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How to Continue the Conference Learning Experience

WBT Systems

Conferences consume a great deal of your association’s time and financial resources. The truth is: conferences are not the most effective method of transferring knowledge. In most associations, only a small percentage of members attend conferences. Why Continue the Conference Learning Experience.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal.

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Moose to MOOCs and 3 other articles for association executives

SCD Group

Universities bolster MOOCs for online learning By Mary Beth Marklein via USA TODAY. The spillover impact to expectations of our conferences and educational program. Five Tips to Rock Membership from Moose By Lynda Baldwin at Communication Strategies Group, Inc. What does this mean to associations? via YourMembership.com blog.

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The Importance of an LMS Roadmap When Selecting a Learning Platform

WBT Systems

Are they presenting at a conference, doing a webinar , or participating in a podcast ? Everyone— colleges and universities , for-profits, and MOOCs—is getting into the lifelong learning business. Learner needs and expectations are a critical element when your team develops strategy. Client support is essential.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

You can anticipate and prevent these issues by implementing these new strategies we found for engaging online students. #1: Even if an instructor has scored well on conference evaluations, an online environment requires a new skillset. Articles, videos, podcast episodes and conference session recordings. Related Content .

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. Connect Your ASAE Conference Experience to Over 1000% Growth! A few years ago I took an excellent online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry. More info/register. Tue 7/25 at 2 p.m.

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Tech-Enabled Learning Events: What’s Now and Next?

Associations Now

The Association Learning + Technology 2016 report reveals that an overwhelming majority of associations offer technology-enabled learning like webcasts, virtual conferences, and self-paced tutorials. This can be in the form of webcasts, webinars, self-paced tutorials, virtual conferences, blended education, and so forth.

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