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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

We have come across several interesting articles in the past couple of weeks, which discuss some of the social, political and economic changes that are currently impacting how we work and learn. Why Self-Improvement Should be a Group Activity. Look for a peer, or even a group of peers, with whom you can meet regularly.

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Association eLearning vs Free Online Courses

WBT Systems

There are a multitude of blogs and articles outlining the benefits of taking free online courses for professional development to advance your career, but do these courses actually deliver the value and opportunity they profess to provide to adult learners?

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Friday Top 5

Spark Consulting

” But it can also be “I want to take a MOOC” or catch up on your reading or write articles or revamp your CRM system or refresh your website or whatever. Pay attention to the cycles of when you’re busy and when things are slow, and make sure you know what you want to do with your slow times.

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Moose to MOOCs and 3 other articles for association executives

SCD Group

Universities bolster MOOCs for online learning By Mary Beth Marklein via USA TODAY. Public universities and systems in nine states say they''ll join a push to greatly expand and improve online learning.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

Kai-Fu Lee debunks dystopian AI scenarios in a Wired article. He says love will always differentiate us from AI—a prediction that reminds me of an article I mentioned two weeks ago about the value of emotional labor in the future. Here’s another good article about phishing attacks—this time the focus is on chapters.

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Finding Radical Value in Core Competencies

Association Subculture

That was the impetus behind this recent article I wrote for the Midwest Society of Association Executives that was published in their August 2013 issue.). Reframe Delivery – Massive open online courses or “MOOCs” are effectively disrupting the landscape. New technologies are becoming more and more affordable for associations.

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Reads of the Week: January 18, 2013

Reid All About it

If you’re interested in education and MOOCs and such, you’ve probably already read it. I read this Atlantic article, There’s More to Life Than Being Happy , by Emily Esfahani Smith last weekend and it really struck home with me. Simple, yet we find it so hard to do in our stressed out work days. Time to shift.

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