e-learning: moving beyond the webinar to truly engaging education

E-Learning: Moving Beyond the Webinar to Truly Engaging Education

Ash Shepherd, James Sigala & Justin WedellMarch 25, 2016

Session Hashtag #16NTCelearning

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Ash ShepherdEducation DirectorNTEN

James SigalaEducation ManagerNTEN

Justin WedellManagerNonprofitReady.org

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Road Map

Resources & Next Steps

Context & Framework

Active Case Study

Lessons Learned

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What is E-Learning?

The new knowledge that is going to make you

even more amazing at your job

Where Does It Happen

Inside Your Organization

Externally with your community

Why Does This Matter?

1.Current Status

What is currently the “norm”

The Nonprofit Standard

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The “Classic” Webinar

Live Version Recording & Slides

Why is this the Standard?

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What About in your personal Development?

Video Tutorials MOOCIndividual Courses

The Spectrum of Delivery

Face-to-Face Fully Online

The Spectrum of Delivery

Face-to-Face Fully Online

Technology Enabled

Hybrid/Blended

Classroom Supported

Online

What About Other Sectors?

Education

Retail/Service

Public/Government

2.Adult Learning Principles

There is some science behind it afterall

A Strategic Foundation

Let’s define a framework for approaching this strategically

Malcolm Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory

4Principles

5 Assumptions

Assumption #1

We move from being Dependant learners to Self-Directed

YourChoice

Assumption #2

Our reservoir of experience becomes an increasing resource for learning

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Assumption #3

Readiness to learn oriented toward developmental tasks of social roles

My Job

Assumption #4

Postponed Application Immediacy of Application

Subject- Centeredness

Problem Centeredness

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The Focus of Learning Shifts as We Mature

Assumption #5

As we mature the motivation to learn is internalized

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Principle #1

Adults need to be involved in planning & evaluation of their instruction

How to Improve

What do you want Learning

Experience

Principle #2

Experience (including mistakes) provides the basis for the learning

Principle #3

Most interested in immediate impact to their job or personal life

Principle #4

Adult learning is problem-centered rather than content-oriented

I want to learn about

Communications

How do I make a custom

dashboard in Google

Analytics

3.NTEN Case Study

Holding Ourselves Accountable

The Webinar

How many of you have experienced an NTEN webinar?

Current Limitations

Mostly one way interaction

Current Limitations

Lack of Dynamic Content

Current Limitations

Low Impact on Audience

Current Limitations

Poor Learning Environment

Current Limitations Mostly one way interaction

Lack of Dynamic Content

Low Impact on Audience

Poor Learning environment

Obstacles

Platform functionality

Obstacles

System Integration

Obstacles

Scalability

Obstacles

Costs of implementation

Obstacles

Change Management

Obstacles Platform functionality

System Integration

Scale ability

Costs of implementation

Change Management

Evaluation

✘Where are we now?

✘Where do we want to be?

4.Lessons Learned

Insights so we don’t all have to learn from “Trial by fire”

Technology Grants

Open Online

LearningPro

BonoConsulting

Strengthen

NonprofitCapacity

Section Agenda✘ Lessons Learned

✘ Recommendations &

Problem-Centered (Focus)

Involved Adult Learners (Voice)Adult Learners’ Experience (Background)Relevance & Impact (Purpose)

Section Key

Lessons Learned

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Online Discussion Communities✘ Principles Used

✘ FormatOnline

✘ Level of Success

Development Days✘ Principles Used

✘ FormatBlended

✘ Level of Success

Ready.org Portals: Early Days✘ Principles Used

✘ FormatOnline

✘ Level of Success

Darkness to Light✘ Principles Used

✘ FormatOnline

✘ Level of Success

Team Rubicon✘ Principles Used

✘ FormatBlended

✘ Level of Success

Recommendations

What Makes a Good Curriculum?

Performance ImprovementPerformance Review

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Performance Support

Questions?

5.Resources & Next Steps

Beyond this session

Adult Learning Principals - Assessment Guide

Link in the Materials & Collaboration Notes

Nonprofitready.org

eLearning Guild

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Help create a clearer picture of e-learning in the nonprofit sector

Don’t ForgetEvaluation Survey

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Materials & Collaboration Notes

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Thank You!

Ash ShepherdEducation DirectorNTENash@nten.org

James SiglaEducation ManagerNTENjames@nten.org

Justin WedellManagerNonprofitReady.orgjwedell@csodfoundation.org