Aaron Wolowiec

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Flipping the Script on Conference Education: 13 Lessons Learned

Aaron Wolowiec

Of course, there remains room for improvement both in planning and in implementation. One of our clients elected to depart from its usual 90-minute panel presentations to experiment with a new and highly interactive learning format for about 125 people.

Education 130
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Navigating Difficult Conversations Using Nonviolent Communication

Aaron Wolowiec

Aaron and his co-facilitator brainstormed a course of action and turned to nonviolent communication. During a recent strategic planning session, participants were working in small groups when Aaron overheard a participant make a comment that didn't sit well with their colleague. This is how it went.

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Dealing with On-Site Challenges

Aaron Wolowiec

Over the past few weeks, Shannon has had a refresher course in managing on-site event hiccups! While these unexpected situations come with the territory of live events, she's been reminded of why it is so important to keep up with our best practices when approaching each new event.

Course 130
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Where Will You Be Three Months from Now?

Aaron Wolowiec

Of course 2020 taught us some of the dangers of that annual bias and about three months in we went into "crisis mode". In the association world, we tend to think in annual increments.

Course 246
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Time for a MOOC-like makeover

Aaron Wolowiec

Massive Open Online Courses. Associations need three things: people (SMEs, instructional designers, LMS administrators), processes (course development, marketing) and technology (video, left-navigation layout). Of course, all of this is moot if learners aren’t motivated. So what’s a MOOC?

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Improving knowledge transfer in your organization in 3 stages

Aaron Wolowiec

Learning transfer is challenging because it’s difficult to predict how each person will respond to a course. The insights you gain from a training needs assessment will help you design e-learning courses with relevant content that helps learners perform well in their jobs. 5) Meet the learners. During the training.

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Improving knowledge transfer in your organization in 3 stages

Aaron Wolowiec

Learning transfer is challenging because it’s difficult to predict how each person will respond to a course. The insights you gain from a training needs assessment will help you design e-learning courses with relevant content that helps learners perform well in their jobs. 5) Meet the learners. During the training.