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How To Think Like An Instructional Designer for Your Nonprofit Trainings

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related. ” ADDIE is an instructional design method that stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation.

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Nonprofit Focused Workshops at SXSW Interactive Festival: Join Us!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The annual SXSW Interactive Festival is a geek home coming for those who work on the web, social media, and gaming. I’m honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits.

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I taught a very brief workshop in strategic social media using the social media strategy game. The game has a strong communications lens. I learned a lot about how to begin to adapt the game process for people with a program orientation. Adapting the Game from A Communications Lens to A Program Lens.

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Guest Post by Gordon Mayer: Playing Learning Games to Spread Nonprofit Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

on a gray day with drinks just 30 minutes away, philanthropic communicators enjoyed the social media game (photo by Thom Clark). Tech in Maine where I did the beta version of the social media strategy game for Pop!Tech Last week, Gordon used a version of the game at a conference in NYC. Even at 4 p.m. Tech Fellows.

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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. Time Keeping: As I have learned from many years of facilitating the social media game workshop, a longer exercise needs to have the steps broken downand the facilitator needs to time each one to keep the group moving forward.

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Methods for Facilitating Innovation in Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is humbling when you actually get feedback from the people you are designing something for. While I doubt that I will ever have to do design interfaces for a new car radio, the process was a stark reminder to me as an instructional designer to always get empathy from students in the course design process.

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3 Strategies for Effective Nonprofit E-Learning

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Valerie isn’t going to appreciate interactive games if they don’t give her actionable, valuable tips. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. However, it doesn’t matter how cool, or jam-packed with buzz-worthy elements, a course is, if the course isn’t useful for the learner. Guest Contributor.

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