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How to Continue the Conference Learning Experience

WBT Systems

Conferences consume a great deal of your association’s time and financial resources. The truth is: conferences are not the most effective method of transferring knowledge. In most associations, only a small percentage of members attend conferences. Why Continue the Conference Learning Experience.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Students drive their own pace of completion through a program’s curricular courses or modules by demonstrating competencies through learning exercises, activities and engaging experiences. Try it all.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Students drive their own pace of completion through a program’s curricular courses or modules by demonstrating competencies through learning exercises, activities and engaging experiences. Try it all.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

Even if an instructor has scored well on conference evaluations, an online environment requires a new skillset. If you don’t have these resources, check out: Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online course. Don’t wait for the end of the course to find out about adjustments you can make along the way. 3: Plan for delivery diversity.

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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. Can you find members who haven’t taken your online courses but have taken courses elsewhere? Find out how your courses come up short. Sponsorships.

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Association Brain Food: 7.1.22

Reid All About it

He pulls out association-relevant findings from the successes of MOOCs, LinkedIn Learning, Khan Academy, The Great Courses, Udemy, and Degreed. Tommy Goodwin, Vice President, Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance. You will find lots of inspiration in these 15 lessons from Big Learning by Jeff Cobb at Leading Learning.

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Wednesday Buzz: Use MOOCs to Build Community

Associations Now

Encourage your members to hang out with other members when they dive into your online courses. Does your association provide massive open online courses (MOOCs) or virtual continuing education courses to members? But Lifehacker notes that online courses can be turned into group activity.

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