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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. to 2:45 p.m.

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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. Associations should provide a platform to allow their members to share virtual resources. If you know of an expert on MOOCs, or if your association uses MOOCs, please contact me. Crowdsourcing is also key.

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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. How will you leverage resources of other departments to deliver, market, and support e-learning? What are your market segments?

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

By providing education and certification programs for employers who do not have the resources to invest in such programs to engage their employees, associations can also generate a new source of non-dues revenue from providing continuing education as a valuable service to corporate organizations.

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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. Cannibalization is people’s biggest fear of the hybrid space,” says Jennifer Kush, PCMA’s director of experience marketing. “It Or, include them in a course syllabus as supplementary resources. It doesn’t happen. Give attendees a call to action.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.7.16

Reid All About it

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. What online courses (including your own) and MOOCs would you recommend to people entering (or thinking about entering) your industry or profession? More info/register.

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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: You might be sick of hearing about storytelling—it’s been a marketing buzzword the past few years. Offer resources to help students juggle responsibilities and manage time.

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