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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

In this post, we have collected some articles that we think will be interesting for associations, and that touch on some of the challenges and opportunities for association education programs today. Connectivity is replacing knowledge – association education must facilitate feedback, understanding and application to provide true value.

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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

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). The sad state of higher education. When I went to college, a middle class kid could afford a four-year liberal arts education. I can imagine a lot of heads nodding in agreement.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too.

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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

As a result, certification programs, assessment-based certificate programs, digital badging and competency-based education are likely to be areas of significant growth for continuing education and professional development providers.”. And so, Cobb said, associations should beef up their education staffs. Globalization.

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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. Should they take such a primary place in your association’s educational offerings? Adult learning expert Jeff Hurt said: “The real work [of learning] actually begins when the education session ends. It doesn’t happen.

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The State of Association E-Learning: Cloudy with a Chance of Sunshine

WBT Systems

The growing lifelong learning market provides plenty of opportunity. One weakness is holding associations back from reaching their market potential and becoming lifelong learning powerhouses. Education is part of the mission of nearly every association. What are your market segments? Can you guess what it is?

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Can Associations Corner the Education Market?

Associations Now

A look at some of the roles associations can play as the price and demand for traditional higher education continue to climb. I think it is just a matter of recognizing and embracing the absolutely critical role that associations play in the American—and, increasingly, global —education system. Indeed, I’d argue we must.”.