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How to Continue the Conference Learning Experience

WBT Systems

Start an online book club. Select books written by this year’s and next year’s speakers. Follow the format of popular MOOCs : Share a discussion guide. Invite audience participation via phone, web-conferencing chat, and social media. Live-stream panel discussions.

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Kevin Kelly, from his book, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ). Communication – interpersonal, public speaking, writing and digital/social media. Soft skills to improve social and emotional intelligence (EQ). Right now, this minute. Let’s not blow our chance.

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What does the collaborative economy mean for associations?

Mizz Information

The thing about these new companies is that they are more likely to use social media and word-of-mouth advertising than paying an association for booth space--they are experts at getting the word out without a middle-man. Especially books and publications. Will they purchase your association''s books or borrow them?

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Reads of the Week: September 14, 2012

Reid All About it

And look, a social media case study! Don’t yawn, this one features a small company that, without even intending to use social media, ended up having great success despite themselves. The New Yorker ran a powerful excerpt from Salman Rushdie ’s forthcoming book: The Disappeared: How the Fatwa Changed a Life.

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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning

Leading Learning

From YouTube videos to social media communities to the age-old institution of local book groups, lifelong learning permeates nearly all aspects of our lives whether we are conscious of it or not—and technology has multiplied the options exponentially. billion in 2015.

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15 Changes in the Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

What’s happened over the past 15 years, of course, is that social media has become a deeply ingrained part of everyday life for billions of people globally. As with video, it would be hard to underestimate the impact of social media. Impact on the Learning Business Landscape. Impact on the Learning Business Landscape.

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