Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In summary, the arts play a well-documented role in shaping resilient and well-rounded individuals during their formative years. Perhaps the question we should be asking instead is: How can we use these tools to create efficiencies and enhance our work? But now we’re missing an “as” before “supported by research” in the first sentence.

Generation 110

Generation Artist Arts Proposal 110

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge. I also gave them a summary of recent research from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute about giving motivations for women’s and girl’s causes. If you know me, sticky notes and marker were also involved.

Learning 88

Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction 88

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

As a trainer, I create two agendas – a participant agenda which is a summary and a more detailed facilitator’s agenda. There is always a dance between too much detail and specific times vs less detail. These could done by one person or could be shared if mapped out in advance. The other orientation piece is the agenda.

Reflection 127

Reflection NTEN Change Exercise 127

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 14, 2015

Because webinars were a new medium to trainers back then, I used Richard Mayer’s research on multi-media learning based on understanding how the brain works and the ability to pay attention to guide the instructional design. In order to do that, you have to think like an instructional designer !

Facilitation 50

Facilitation Interaction Reflection Design 50

Gyrus

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Instructional designers have been trying for years to come up with the perfect teachings for organizational entities, with learnings ranging from electronic, social, micro, mobile, instructor-led, and blended. Be sure not to stop there, coaching involves so much more than instruction towards a positive outcome. Reinforcement.

Develop 63

Develop Program Learning Comparison 63

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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.

Morocco 102

Morocco Tunisia Reflection Conference 102

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 19, 2016

I recently submitted a proposal for NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference with colleagues Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon and Jeanne Allen called “ Supercharge Your Technology Training ,” so please take a minute to vote for it. . I often incorporate sticky notes and often have to rearrange the furniture.

Training 50

Training Train Brain Exercise 50