The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

For the work-from-home example, this could be a simulation that walks through how to design the perfect home workspace. Do you have extra time to spend on courses that, while fun and interesting, aren’t going to improve your life in a noticeable way? Your nonprofit’s staff and volunteers need to relate to any courses you design.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. Make It Fun, Celebrate. organizational change, and technology. Peer Learning Exchange: Theory of Change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes. Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. So as participants came back from lunch, I had them do Bollywood dance moves. Other times, I simply made them stretch like the photo above. It totally changed the atmosphere of the room, and people were ready to learn.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 7, 2014

I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Engage around questions that are relevant, fun, nostalgic or evoke emotions. Billboard (@billboard) April 4, 2014.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This blog post includes some reflections on the instructional design, delivery, and insights that I hope will inform the field building discussion taking place over at the Packard OE Program site. Program Design. We are working very closely with V.S. Chandrashekar, India Country Advisor and his talented team members, Ms.

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Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

I personally am out of poké balls and am unable to join in on the fun at current moment… perhaps I’ll take a lunch time walk down to the nearest poké stop. You may be surprised at the inspiration you draw from it and most importantly, have fun. Social Feeds have aided in the Pokémon growth enormously.

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Forj

JANUARY 23, 2018

Introducing people to new instructional design concepts is very important, but providing people with the tools and skills necessary to bring those ideas to life is just as important. I’ve enjoyed prepping for this session because it has forced me to reflect on my own process and dig into the why s of what I’m doing.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 4, 2016

We are not all instructional designers, and even when we are, there is a chance that on our own, we are unable to truly capture the requirements of the learners within our organization. The future is incredibly bright, and always very fun to ponder. Conclusion.

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Gyrus

JULY 28, 2016

Instead, effective content is and must be designed specifically for use on our handheld devices and tablets. More and more instructional designers and content providers are specializing in this medium and as the technology around them gets better Mobile Learning itself will continue to improve. appeared first on Gyrus.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. I had a wonderful break – filled with fun, family, walking, hiking, reading, quiet, and reflection. Happy New Year ! How about you? I wish all my readers and colleagues a very happy and healthy 2016! What is your theme for 2016?

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

But to do this effectively, businesses need to leverage the power of Learning Management Systems (LMS) that have the capacity to manage content and instructional design – and help in carving out personalized learning paths for the learners. Learn how to leverage virtual reality to engage millennia’s.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

But to do this effectively, businesses need to leverage the power of Learning Management Systems (LMS) that have the capacity to manage content and instructional design – and help in carving out personalized learning paths for the learners. Learn how to leverage virtual reality to engage millennia’s.

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Gyrus

MARCH 15, 2024

But to do this effectively, businesses need to leverage the power of Learning Management Systems (LMS) that have the capacity to manage content and instructional design – and help in carving out personalized learning paths for the learners. Learn how to leverage virtual reality to engage millennia’s.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructional designer for it be effective. Support a fun icebreake r. Help the facilitator understand how people are feeling half-way through the session so real-time tweaks to design can be made. In other words, to what end?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 28, 2016

We had some fun doing role plays with a partner to figure out their style and some reflection on how we needed to adapt. 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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

An important part of the design is that this professional development isn’t just focusing on emerging leaders skill development, but is also includes supporting their mentors as well as opportunities for peer learning. The fun part of the instructional design is selecting good assessments, creating applied “homework” assignments where emerging (..)

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Offer something fun and appealing to do that required entering the exhibition? We tested five versions of the prompt sheets--some with instructions focused to the subject of the exhibition (artists' takes on nature), others with more open-ended instructions designed to encourage a broader range of responses.

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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

However, we made it a fun e-learning game that’s much more engaging. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. Here are a few tips to help: Experiment with your formatting. We were tasked with creating a course about internet security— a topic that can be snooze-inducing on a good day.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2010

The curriculum and instructional design included " Principles of Effective Social Media for Nonprofits " and a version of the social media game created with David Wilcox. Over the weekend, on the heels of this session, I attended a "Playshop" by game designer Nicole Lazzaro. Growing My Instructional Chops.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2016

It has been a pleasure to co-design this session with knowledgeable and smart colleagues who are as obsessed with instructional design and interactive exercises as I am. Instructional Design. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Flexible Space: Designing for Interaction.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 30, 2012

The conference in Morocco was a “tri-lingual event” and was translated into French, English, and Arabic, although the content and instructional design were identical to the event in Jordan. This blog post is a summary of reflections about the instructional design and how NGOs in these countries are becoming Networked NGOs.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

The Colorado Funders Association is doing this on its blog about philanthropy stories. ) The fun part of instructional design is embedding opportunities for this to happen.

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