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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

education) wasn’t nearly as strong. And then comes the price tag. As some of you may know, I work at a university (in addition to my Event Garde role), so I live and breathe higher education. One example: competency-based education. While I had an internship, the focus then on skills (vs. Yes, it’s expensive.

Education 180
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Associations play an important role in higher education

Aaron Wolowiec

education) wasn’t nearly as strong. And then comes the price tag. As some of you may know, I work at a university (in addition to my Event Garde role), so I live and breathe higher education. One example: competency-based education. While I had an internship, the focus then on skills (vs. Yes, it’s expensive.

Education 180
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How Associations Can Transform Higher Education

Reid All About it

Come to the rescue of young adults and lifelong learners. If you need a little inspiration—the kind that makes you feel blessed “to have been alive and well back then”—then read The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , a white paper from Elizabeth Engel, CAE and Shelly Alcorn, CAE. The sad state of higher education.

Education 150
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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

My session will illuminate current best practices in training and conference session planning and has come to be titled, “Leveraging Strategy to Amplify Education Initiatives.”. While distance learning is one possible solution, it’s not the only solution. How much adult learning theory informs your meetings/events?

Education 100
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The benefits of educating about benefits

Aaron Wolowiec

Surveying 1,521 working adults, it revealed that employee satisfaction with their workplaces and benefits is at its lowest since 2008. In the survey, only 33 percent of employees rated the benefits education they received as excellent or very good – a drop from 2012 and a reversal to the upward trend in ratings since 2009.

Education 100
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Survey says: Most of us are lifelong learners

Aaron Wolowiec

I explained “adulting” is hard, and they looked at me like I had five heads. I’m a self-professed word nerd, but I also love learning about pretty much everything, which is probably why I’m determined to get my master’s degree one of these days. I guess my love of learning shouldn’t come as a surprise, though.

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Survey says: Most of us are lifelong learners

Aaron Wolowiec

I explained “adulting” is hard, and they looked at me like I had five heads. I’m a self-professed word nerd, but I also love learning about pretty much everything, which is probably why I’m determined to get my master’s degree one of these days. I guess my love of learning shouldn’t come as a surprise, though.

Survey 174