ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 26, 2012

posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. ASU Lodestar Center.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

I want to explore the methods and techniques for optimizing creativity and applying it your work. I want to understand how to make this skill accessible to all of us. What are you focusing on for 2013?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

The event also included plenary speakers, including a provocative talk about data methods from Alexandra Samuels and cross-track sessions from traditional panels to unconference. The culmination of these two and half very intense days was an Idea Accelerator Lab. Do you have a preferred method? Then we opened up for discussion.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For training where you are focusing on a skill, it allows for folks express their opinions (negative or positive) and not have get in the way of the instructional flow later on. Good participatory design and instructional design for that matter needs a closure exercise. There are usually two aspects of this.

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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. This where design thinking methods and innovation lab facilitation techniques can be helpful.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 25, 2017

I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations. Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 31, 2013

This peer learning exchange is designed to help state-based groups to be more effective in engaging their networks toward covering uninsured children. I’ve been working program and instructional design, facilitation of peer calls and workshops – in collaboration with the fantastic team at Spitfire.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Did it incorporate movement or other alternative methods? If you are a trainer or capacity builder, what are some creative ways you have infused movement into your training sessions? Keeping nonprofit audiences engaged during training can improve your outcomes. What was some of the best training you’ve ever experienced?

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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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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

For instance, Tencent-backed uLesson , YC-backed Kidato and LocalGlobe-backed Foondamate offer learning programs, via different methods, to K-12 students while the likes of Andela and GOMYCODE , among others, match skilled tech professionals and students with local and foreign employers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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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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Tableau

JANUARY 8, 2021

Tableau Academic Programs Instructional Designer. Working with data is a necessity for most jobs, and analytical skills can be a huge differentiator for success across all kinds of work—whether corporate, nonprofit, or academic. Without closing the data skills gap, these challenges would continue into their professional lives.

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Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

They are both incredibly talented, attempting to improve themselves, and they just need help realizing their full potential; in order to develop the necessary skills to climb up all the way to the next level. The comparisons do not just end there. That is where coaching comes in. How can my organization utilize coaching?

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

MYTH: LMS makes it essential to hire third-party experts Hiring an instructional designer or a third-party expert is not essential for every training session. This will make it easy for anyone in your team to modify or design the training content. It is recommended to choose an LMS that offers easy-to-customize templates.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

MYTH: LMS makes it essential to hire third-party experts Hiring an instructional designer or a third-party expert is not essential for every training session. This will make it easy for anyone in your team to modify or design the training content. It is recommended to choose an LMS that offers easy-to-customize templates.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

MYTH: LMS makes it essential to hire third-party experts Hiring an instructional designer or a third-party expert is not essential for every training session. This will make it easy for anyone in your team to modify or design the training content. It is recommended to choose an LMS that offers easy-to-customize templates.

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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 plan to do that with facilitation techniques for design and innovation labs.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

An Expert’s Guide to Training Evaluation: Requirements, Models, Levels, and Challenges GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Business organizations nowadays utilize a variety of training methods to ensure that they keep improving. Now, within an organization, employees improve their capabilities by learning new skills.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

An Expert’s Guide to Training Evaluation: Requirements, Models, Levels, and Challenges GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - Business organizations nowadays utilize a variety of training methods to ensure that they keep improving. Now, within an organization, employees improve their capabilities by learning new skills.

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Gyrus

MARCH 14, 2024

An Expert’s Guide to Training Evaluation: Requirements, Models, Levels, and Challenges Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems Business organizations nowadays utilize a variety of training methods to ensure that they keep improving. Let us explore this process of evaluation in greater detail below.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. In the US, I gave workshops at nonprofit conferences in Iowa, San Antonio, Iowa, Tahoe, Palm Beach, Miami, and San Francisco on networked leadership skills.

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Forj

JULY 8, 2021

These exercises can measure knowledge gained, skills learned, or even attitudes or mindsets changed. Or, individuals in a business course could complete an open-ended case study-based assessment to test how well they can apply the information presented, effectively testing skills acquired. Group Collaboration with Feedback.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Employers find eLearning to be highly efficient from a time and money aspects in training their employees, whereas, for employees, it’s a convenient method to boost their knowledge and skill set. How is eLearning Training different from Classroom Training? However, there are also certain pros and cons of eLearning.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Employers find eLearning to be highly efficient from a time and money aspects in training their employees, whereas, for employees, it’s a convenient method to boost their knowledge and skill set. How is eLearning Training different from Classroom Training? However, there are also certain pros and cons of eLearning.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Employers find eLearning to be highly efficient from a time and money aspects in training their employees, whereas, for employees, it’s a convenient method to boost their knowledge and skill set. How is eLearning Training different from Classroom Training? However, there are also certain pros and cons of eLearning.

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Forj

APRIL 22, 2021

From investing in upgraded LMS technology to creating a learning business plan to instructional design, each task involves a specific skill set that the average association professional may not have. You’re unable to pivot to new training methods, such as virtual events, and are behind the times.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Below mentioned are a few signs indicating the need to invest in an LMS: You are unable to analyze the effectiveness of training : If your current training method is not helping you evaluate training effectiveness, an LMS can help. But traditional training methods consume much time and costs in the process.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Below mentioned are a few signs indicating the need to invest in an LMS: You are unable to analyze the effectiveness of training : If your current training method is not helping you evaluate training effectiveness, an LMS can help. But traditional training methods consume much time and costs in the process.

Learning Management 52

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Below mentioned are a few signs indicating the need to invest in an LMS: You are unable to analyze the effectiveness of training : If your current training method is not helping you evaluate training effectiveness, an LMS can help. But traditional training methods consume much time and costs in the process.

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Gyrus

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This term represents a software platform designed to facilitate educational processes. It offers a framework that supports instructional design and delivers learning content to a broad audience. It simplifies the organization of material and enhances the learning experience by incorporating various teaching methods.

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Forj

AUGUST 12, 2021

For example, as the level of complexity of your courses increases– whether due to the intricacy of the course topic, the various multimedia and engagement methods you want to include, or the elaborate nature of the authoring software you’ve chosen– the harder it will be for members of your team to complete the project.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

Investing in a LMS would be the best option as in today’s world organizations are leading because of highly trained and skilled employees. This enables employees to follow a set learning path suitable for their specific skill sets. Let’s dive deep into this subject and explore the benefits of learning management systems.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

This enables employees to follow a set learning path suitable for their specific skill sets. Automated Administration and Tracking Besides, a good LMS facilitates automated administration by allowing organizations to accurately track learner progress and identify the best training method for each learner.

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Gyrus

MARCH 20, 2024

This enables employees to follow a set learning path suitable for their specific skill sets. Automated Administration and Tracking Besides, a good LMS facilitates automated administration by allowing organizations to accurately track learner progress and identify the best training method for each learner.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Viren holds a patent for Systems and Methods for Distribution of Sales Leads. Some industries require compliance training, while others require hardcore skill upliftment. Viren Kapadia Viren Kapadia President and CEO of Gyrus Systems, is an IT expert and eLearning evangelist.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Viren holds a patent for Systems and Methods for Distribution of Sales Leads. Some industries require compliance training, while others require hardcore skill upliftment. Viren Kapadia Viren Kapadia President and CEO of Gyrus Systems, is an IT expert and eLearning evangelist.

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