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FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The photo above is an interactive self-assessment exercise that I did at a recent training for United Ways of California CEOs at a retreat at Yosemite. I asked colleagues from India what was the most famous Bollywood moment was, and they mentioned the well-loved movie, “Chaiyya Chaiyya.” And to make it more fun, I awarded prizes.

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APRIL 27, 2012

It marked the start of a six month peer learning exchange where I, along with colleague Stephanie Rudat will work remotely with grantees as they implement an action learning project to put techniques into practice and facilitate organizational change from the inside out. Program Design. organizational change, and technology.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Learning Objectives: Understand why it is important to incorporate social media tools in your instructional practice for trainings. How to think like a social instructional designer. Introduction to six different social media tools and techniques for a planning, delivering, and evaluating a training session.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Photo by Equal Rights Advocates. The photo above is from a mini-workshop I did as part of Wake International’s “ Tech2EmpowerUSA.” The program is specially design to leverage the power of technology in supporting women’s rights and social justice leaders and organizations to advance their work and impact.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. And everyday until…. Until one day…. Because of that….

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JULY 19, 2016

Photo: Americans for the Arts. Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. Movement is better than sitting.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Flickr Photo by qwrrty. In the book, Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness, and (World Peace) , author Chade-Meng Tan offers 3 simple techniques to practice mindful conversations. Reflective Listening Techniques. Full attention listening: Giving full focus and attention to the other person.

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JUNE 28, 2016

My inspiration for the instructional design was learning that there was a game show in the 1980s called “ The Body Language Game.” ” So I set up a series of photos depicting different body language and different situations.

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APRIL 4, 2010

Here are some reflections on the instructional design: 1. Photo by James Leventhal. I have been using human spectra gram , a technique I learned from colleague Allen Gunn from Aspiration. Both organizations have demonstrated leadership in embracing social media. Put Your Learners on the Stage and Hand Them the Mic!

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Flickr Photo: Illustration of Participant's Learning Questions Earlier this month, we piloted the first two-day workshop on social media strategy and tools for NTEN 's WeAreMedia project. I was pleased with workshop, even though it was the first time and that is always difficult because instruction improves with feedback from learners.

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MARCH 30, 2012

Group Photo with Certificates. 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. 11. What does it mean to be a “Master Trainer?”

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