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Trends Impacting eLearning Solutions for Associations in 2017

WBT Systems

Predictions for the next big trends in eLearning solutions started appearing before 2017 had even begun. With so many blog posts and articles, how do you wade through all the predictions to uncover what trends will directly impact your association’s learning technology strategy this year? You don’t have to!

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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

If you want to see engaging, transformative online course design in action, add a little poetry to your life. An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Most online courses feature videos of instructors giving a lecture, but that’s not what you get in ModPo.

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5 Meetings Industry Trends Defining 2017

Associations Now

Sure, we can be in constant contact with those near and far through email, social media, videoconference, and more, but the benefits of face-to-face interaction are still clear. Meanwhile, meeting planners are also grappling with a host of new trends—because, of course, every industry evolves. ROI is a consistent question.

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In 2017, Take Control of Your Technology

Associations Now

In many ways, the notion of the “middle” has come to define association technology this year. A good example of this is Facebook’s growing power in the social media space in 2016. Many associations have become increasingly dependent on the social network as a way to engage with their members and communities.

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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

WBT Systems

Before the rise of social media and cloud computing, associations competed to attract new members — but only in a subtle “non-profit” sort of way. million open jobs in this country and only 98,000 were added in March 2017. Recipients can display these badges on social media, websites, email signatures and online resumes.

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Make a Splash With Micro-Influencers

Associations Now

Influencers on social media don’t always have millions of followers. In 2017, ACS created a marketing campaign targeting nonmembers at the famed South by Southwest conference (SXSW), the annual gathering in Austin, Texas, focused on technology, arts, and pop culture. “I Zimmerman (@dmz) March 15, 2017.

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Membership Q&A: Online Communities?

Spark Consulting

LinkedIn, being the business platform, cut straight to the chase, and for all intents and purposes, killed Groups in 2017. Their comfort level with technology, and the user interface and experience of the technology undergirding the platform you choose. Too few contributors. It’s just math.

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