Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 17, 2011

The content is important, but it is only half of the instructional design task. Human attention peaks at about about 12 minutes, particularly if it is a lecture. The learners will space out and come back to attention but not as at the high level at they did at the beginning of the presentation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

While I did a pretty thorough participant assessment survey before finalizing the content, the instructional design and creating materials, I always like to get a group understanding of the learning goals and get people ready to learn. Develop a first draft of a crowd funding strategy for their organization.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Our session room set up was more appropriate for a plenary sessions — a large room, theatre style chairs, and the instructors on risers above the audience. This room set up is best for “sage on the stage” type of lecturing, but our design was for an interactive experience. The Art of Good Openings and Closings.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

I suspect the same sorts of things happen when you are doing a powerpoint monologue or long lecture without any movement, interaction, or holding all questions until the end. This is not learning – and I dare say that it isn’t healthy for folks either to be sitting so long.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2017

Resilience: This theme is related to all the writing, curriculum development, and instruction that I will do this year based on my work on the Emerging Leaders Playbook and The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

AI-Powered Design and Development The impact of artificial intelligence in training has been profound in the design and development field. are now on their way to transforming how learning experiences and instructional designs are curated and created with AI.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

AI-Powered Design and Development The impact of artificial intelligence in training has been profound in the design and development field. are now on their way to transforming how learning experiences and instructional designs are curated and created with AI.

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Gyrus

MARCH 18, 2024

AI-Powered Design and Development The impact of artificial intelligence in training has been profound in the design and development field. are now on their way to transforming how learning experiences and instructional designs are curated and created with AI.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

I have a chance to reflect now on the data I've collected and think about the instructional design. This is a short workshop and will be mostly delivered as an interactive lecture/demo style - with audience interaction. " This reminded of the Thiagi's Interactive Lecture techniques. Comfort Levels.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

It’s been great to discuss instructional design with other trainers that Deborah has brought together. Recently, Jennifer Ahern Lammer who is the program director for the Alliance of Nonprofit Management , shared several good design points developed by Peter York from TCG and how she applies it.

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Gyrus

MAY 5, 2016

Training is generally delivered through lectures, presentations, demonstrations, discussions, etc. LCMS- Learning Content Management System: A Software providing multi-user environment where authors, trainers, instructional designers, etc. can create, edit, store, reuse, manage, and deliver e-learning content.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2015

I worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to design, development and facilitate training on how staff can leverage professional networks for learning and in service of strategy, including a special session training your attention online. I also was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks.

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Tableau

JANUARY 8, 2021

Tableau Academic Programs Instructional Designer. Both courses are designed to cover a typical ten-week course (one quarter) at an accredited university. Sue Kraemer. Kristin Adderson. January 8, 2021 - 3:49pm. January 8, 2021. Bridge the data literacy gap for students in academia.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

I worked with the Foundation Center to develop an online course about how nonprofits can leverage professional networks for learning and in service of strategy. I continue to hone and improve my instructional practice and share tips with these many posts on instructional design for nonprofit training.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Organizations today carry out a few classroom training sessions and more online and on-demand lectures. These stakeholders could include subject matter experts, Learning and Development head from the HR team, instructional designers, LMS administrators, and the IT team.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Organizations today carry out a few classroom training sessions and more online and on-demand lectures. These stakeholders could include subject matter experts, Learning and Development head from the HR team, instructional designers, LMS administrators, and the IT team.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

Organizations today carry out a few classroom training sessions and more online and on-demand lectures. These stakeholders could include subject matter experts, Learning and Development head from the HR team, instructional designers, LMS administrators, and the IT team.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Virtual learning often involves interactive elements such as video lectures, online discussions, and virtual simulations to enhance the learning experience. It requires consistent effort, creative instructional design, and regular communication.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

These occasions may encompass lectures, question-and-answer sessions, or interactive activities that allow them to fully interact with the course material and one another in a vibrant manner. It requires consistent effort, creative instructional design, and regular communication.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

These occasions may encompass lectures, question-and-answer sessions, or interactive activities that allow them to fully interact with the course material and one another in a vibrant manner. It requires consistent effort, creative instructional design, and regular communication.

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