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Goodbye e-learning

Aaron Wolowiec

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! There’s a goldmine of information in the report, which you can get for free if you subscribe to Tagoras’ free e-newsletter. As a former journalist, I love data.

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CXPA Elevates the Customer Experience with Community

Higher Logic

CXPA and Higher Logic launched the CXPA Community on May 13, 2014. After the CXPA Community launched in 2014, CXPA continued to use another vendor for its corporate website. CXPA also started using it for newsletter articles. Leveraging education and certification. Community goals with discussions & resources.

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Your Conference Is Offering Learning Scrap That Is Not Even Worth Recycling

Velvet Chainsaw

A Learning Field Crisis Elliott Masie, a progressive leader in organizational and workforce learning, recently addressed a crisis in the learning field in his Learning TRENDS newsletter. CEU And Certification Challenges When you layer those stats with the fact that CEUs are rapidly being commoditized, it’s pretty much a race to the bottom.

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Dangerous Assumptions About Your Conference Education Part I

Velvet Chainsaw

Assumption 1: Certification For Everyone. Much of our conference education programming is built upon proliferating a similar elitist system—industry designations and certification. Finally, we make them pay a fee every two to five years to keep that certification. The Brilliant Report Newsletter by Annie Murphy Paul (2013).

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Got NDR (Non-Dues Revenue)?

Association Adviser

Joseph Ricci , CAE, president and CEO of textile and rental services association TRSA , said his fastest-growing source of non-dues revenue is industry certification programs that help members market themselves by authenticating their sustainability (Clean Green) and cleanliness (Hygienically Clean) efforts.

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A Global Satisfaction Index for Measuring Local Member Engagement & Relevance

GlowGlobally

To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. They are very open to learning from their “northern” counterparts and embrace US standards, certifications and renowned speakers and trainers.