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. eLearning as a whole is very attractive, as it offers an inexpensive alternative to classroom training.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 25, 2014

Earlier this month, I presented on a panel called “ Learn, You Will ” with Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon, and Andrea Berry on the topic of designing effective nonprofit technology training at the Nonprofit Technology Conference hosted by NTEN. The room setup fought with our design, but we managed to make it work.

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The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Many nonprofits are interested in using e-learning to train staff members and volunteers. It can reach a larger number of people in a shorter amount of time than in-person training. Staff and volunteers can access the training anytime and anywhere. Characters that look and sound like the people the learner will encounter.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. That’s why I always enjoy teaching in flexible classroom spaces.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

I designed a 90-minute workshop focused on “Human-Centered Social Media Strategy” which teaches how to apply a simple design-thinking technique, creating personas, as the basis of your digital strategy. However, participants had to do this with people shaped sticky notes and a speech bubble.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

Over the last 25 years I’ve been doing training, I’ve learned different and applied different methods from either being a “student” in a training facilitated by someone using a method, being trained in the method, co-designing with others, and designing and facilitating my own sessions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 2013

This year SXSW is offered something new: workshops on a wide range of topics from some of the top people in their industry. I was honored to be involved with the instructional design and delivery of two workshops specifically for nonprofits. Hearing from so many people. Danielle Brigida, NWF – Training Staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2010

I feel that my technology training for nonprofits work is more like a calling for me than simply a job or career. For the past 15 years, I have been excited about nonprofit technology training design and delivery and it is what I will continue to focus on as part of my role at Zoetica over the coming years.

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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. I was honored to lead a featured season at the United Way Leadership Conference on Networked Leadership and teach many workshops networked leadership skills.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 21, 2010

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. I was immediately thrown into a situation of dynamic teaching and learning. How to think like a social instructional designer.

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Gyrus

JULY 12, 2016

As we become increasingly dependent on our technology, it only makes sense that it teach us as well. Elearnings as a whole are very attractive, as they offer an inexpensive alternative to classroom training. If there is an opportunity to aid the teachings with text, then, by all means, include it as an option. Learning Styles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2014

Last month I had the pleasure of taking the Luma Institute Train the Trainers workshop where I got a chance to immerse in practicing facilitation techniques based on human centered design principles. The workshop instructor Peter Maher is founder and CEO, of Luma Institute , and a Jedi Master.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer ! Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. His research shows that professional development learning experiences need to be as interactive as possible to boost retention and application.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

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.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. 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 think you can design around it.

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Gyrus

OCTOBER 4, 2016

It seems that Training personnel are always focused on new and innovative teachings, and designers are obsessed with developing an open platform that can accommodate all these visionary changes that we as learning professionals would wish to implement. How do we further the reach of our learnings? Practice makes perfect.

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Gyrus

JULY 14, 2016

People are so engrossed in the game that they are watching their phone as opposed to their surroundings, and placing themselves in serious jeopardy; all for the reward of “catching ‘em all” before their friends. People are fascinated with this new world layered on top of the one they have already been living in.

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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. You have to ask, how is polling the audience and seeing the aggregate results helping people learn? This summer I was lucky enough to do a network training with June Holley.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 25, 2012

This year a lot of my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is working with grantees outside of the US. I’ve just returned from leading a training for Population and Reproductive Health grantees from India. Program Design. Participants Own Their Learning.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PopTech is an amazing blend of people, ideas, and projects. I learned a lot about how to begin to adapt the game process for people with a program orientation. Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. Social Media Strategy As Design Process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2010

He welcomed me to the Bay Area and asked if I would be interested in doing some trainings for the local arts community. One thing led to another and I designed a social media lab for arts organizations. Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. I said yes. Photo by James Leventhal.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

What do your nonprofit training efforts look like right now? Why not use it to train your team as well? Let’s walk through the benefits of using technology in your training strategy and how you can create e-learning courses that make an impact. What are the benefits of a tech-fueled approach to nonprofit training? “If

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sgEngage

APRIL 25, 2022

Once year-end fundraising passes and we’re in the new year, your nonprofit is in position to focus on development activities —including training your staff and volunteers to reach greater heights in 2022. . Improved staff and volunteer retention rates, fundraising and donor stewardship outcomes, and training engagement come to mind.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2009

One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructional design or lesson plan. Another trainer is adapting the game for use in a large environmental organization will be creating a train the trainers guide and template and it will be added to the site. We played with 6 groups of about 7 people each.

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Viren frequently discusses how different industries have different training and development requirements. Some industries require compliance training, while others require hardcore skill upliftment. He is the author of over 12 books and frequently contributes to columns that are read by people all over the world. Know more 2.Cathy

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Viren frequently discusses how different industries have different training and development requirements. Some industries require compliance training, while others require hardcore skill upliftment. He is the author of over 12 books and frequently contributes to columns that are read by people all over the world. Know more 2.Cathy

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Gyrus

MARCH 19, 2024

Viren frequently discusses how different industries have different training and development requirements. Some industries require compliance training, while others require hardcore skill upliftment. He is the author of over 12 books and frequently contributes to columns that are read by people all over the world. Know more 2.Cathy

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2005

My colleague, Cheryl Hanback, is working on a project for her masters degree in instructional design. She needs as many people as possible to fill out this 1-minute survey about pain incurred from sitting at a computer. I introduced them to basic ergonomics and resources like: [link].

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