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Why Digital Badges are the Future of Association Education

WBT Systems

Whilst numerous studies have looked to the intrinsic motivational and social value provided by badges, it is as a means for continuous professional development that badges provide most benefit to members. Drive engagement in the Association community. Export for display in other platforms and social media.

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The 3 C’s of Social Learning for Associations

WBT Systems

Like many individuals and organizations in modern society, associations maintain social media profiles for sharing content of interest to their members. Many people assume that social learning emerged with the development of social media, but this is not the case.

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Focus on Millennial Learners to Benefit Members of All Ages

WBT Systems

Millennial students prefer a less formal learning environment that allows them to interact informally with the professor and fellow students, so incorporate opportunities for collaboration, through social media or online communities. How can you ensure your education program provides benefits to members of all ages?

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Unlock Your eLearning Differentiator & Iconic Advantage

WBT Systems

Think of all the organizations that now offer professional development to your members—how many of them existed even ten years ago? Talk to students about the different aspects of their experience: instructors, curriculum, materials, delivery formats, learning community, LMS features, and, most importantly, impact.

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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

WBT Systems

Before the rise of social media and cloud computing, associations competed to attract new members — but only in a subtle “non-profit” sort of way. Regardless, success depends on tying more “agile” education and development opportunities to desirable competencies as they evolve. It’s different now. Badging Platform: Credly.

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Keeping Up - April's Big Question

eLearning Cyclops

However, being involved in an e-learning community is a big help. For me it is a blog community and following many experts on Twitter. Many of the blogs I follow are part of the eLearningLearning community. Tagged either under Development Tools or Cloud. It is tough to stay on top of all the emerging tools.

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10 Secrets of Online Course Design from Award-Winning MOOCs

WBT Systems

1 – Build community in advance. Social media participation is not required, but it helps students feel like they’re learning together as part of a poetry community, not just an online course. Students who are especially active in forum discussions are invited back to serve as Community TAs.

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