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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. The sad state of higher education. Come to the rescue of young adults and lifelong learners.
From do-it-yourself projects to professional development, Americans want to learn, the report found. Perhaps of special interest to associations, 36 percent of the workforce sought education for a license or certification. In addition, the report found those with high levels of education were more likely to seek out education.
From do-it-yourself projects to professional development, Americans want to learn, the report found. Perhaps of special interest to associations, 36 percent of the workforce sought education for a license or certification. In addition, the report found those with high levels of education were more likely to seek out education.
The following are the top reasons suggested to promote free, public online courses, such as MOOC s (Massive Open Online Course): Cost Efficiency : Lower costs of attendance and time-saving as a result of removing need to travel and ability to access content online at a time that suits the learner.
Since I’ve been on an education kick lately, here’s an example of curation by a for-profit organization. This list is part of their Data Science Career Guide , a six-part series recommending the best online courses and MOOCs for people entering the data science industry. Vice President and General Counsel, Project Management Institute.
Don’t overlook competing programs from other associations, higher education institutions, MOOCs, and for-profit companies, like LinkedIn, Udemy, and firms in your industry. Staff interviews are a critical element in preparing a business case: you’ll gather information to support your argument and you’ll identify project allies.
Many instructors are subject matter experts but they aren’t trained in adult education or online learning. Make sure your program offers education in online instruction. For example, you may think students will enjoy group projects, but find out they actually dread the idea. #3: 1: Train instructors in online learning.
As part of your prep work, spend some time determining what style of online education your members will find most valuable. You’ll hear all sorts of terminology in the eLearning world – MOOCS, Moodles, gamification – don’t be overwhelmed by this! Tip #7 – Timeline. Stick to them!
Chances are you’ll see something in their mission or values about education. Review position descriptions at your association (including your own position) and at other associations to decide which skills and knowledge you need to: Take your association’s educational programs, program management, or program marketing to the next level.
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. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Learning business.
As part of your prep work, spend some time determining what style of online education your members will find most valuable. You’ll hear all sorts of terminology in the eLearning world – MOOCS, Moodles, gamification – don’t be overwhelmed by this! Tip #4 – Timeline. Stick to them!
Emerging technology is shifting our workforce toward intellectual capital and changing the ways we educate both students and adults. At the 2013 Digital Now conference , in multiple presentations—none of which were ostensibly related—the topic of education kept arising. I am a chronic abuser of the snooze button. Young members.
But, while much of the focus has been on formal education and training tied to employment, the demand and supply for lifelong learning are much broader. We also believe it is important to recognize that lifelong learning is not limited to education and training or to formal activities. continuing education market as USD 93.25
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.
And, this helps explain why more people are looking more favorably on mobile education. Several stories in the news last week made me consider the potentially big changes coming in association meetings & education. From public to higher education to professional development, educators and trainers should take heed.
The NMC’s annual reports that highlight emerging technologies and their impact on the education sector over the next five years include NMC Horizon Report: 2013 K-12 Edition and the NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition and were published this spring.
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As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. We manage continuing education (CE) credit transactions: a learner completes a CE activity and receives CE credit, or “credit hours,” in return.
Here are my top 10 learnings from this ASAE Annual: Participate in a service project. I didn''t take part in a service project this year and I felt like I was missing out on some good networking AND doing something good for the city hosting us. Use MOOC for more personal development.
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. It’s a disrupter—a project that invents a new era. Educational moonshots in public schools. Why get disrupted when you can disrupt?
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. It’s a disrupter—a project that invents a new era. Educational moonshots in public schools. Why get disrupted when you can disrupt?
For those of us creating and providing lifelong learning, continuing education, and professional development, if we can help the adult learners we serve be better learners, they’ll learn more, they’ll apply more, and they’ll be more likely to return to us for more educational offerings. This has at two least implications.
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