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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

This report, recently published by Gallup (and available for free download), is written from a more corporate perspective, but some of it’s findings could be very relevant for associations. State of the American Workplace.

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Help Your Members Across the Digital Readiness Gap

WBT Systems

Familiarity with education technology : How familiar people are with online learning, MOOCs, digital badges, Khan Academy, and other online educational resources. Who regularly visited your website to read content or download resources? Digital Readiness Spectrum. Who’s participated in F2F programs but not in online programs?

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3 E-learning Myths It’s Time to Put to Bed

Aaron Wolowiec

Another is to have learners download worksheets they can make use of before, during or after a course experience. This one has staged something of a comeback with the rise of MOOCs and other free content, but it doesn’t take much more than observation and common sense to dispel it. And simple quizzing is another.

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What Three Fringe Learning Formats Might Offer Associations

Associations Now

MOOCs , or massive open online courses, are currently used by about 7 percent of associations and only about 5 percent plan to use them over the next 12 months. How could MOOCs be of value to associations? Another potential drawback of MOOCs is their generality. How many learners you would reach? Is it evergreen?

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Napster, New Yorker, Freeloaders & 4 Other Articles for Association Executives

SCD Group

By Clay Shirky Using what MP3 and Napster did to the music industry as an example, Shirky talks about the upcoming evolution/revolution within education in the form of MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Napster, Udacity, and the Academy. Or multiple apps? Which is better?” I didn’t know that X group had this other app once, and I missed it.”.

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Help! My Nonprofit Needs A Data Nerd

Beth Kanter

Google offers the free MOOC called “ Google Analytics Academy.” Leap of Reason Books (Free download). IdealWare offers a number of data related webinar courses and a free nonprofit data workbook. Leap of Reason offers toolkits for boards, nonprofits, and foundations on “do it yourself” outcomes based measurement.

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On Learning Well: A Practical Look at Metalearning for Learning Businesses

Leading Learning

Read on for how you can leverage metalearning principles, or you can download a PDF by submitting the form below. At the less scaffolded end of the spectrum, you might point them to resources (like Self-Directed Learning , 10 Ways to Be a Better Learner , Coursera’s Learning How to Learn MOOC, or this resource).

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