Secret to Creating Self-Motivated Learners
When was the last time you got excited about learning something new? Maybe it was the first time you said something in another language or played a song on a musical instrument. Why was this [...]
How to Create Clear Learning Objectives
The phrase “learning objectives” gets thrown around a lot in discussions about training and development. Courses are supposed to have learning objectives, competencies should be related to them, quiz questions should assess how well they’ve [...]
Top 5 Things Associations can Learn from Corporate Training Departments
Most associations have provided some degree of member education as part of their mission. For members, continuing education is a valuable benefit for their professional development. And for associations, educational offerings can be a valuable [...]
Getting Your Association’s Board Behind Online Learning
For many associations and nonprofits, a new eLearning initiative requires approval from their board. Understandably, some association executives have anxiety about the type of resistance they may face when presenting online learning to their board [...]
How to Compete with FREE eLearning
Everyone loves free. Free coffee, free Wi-Fi, just about anything “free” is good, right? Not necessarily. And if your association has plans to sell your next online course or webinar, you might not be too [...]
What is Your Learning Promise?
Coming from the nonprofit sector, I've had it drilled into my head how important an organization’s mission and vision statements are. But what about it’s “learning promise”? Working in the eLearning industry got me thinking: [...]
Valuing Your Association’s eLearning: Tips for Pricing Membership Education
You’re getting ready to launch a brand new online course or webinar series for your members and there’s just one last thing to do – decide how much you will charge for it. Should you [...]
eLearning for Associations – 5 Tips to Keep Them Coming Back
For many of us, education and learning are a passion. There’s a joy in mastering new things and continuing to stay current in our careers. For us, learning is what Maslow described as “self-actualization” and [...]
Student Memberships: How Associations Can Fill Skills Gaps for Grads
I recently earned my undergraduate degree in history before coming to join the team at Digitec Interactive as a Writer and aspiring Instructional Designer. Interestingly, I’ve had several people comment on how strange it is [...]
What Candy Crush Can Teach Associations About Increasing Member Engagement
Candy Crush = Game-Based Learning This week’s post by Jack McGrath is featured as a guest blog post on .orgSource and discusses how associations can leverage the same game mechanics used in the Candy Crush [...]