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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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Conference Circuit: Going Vascular

Associations Now

The Society for Vascular Surgery’s 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting begins in San Diego next week. More than 2,700 attendees—including 1,700 vascular health professionals—will make their way to San Diego next week to take part in learning opportunities and hear about the latest in research and science in order to enhance patient care.

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Community NOW Day 3: Education sessions motivate and prepare attendees

Ungrated

Topics ranged from EV charging strategies, to charting a course post-Surfside, to covering your assets, and more. Is your system capable of taking on EV charging as is, or will any updates need to be made to your technology? How much are they capable of? Is your parking deeded or assigned?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.5.21

Reid All About it

Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. Carl Winston, Director of the Payne School of Hospitality at San Diego State. Presenters: Lisa Busby, Principal, LB+ Events.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.9.21

Reid All About it

A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. Carl Winston, Director of the Payne School of Hospitality at San Diego State. Host: ASAE Technology Council.

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Government Shutdown Puts Damper on Association Meetings

Associations Now

The Consumer Technology Association’s CES , taking place January 8-11, has to account for the loss of multiple speakers from the federal government. CES, of course, isn’t alone on this issue—many events this month, especially in the scientific world, have faced challenges with attendees and speakers having to drop out because of the shutdown.

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Association Weekly Wrap-Up for February 8th!

YourMembership

A study conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership in San Diego found Millennial employees have about the same level of organizational commitment as other generations. Well, things are changing: the economy, technology, social media tools and paradigms for using them, generation shifts. I can hear you saying no.

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