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education) wasn’t nearly as strong. As some of you may know, I work at a university (in addition to my Event Garde role), so I live and breathe higher education. Educators should develop a better understanding of what students need to be learning, and then connect those learning outcomes to employment, they said.
education) wasn’t nearly as strong. As some of you may know, I work at a university (in addition to my Event Garde role), so I live and breathe higher education. Educators should develop a better understanding of what students need to be learning, and then connect those learning outcomes to employment, they said.
If you need a little inspiration—the kind that makes you feel blessed “to have been alive and well back then”—then read The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , a white paper from Elizabeth Engel, CAE and Shelly Alcorn, CAE. But how many associations are only paying lip service to that part of their mission?
Talking about the future of work led us naturally into talking about the future of getting ready to work, aka our education system. One of the concepts that came up, tying both work and education together, was apprenticeship. On the education side, we are facing a crisis in higher education. And she didn't go to college!"
62% of those with an association e-learning strategy said e-learning has increased the net revenue of their educational offerings, compared to 45% of those without a strategy. Education is part of the mission of nearly every association. Does your association have a process for setting prices for e-learning products?
But even when people have access to the web, another type of digital divide may present a challenge to associations with online learning programs—a digital readiness gap. If the target market for your educational programs is on the wrong side of this gap, you need to know and you need a plan for bridging the gap.
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too.
As I read a news story about 300,000 people enrolling in an environmental course, I wonder how exposure to massive open online courses will impact educational offerings of associations and professional societies. And what will this mean to associations generating non-dues revenue from such educational classes?
Universities bolster MOOCs for online learning By Mary Beth Marklein via USA TODAY. What does this mean to associations? The spillover impact to expectations of our conferences and educational program. Most of the association executives I know pride themselves on being top flight managers. As a leader?
A look at some of the roles associations can play as the price and demand for traditional higher education continue to climb. Can associations ever take the place of colleges? This was a question posed recently by Jeff Cobb , managing director and cofounder of Tagoras. Indeed, I’d argue we must.”. Across the U.S.,
How grand is your association’s vision for your educational programs? Thinking small isn’t going to turn your association into a market leader and innovator, but an educational moonshot will. Educational moonshots in public schools. What’s your educational moonshot? Preparing for an educational moonshot.
One executive at a state association has taken the lead on educating healthcare workers on a pressing national issue via a MOOC. How do you get more attention for your association? We don’t exist to gain members, we exist to help, educate, and advocate.” Maybe it’s a membership drive.
How grand is your association’s vision for your educational programs? Thinking small isn’t going to turn your association into a market leader and innovator, but an educational moonshot will. Educational moonshots in public schools. What’s your educational moonshot? Preparing for an educational moonshot.
Basically, we’ve managed to accumulate quite of experience in the business of continuing education, professional development, and lifelong learning. The drop in the cost and effort required to capture, edit, and deliver video has dramatically increased our ability to use it for developing educational content.
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that could change expectations for your association’seducation, meetings, etc. Adapt, adopt and take risks: Many association leaders seem paralyzed by the rapid changes. Examine what is going on in society that impacts your industry or. profession: Mobile technology.
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