media skills.

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APRIL 27, 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. organizational change, and technology. Program Design.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 113

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Earlier this month I co-facilitated the “ Impact Leadership Track ” at the NTEN Leading Change Summit with John Kenyon, Elissa Perry, and Londell Jackson. Yet, they are held back because they lack the resources or skills. get training for that) or b) when we need a more rigorous approach.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

We many not be able to do visualization like a data scientist, but having a basic literacy in visualization skills can help work more effectively with data geeks and navigating our work. What are you focusing on for 2013?

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Tunisia Technique Instructional Design NGO 98

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I’ve just returned from an inspiring week in Kiev, Ukraine where I got to facilitate a training for women’s organizations organized by Wake , an amazing start up founded by two respected colleagues Trish Tierney and Heather Ramsey. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

We’d been living with COVID for some time. million community members have been reached with information, skills, and services. As the executive director, you facilitate an International group that is service-oriented and driven by women. Zonta has a standards guide that includes instructions related to style and formatting.

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International Conversation Leadership Issue 221

Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others. ECT is especially crucial in today’s fast-paced and multi-cultural work environment.

Skills 52

Skills Leadership Communication Develop 52

Gyrus

AUGUST 23, 2024

Communication and Leadership Skills Development with LMS GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Effective Communication Training (ECT) is an approach focused on improving an individual’s ability to convey and understand information from others. ECT is especially crucial in today’s fast-paced and multi-cultural work environment.

Skills 52

Skills Leadership Communication Develop 52

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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

People pay attention more, they learn something, they retain it better, and there is a better chance of them applying what they learned. I used this exercise right after lunch to avoid the after lunch energy drop and use the time for instruction. Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above.

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JULY 24, 2012

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. It takes time to develop a solid organizational practice in social media, so we wanted to celebrate those small victories.

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Network Strategy Learning Build 98

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

This includes leadership, social innovation, communications, branding, graphic facilitation, financial and funding models. Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. All of the instruction is aligned to a network frame. . Graphic Facilitation Rocks.

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Program Reflection Social Media Instruction 78

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OCTOBER 31, 2006

I've been trying to organize and clean up I don't know how many gigs of information, some dating back to 1992, the year I started working online full-time. My first online community builder/facilitator job was with Arts Wire, an online network for artists, that used a unix-based, text-based online discussion software.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As a trainer and subject matter expert, I fight a big battle when designing a workshop. Balancing the amount of content delivery with exercises and right sizing given the available time for the workshop. Always good to leave time for Q/A at the end for those).

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Activities Active Activism Integration 107

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OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time.

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Training Train Reflection Design 98

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Nurturing Employee Talent: Using eLearning for Skill Development GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Nurturing employee talent can positively influence a company’s culture, growth, and success. More profoundly, they can facilitate: Better Engagement and Productivity Ideally, engaged employees are more likely to be productive.

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eLearning Skills Develop Training 52

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Nurturing Employee Talent: Using eLearning for Skill Development GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Nurturing employee talent can positively influence a company’s culture, growth, and success. More profoundly, they can facilitate: Better Engagement and Productivity Ideally, engaged employees are more likely to be productive.

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eLearning Skills Develop Training 52

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Nurturing Employee Talent: Using eLearning for Skill Development Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Nurturing employee talent can positively influence a company’s culture, growth, and success. About 80% of workers80% of workers say the chance to learn new skills would increase their engagement levels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, proficiency with social media like Facebook and Twitter increases their capacity to make change happen for children in their state. This week was the third face-to-face meeting I’ve helped design and facilitate. Source: Spitfire Twitter Feed.

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Reflection Action Learning Social 97

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JANUARY 27, 2010

I've been experimenting with integrating social media into instruction for the past five years, so the webinar was a great opportunity to reflect on practice. I covered these three topics: Why: Social media integrated into instruction - Pass or Fail? What: The art of social instructional design. Social Instructional Design.

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Channel Instruction Instructional Social Media 87

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MARCH 25, 2014

Her photoshop skills were used in service of the star wars theme, including adding a red hat to Yoda. ” That is you step aside from the content delivery and shine a light into the process, including what the trainer is thinking as they are facilitating. .” How To Think Like An Instructional Designer.

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Training Train Reflection Resource 101

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JUNE 28, 2018

Last week at the IFC-Asia , I co-designed and facilitated a 90 minute workshop with Marco Kuntze titled “ The Digital NGO: The Journey from Paper to Screen.” ” Jo Wolfe, Aseem Thakur, Gillian Tan, Cherisse Beh, Katie Bengaard, and Toral Cowieson joined our session as small group facilitators. Opening Exercise.

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Participatory Digital Facilitation Nonprofit 78

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Which has forced me to make strategic choices about what to spend my time on and what to ignore. I want to sustain that focus throughout the year and apply to what I do — from content curation to blogging to facilitating trainings and developing curriculum. Be more of a focusing lens versus a fire hydrant.

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Reflection Technique Teach Measure 104

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Have you ever sat through a board development retreat and thought, “What a waste of time!” Worse yet, the facilitator is boring, the content is useless, board members are texting, and the food is stale! Prepare the board The last thing you want to do at a retreat is spend half the time reading and reviewing material.

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Develop Create Tips Fun 88

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MARCH 31, 2014

GlassLab ( [link] ) explores the potential for existing, commercially successful digital games to serve both as potent learning environments and real-time assessments of student learning. In Education. Games provide tremendous opportunities for learning about real-world issues. Around Gender. Social Impact Through Digital Games.

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Difference Nonprofit Student San Francisco 112

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MARCH 8, 2019

To make the workshop interactive, I spent a brief amount of time presenting the what, why, how, and examples of target audiences. Then it was time for a simple exercise. The participants were at mixed levels of skills and experience and organizations ranged from community/grassroots organizations to larger institutions.

Learning 88

Learning Exercise Audience San Francisco 88

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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. We are working very closely with V.S. Anupam Shukla and Ms.

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NGO India Network Social Media 103

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Recently, a nonprofit professional said to me, “I don’t have time to learn anything new because I have too much work to do.” Yet, we know that learning continuously in a complex world is critical because otherwise our skills are quickly outdated.

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Professional Learning Develop Nonprofit 79

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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. What metrics will you use to measure success?

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