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Life goes on…and so does learning

Aaron Wolowiec

Remember this as your association competes with cheap, easy-to-find educational resources a la the web. For example, if an association offers online certification, it can easily incorporate a YouTube video or podcast. Associations should provide a platform to allow their members to share virtual resources.

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8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

WBT Systems

If you don’t have these resources, check out: Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online course. Arizona State University’s resources for teaching online. #2: For example, you may think students will enjoy group projects, but find out they actually dread the idea. #3: 10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs.

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

WBT Systems

Throughout the report, Tagoras suggests questions for association staff to consider, for example: How does your e-learning (or learning) strategy contribute to the overall strategy of your organization? How will you leverage resources of other departments to deliver, market, and support e-learning? How is that contribution measured?

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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. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Learning business.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

Since I’ve been on an education kick lately, here’s an example of curation by a for-profit organization. This list is part of their Data Science Career Guide , a six-part series recommending the best online courses and MOOCs for people entering the data science industry. Just an idea. Here’s the list of this week’s webinars.

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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. Or, include them in a course syllabus as supplementary resources. For example, let conference attendees and members access them for free, but require non-members to pay a fee. Follow the format of popular MOOCs : Share a discussion guide.

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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). Thanks to MOOCs , many people around the world are patching together a college-level education by taking classes from Brown, Penn, UVA, Harvard and other respected universities.

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