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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS

WBT Systems

Your argument for a new LMS has to be rock solid, so first we’re going to explain how to prepare a business case for a new LMS. Then, in our next post, we’ll explain how to make a compelling presentation of that case. Preparing Your Case for a New LMS. How do your programs compare to the competition?

LMS 161
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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

An online instructor must understand not only how learners learn but also how to leverage technology to help them take in and retain information. An online learning experience can become an isolating experience unless the instructor knows how to and makes time to support students and encourage them to interact with classmates.

Course 199
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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

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. Impexium explains how your association and members could benefit from offering a tiered membership model. Learning business.

Chicago 200
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9 Ways to Increase Online Student Engagement

WBT Systems

Show them how to find materials, assignments, and assessments, and how to communicate with their instructor and fellow students. Instructors should also provide an introduction for students to watch before the course begins, like this introductory video for the Coursera course, Learning How to Learn.

LMS 161
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. Billhighway explains how to help your chapters and volunteer leaders stay safe. Learn how to create game-based learning interventions to teach complex problem solving skills.

Las Vegas 231
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On Learning Well: A Practical Look at Metalearning for Learning Businesses

Leading Learning

And yet few learners are ever taught how to learn. But how can we intrinsically motivate others ? For ideas on how to undertake that paradoxical task (and for a deeper understanding of motivation in general), Edward Deci’s Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation is an excellent resource. What they want is meaning.

Course 52