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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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Top Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When it comes to training, your staff has new questions. Use examples, questions, and scenarios that are representative of what team members will encounter. Luckily, there are ways to structure your e-learning in a way that’s accessible while still remaining effective: Consider using microlearning courses.

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JULY 19, 2016

2. Walk and Talk: If you have taken a training with me , you know that won’t be sitting in your chair for long. It is a more than structured body break, but integrates some form of movement into small group or full group exercises and discussions. It might include standing or walking. I told them to come back at a precise time.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The specific practice skills include these three: Ask empowering questions. This assessment will give you a good sense of where you stand now and offers a structured approach to practicing based on your assessment. Ask Good Questions. Often, these types of questions focus on failure or betray that the questioner has an agenda.

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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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AUGUST 27, 2010

A conversational panel or keynote does some blending of learning modalities – it includes some content-delivery and structured small group and full group conversations. There is a lead facilitator – in the panel or keynote model – it’s the Oprah with the mic. Refining Real-Time Networked Learning.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

For the leadership development, there were four guiding questions that we explored throughout our journey – and now as I’m back I will continue to reflect and take action based on these: What does it mean to be a leader in the face of complex challenges. The structure was: Overview: 3 minutes to share the problem.

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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. Click to download worksheet. And everyday until…. Until one day….

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

One thing I haven't been doing over the years is documenting the instructional design or lesson plan. By the end, they are asking questions that really have nothing to do with the tools, but rather surface some of the other key barriers to greater social media implementation. (Reflections coming soon!) His reflections below.

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