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Survey says: Most of us are lifelong learners

Aaron Wolowiec

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.

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Survey says: Most of us are lifelong learners

Aaron Wolowiec

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.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

Most certification academic standards have limited value – without the ability to apply learning. 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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The State of the MOOC: What Associations Should Know

Associations Now

Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have been around long enough that some strong takeaways are starting to show themselves. Read on to see what Harvard and MIT have learned about MOOCs—and what your association should keep in mind. percent received a certificate. Drop-off numbers tend to be large: Of the 4.45

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

When a learner accumulates a sufficient balance of CE credits over a certain span of time, she achieves maintenance of certification. Reporting CE issuance to accreditors is also a mess (are you familiar with PARS? ). As we know, these transactions are often managed in the most labor-intensive way possible.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

Many employers report not finding such skills in recent college graduates because earning a degree doesn’t necessarily teach them. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Provide quality certification programs. Try MOOCs or coding camps.

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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

Many employers report not finding such skills in recent college graduates because earning a degree doesn’t necessarily teach them. But with credentialing programs, MOOCs, conferences and other online offerings, associations can fill the skills gap. Provide quality certification programs. Try MOOCs or coding camps.

Education 180