DSS Attorney’s Conference Webinar Faculty: Janet Mason Program Manager: Jessica O’ Sullivan Event: 2009 Winter Conference for Social Services Attorneys Type: Webinar (Adobe Connect Pro) Date: February, 26, 27 (1.5 days) Clients: 24 online; 75? local Link (view sample): Day 1–Morning Session Objective: Make DSS attorney conference available in a satisfactory format to remote...
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The Story: It’s the season. If you’ve got a cub scout in the (extended) family, you may know it’s Pinewood Derby time. This is my first Derby experience. Growing up overseas, it wasn’t something I did as a kid. My son Drew and I scoured the web for ideas, and even attended a workshop...
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I made a presentation today to the SOGroovy photo club on framing and composing principles in photography. In the process–and courtesy of my fellow SOGers–I (re)learned a couple key teaching lessons: Relate the material to your audience’s experiences. Angela W. was bold enough to speak out and mentioned how similar some of these design...
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There’s often a difference between what we prefer, and what we really do. This issue is seen in distance learning preference as well. Most people generally prefer face-to-face instruction, but we’re all capable of learning in different ways, and do so on a regular basis (informally) while listening to the radio, reading an article...
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Here’s a summary from SOG brownbag participants of great reasons/ways to use TurningPoint: -Increase interaction increase likelihood of participation over “raise your hand” questions (Rich D.) Engage your audience and involve participants in your presentation. (Rich D.) Increase trainee attentiveness (TLS). empower audience with instant results “most of us chose ‘D’, why was that...
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