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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

So do everything you can to recognize the attendees as they join: say their names, ask them to share where they’re from, have an interesting icebreaker , play music—whatever makes them feel welcomed and human, not just a square box there to receive a lecture. . Launch a poll, ask for feedback, switch speakers, turn off the slides.

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

Smithsonian Associates (SA) , which annually presents 700+ classes and other educational and entertaining programs, made a hard fast pivot in June 2020, when it began to present all of its lectures and art courses as livestreamed programs on Zoom. Interestingly, a follow up poll gave the event relatively low marks.

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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Classrooms: Benefits and Beyond

Gyrus

Virtual learning often involves interactive elements such as video lectures, online discussions, and virtual simulations to enhance the learning experience. Regular surveys, polls, and open communication channels can provide valuable insights that inform adjustments to course design/structure and delivery.

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150+ Creative Ways to Show Donors Appreciation

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Knowledge: Subject matter expertise, research, polling, case studies. Invitation to an intimate post-show, post-lecture, or post-keynote “talk-back.”. Observe your community research as it happens (polling, focus groups, town halls). Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? It was super cool.

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Reflections on a Decade of Designing and Facilitating Interactive Webinars

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. The point is to keep the lecturing or “push” content to the limits of the human attention span and look for opportunities for sharing and interaction. You should have a mix of approaches in your webinar. Medium: Up to 50 people.

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Social Media Measurement and Learning Analytics: How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count the Ways

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I came across the term “Learning Analytics” in an NPR story about the effectiveness of college lectures and ways to make learning more interactive. There are different definitions. Confusion: I don’t know what or how to measure social media. Delight: Check out these charts and graphs! Learning Analytics.

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Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

Gyrus

These occasions may encompass lectures, question-and-answer sessions, or interactive activities that allow them to fully interact with the course material and one another in a vibrant manner. Regular surveys, polls, and open communication channels can provide valuable insights that inform adjustments to course design/structure and delivery.