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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Typically, a MOOC features a course syllabus, in this case, a ten-week lesson plan with assigned reading (poems), instructor-created video content, discussion forum, peer-reviewed writing assignments, and quizzes.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

In fact, I took my first graduate class as a lifelong learner because it was so much cheaper. Remember this as your association competes with cheap, easy-to-find educational resources a la the web. That said, associations should capitalize on technology, not shy away from it. Some are undergrads and some are grad students.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

Mobile technology changes everything, and makes associations nervous. It is well worth reading for any association that is reviewing its current education offering for members or considering implementing new technologies, such as an association learning management system. Lifelong Learning is Becoming an Economic Imperative.

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Kevin Kelly, from his book, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ). I get it—limited resources, too many priorities, a sense of overwhelm and the old not making room for the new (you interpret that however you wish). Let’s not blow our chance. Project management and team dynamics.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

For many adults, taking a class online is a new learning experience. An online instructor must understand not only how learners learn but also how to leverage technology to help them take in and retain information. If you don’t have these resources, check out: Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online course. Related Content .

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Will MOOC’s Impact Association Educational Offerings?

SCD Group

China, Canada and other countries, enough to fill Ohio Stadium three times over -- have accessed a massive open online course, or MOOC, on environmental science offered by Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. “I Should you be pursuing your own version of MOOC courses?

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

WBT Systems

Sometimes departmental budgets only provide professional development resources for senior-level staff. Now more than ever, new technologies and industry shake-ups are putting more pressure on professionals to learn new skills,” said Raegan Johnson at Associations Now. Middle or lower level staff are out of luck.

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