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All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructionaldesign and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.
Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.
All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructionaldesign and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.
I love all aspects instructionaldesign and facilitation , but being a good trainer also means being a good content curator and resource librarian. I read a lot of educational technology, training, and teaching blogs, follow those people on Twitter, curate on Scoop.It, etc to keep up. by Eric Jensen. By Vicki Halsey.
All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructionaldesign and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related.
This was the launch of a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers. Program Design. We are working very closely with V.S. Anupam Shukla and Ms.
We asked participants to do a “think and write” and jot down one idea that resonated before facilitating a grand synthesis of what we learned about designing more impactful capacity building programs for grantees. You can read my guest post over the Communications Network Blog that summarizes these insights. Training Design'
I've been involved with teaching and learning technology for nonprofits since 1993 when I worked for the New York Foundation for the Arts' online network for artists, Arts Wire. My job was the network weaver. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. Audience Research.
This past year took me to London to teach nonprofit leaders at workshops on digital strategy hosted by LinkedIn and Social Misfits, and to Cambodia to teach a series of workshops for Women’s Rights NGOs hosted by Wake International.
Here’s just a few: Instructional. Networked Facilitation. The book is an extremely practical resource whether you are working on improving your skills or teaching others. I have found the ideas and skills described in the book to be invaluable to training and teaching and appreciate having this “recipe” book.
When thinking about adding mobile/online polling to a training, you have to think like an instructionaldesigner for it be effective. This summer I was lucky enough to do a network training with June Holley. It does close-ended questions and displays a bar chart or can also create a word cloud. In other words, to what end?
Next, each person got to introduce themselves and their challenge, while the instructor, Pete Maher, expertly facilitated a network map on the wall. We introduced ourselves by drawing a picture on a sticky note and using the speech bubble sticky to articulate a challenge in our practice.
Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructionaldesign: Game Length and Instructional Context. Lately, I've had the experience of running the game as a 3-hour workshop as part of a second day of peer learning workshops on Network Effectiveness. All of the instruction is aligned to a network frame. .
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 instructionaldesign. How: 6 Tools and Tips.
Facilitator for Learning Network: Most of my work is designing and delivering capacity building projects for nonprofits literally all over the world and here in the US. I keynoted at the Grant Manager’s Network Conference and was on a panel with Alex Samuel and Jeremiah Owyang at SXSW. Year in Review.
I also taught networked leadership workshops as part of a larger team working with different social change networks. Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods.
Here are some reflections on the instructionaldesign: 1. My teaching style has been influenced by constructivism in short - less "sage on the stage" and "more guide on the side" and that learners should be actively involved in their learning process. I don't believe in the expert as one person, but more as a network.
If your training arsenal consists of Instructor led training and elearnings and your user base is not as receptive to the teachings as they used to be, another option now exists. Pokémon Go is great as it is, however, the possibilities of new and more enthralling mLearnings are a real game changer for the learning industry.
As an association, your main product is the value that you provide to members— this likely includes networking experiences, events, and casual educational experiences such as webinars and presentations. These are all fairly easily managed by your team of association professionals. Your current eLearning programming is underperforming.
One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructionaldesign or lesson plan. I made my way through about 25 minutes of introductory “teach” (ie, “talk” with some q and a) and then, right around the time that thoughts are usually turning to the bar… the crowd really got into it! (Reflections coming soon!)
It could even lead to dangerous situations if members are completing courses teaching outdated practices that are no longer widely accepted. This allows members and your team to interact with your LMS even when not connected to an internet network and simply save the information to the LMS once you’re reconnected.
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