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Debbie Willis12/6/21 12:00 AM

5 Lessons from Online Education Pioneers That Will Improve Your Association’s Online Courses

Back in the ‘90s, several innovative associations were our industry’s online education ...
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Debbie Willis11/30/21 12:00 AM

How the Technology-Averse Members of the International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials Became Online Education Converts

Many of us have winced at the sight of someone’s backside when bent over in pants that ...
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Debbie Willis11/22/21 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: What You Need to Know About ADDIE & Her Agile Alter Ego

Associations are wonderful places to work if you enjoy learning new skills on the job. ...
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Debbie Willis11/15/21 12:00 AM

30 Ideas for Generating Non-Dues Revenue from Online Education Programs

In a brainstorming session, an organization’s culture and history can restrain ideation. ...
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Debbie Willis11/8/21 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: The Original, Revised & Rebuffed Bloom’s Taxonomy

If you spend enough time with educators, you’re bound to hear something about Bloom’s ...
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Debbie Willis11/1/21 12:00 AM

Pricing Decisions for Education Programs: When Is Free Okay?

Looking back, what do you think of these two decisions made by many associations during ...
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Debbie Willis10/25/21 12:00 AM

Learning Science Made Easy: Improve the Effectiveness of Education Programs with Gagne’s 9 Events of Instruction

A little knowledge of learning science can have an enormous impact on your association’s ...
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Debbie Willis10/18/21 12:00 AM

Your Association’s Education Programs Can Provide What the Remote Workplace Lacks

The workplace is unsettling for many people right now. Organizations have the technology ...
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Debbie Willis10/4/21 12:00 AM

4 Essential Strategies for Establishing a High-Performing Professional Development Committee

In a time of accelerating change, everyone who cares about advancing their career (or ...
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Debbie Willis9/27/21 12:00 AM

Why Your Association Needs an LMS in 2022—Even Though You Survived the Pandemic Without One

You made it this far through the pandemic without an LMS, and with in-person conferences ...
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Debbie Willis9/20/21 12:00 AM

Cohort-Based Online Courses: The Solution to Boring Lectures & Virtual Fatigue

You heard it here first: associations with cohort-based online courses will dominate ...
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Debbie Willis9/13/21 12:00 AM

Here We Go Again… With an Uncertain Future, Be Prepared for a Return to Virtual

The fall of 2021 was supposed to be the season when we could look back on our ...
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