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Debbie Willis9/12/24 4:00 PM

Design Education Programs to Create Intrinsic Motivation in Members

Members have a genuine desire to learn. They joined your association because they want to ...
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Debbie Willis4/24/23 12:00 AM

Using a Job Analysis to Design & Market Credentialing Programs

If your association offers (or plans to offer) a credentialing program, you know all ...
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Debbie Willis2/15/21 12:00 AM

Use the Behavioral Science Principles of Gaming, Not Gamification, to Motivate Learners

“Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli,” said Adrian Segar ...
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Debbie Willis7/20/20 12:00 AM

Myths About Online Learning: It’s Not the Emergency Remote Instruction Your Kids Received This Spring

As the next school year and college semester approach, many parents and students wonder ...
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Debbie Willis7/13/20 12:00 AM

Design Thinking for Associations: We're Taking It from Conceptual to Practical

Behind every challenge for associations right now is our shared reality: everything is ...
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Debbie Willis4/13/20 12:00 AM

Lessons from NIGP: How to Quickly Convert In-Person Courses to Online Courses

NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement had more than 100 in-person, one- to three-day ...
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Debbie Willis8/12/19 12:00 AM

Take a Learner Assessment-First Approach to Program Design

Learner assessment is a challenge for almost everyone, not only your association. Nearly ...
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Debbie Willis7/30/19 12:00 AM

Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program?

Imagine this. For the last few months, you’ve heard members talking about having to ...
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Debbie Willis6/17/19 12:00 AM

How to Convince Reluctant Instructors & SMEs to Give E-Learning a Chance

You’ve always cherished your classroom instructors, the subject matter experts (SMEs) who ...
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Debbie Willis4/16/18 8:00 AM

10 Benefits of Outsourcing Instructional Design for eLearning Programs

Everyone knows “the way we’ve always done it” is not usually the best way to move ...
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Debbie Willis3/26/18 12:00 AM

8 New Ideas for Engaging Online Students

For many adults, taking a class online is a new learning experience. Even learners with ...
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Debbie Willis2/5/18 12:00 AM

How to Validate an Online Course Idea

New players in the online learning market are bringing fresh ideas to online course ...
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