Remove development programs

Aaron Wolowiec

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Instructional Design: The New Normal

Aaron Wolowiec

Always the bridesmaid (facilitator) and never the bride (learner), it was a chance for me to turn the tables and become a participant in ATD’s Master Instructional Designer Program. Which brings me to today: day one of the program. It all started at Gerald R. Ford International Airport. An elective and a learning project. So, on Feb.

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Join the #whatisengagement conversation

Aaron Wolowiec

But with the ambiguity surrounding what engagement really is, it’s challenging to develop and deploy strategies we’re confident will grow the participation, reach and value of our education programs. Moreover, your ideas are important not only to us, but to the greater professional development community.

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The certification conundrum

Aaron Wolowiec

And on a resume, those letter combinations pique employers’ interests since it means candidates strive for professional development. Whether it’s for prestige, a salary bump or a resume builder, people from all industries seek out certification programs. But the question is, should your association offer certification programs?

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Change is good…right?

Aaron Wolowiec

That’s a recent development, however, as most didn’t start focusing on innovation until the past five years. According to the survey, association innovation tends to focus around a few main areas: website and social media; conventions, conferences and seminars; education programs; and membership, technology and marketing (56 percent each).

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Mentoring key to developing talent

Aaron Wolowiec

According to a recently released study by Association for Talent Development, the top benefits of formal mentoring programs were high employee engagement and retention, support for the growth of high-potential employees, international relationship building and collaboration and knowledge management and transfer.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

As a result, certification programs, assessment-based certificate programs, digital badging and competency-based education are likely to be areas of significant growth for continuing education and professional development providers.”. They want trend-savvy employees, so professional development is a must. Globalization.

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10 tactics to ensure your strategic plan addresses member learning

Aaron Wolowiec

Professional Development. Record the number of times each of these key words appears throughout this document specifically related to member learning (as opposed to the professional development of staff members, board members and volunteer leaders or any other possible reference). Conference.

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