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OCTOBER 10, 2013
In addition, I was lucky enough to be the online facilitator for a virtual leadership program for arts administrators co-hosted by the Cornell University School of Management where I learned and practiced a range of instructional techniques for teaching adults. Training Design'

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This is a session where you’ll be an active participant in your learning and will leave ready to apply lots of practical tips and techniques that will give your trainings more impact. Instructional Design. 8 Tips for Designing Powerful Nonprofit Training Workshops. Flexible Space: Designing for Interaction.

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The peer learning exchange offers one-on-one coaching for 16 state organizations that work on children’s health care insurance, monthly peer webinars, and a face-to-face workshop. This technical assistance design is a balance of expert support with peer learning and an intentional strategy for building the network’s capacity.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
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. In this article, 10 Steps to Effective Listening , by educator Dianne Schilling provides the basic building blocks to effective listening.

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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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Facilitation Method Technique Exercise 134
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ASU Lodestar Center
DECEMBER 26, 2012
posted by Leslie Beecher , Instructional Designer. Over the past four years, I have worked as an instructional designer in the for-profit education world and am excited to have transitioned into the nonprofit sector. ASU Lodestar Center. Looking for nonprofit professional development opportunities?

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These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and two techniques that help you focus on your goals: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words.” I also throughout the month of January review my work routines and systems and redesign or tweak to improve productivity. Year in Review.

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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. Breaking a large group into small groups for an exercise is also instructional design challenge.

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Learning Exercise San Francisco Instruction 88
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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. 4. Design To Build A Community of Practice.

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Pakistan NGO Network Exercise 113
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I’m preparing for a webinar and with any training I begin the instructional design with surveying participants to understand their level, learning goals, and attitudes about the subject matter. Use Participatory Research Techniques To Discover Engagement Topics. . — Billboard (@billboard) April 4, 2014. Engagement'

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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 !

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Resilience: This theme is related to all the writing, curriculum development, and instruction that I will do this year based on my work on the Emerging Leaders Playbook and The Happy Healthy Nonprofit. Instructional Design and Facilitation: I love teaching and exploring different ways help nonprofit professionals learn.

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Professional Facilitation Journal San Jose 105
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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. We are working very closely with V.S.

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India NGO Network Exercise 103
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These include a review of the year’s accomplishments and focus setting: Peter Bregman’s theme for the year , and Chris Brogan’s “ My Three Words .” This year, I’m adding a technique from Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project to establish and track good habits on a monthly basis. You can find out more and register here.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you enjoy and are great at doing? Are there facilitation skills/techniques that you want to improve or work on? Scribe: The role of the scribe is to capture ideas and build group memory. I’ve written about these techniques here ). Do you have a preferred method?

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Reflection NTEN Change Facilitation 127
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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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I’m very interested in the train the trainer concept, so for my own learning I have been taking many trainings to learn new instructional techniques – hopefully gaining some empathy for being a student in a train the trainer session. How To Think Like An Instructional Designer. The Feng Shui of Good Teaching.

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Train Training Reflection Resource 101
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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
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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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
I have a chance to reflect now on the data I've collected and think about the instructional design. " This reminded of the Thiagi's Interactive Lecture techniques. Comfort Levels. In the United States, I've noticed that over the past 2-3 years, there is a growing divide in participants experience/knowledge gap.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009
understand how to design and implement a social media experiment that enables listening, participation, content creation, or community building and is appropriate and realistic. I'm always overly critical about instructional delivery, and rely on evaluations to help hone and refine it.

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It is so easy to just do the same old thing all the time, but there is some discomfort in creating something new. I want to explore the methods and techniques for optimizing creativity and applying it your work. What are you focusing on for 2013?

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Tunisia Instructional Design Technique Literacy 98
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We co-authored the “ Emerging Leaders Playbook ,” and I designed and facilitated a peer learning project. This year’s work will build on this past year. So, this trip was a gift in terms of getting new ideas for instructional design. The rafts were launched into the ocean in a race.

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Leadership Develop Exercise 50
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Bersin by Deloitte’s infographic “ Meet the Modern Learner ” is an excellent summary of the challenges facing trainers who need to design and deliver professional development for nonprofit professionals. Instructional design is knowing how to organize your content and shape exercises based on brain and learning research.

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Professional Design Develop Exercise 50
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