WBT Systems

JULY 5, 2016

There are a multitude of blogs and articles outlining the benefits of taking free online courses for professional development to advance your career, but do these courses actually deliver the value and opportunity they profess to provide to adult learners? Lower fees for learners due to the lower costs of delivering education online.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 12, 2017

Besides offering high-caliber curriculum and instructors, how can you add extra value to your online courses and ensure they stand out from the pack? Make sure your marketing copy includes a description of these additional course benefits. 1 – Provide pre-course resources. How can you help prepare them for the work ahead?

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 23, 2018

You really thought you had a great idea for an online course. But when the course launched: crickets. After you and your colleagues put so much effort into it, how do you explain to your boss and committee chair why your online course failed? Learn why your online course failed. Is there really a market for this course?

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WBT Systems

JUNE 19, 2017

Introduce them to the concept of spaced learning and provide suggestions on how they can build it into their course design. If you offer prep courses for designation or licensing exams, don’t offer cram courses. Provide study tips at the beginning of the course that include guidance about spaced learning.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 12, 2018

When you collect useful student feedback on online courses, you can confidently assess and improve the effectiveness of your e-learning programs. Good feedback gives you the data you need to improve courses yourself and to make a case for hiring professional instructional designers to develop courses.

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Diversity Training Online Course Evalution 49

WBT Systems

JULY 3, 2023

When taking an online asynchronous (on-demand) course, learners don’t have to worry about sticking to a schedule if travel or work gets in the way. They can progress at their own pace whenever it’s convenient for…

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

New players in the online learning market are bringing fresh ideas to online course development and marketing. They’re making millions of dollars in revenue, so they’re doing something right, for example, knowing how to validate an online course idea. If your online course doesn’t meet a market need, it won’t succeed.

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Ideas Online Course Social Networks 42

WBT Systems

JULY 11, 2017

When digital entrepreneurs—those who make their living selling online products and services—see a need in their market, they design a revenue-generating online course to meet that need. They also use online course marketing tactics that help them become millionaires in the process. First, they promote and sell the course.

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Market Digital Online Course 49

WBT Systems

APRIL 13, 2020

Lessons from NIGP: How to Quickly Convert In-Person Courses to Online Courses. Read more about Lessons from NIGP: How to Quickly Convert In-Person Courses to Online Courses.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Recently, eLearning Industry invited WBT Systems to contribute to the publication of a free eBook which addresses one of the biggest concerns faced by organizations – the complexity and difficulty of Learning Management System implementation. Contact us to see how we can help your organization.

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WBT Systems

MARCH 20, 2018

What does it take to make a seven-figure income from online courses? Her free webinars act as lead generators for her paid online courses. Even better, free webinars lure prospective customers into the top of your marketing funnel and nudge them along that funnel toward one of your paid programs, like an online course.

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Online Course Social Networks Case Study 42

WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

New Ideas for Online Learning Programs When You Don’t Have the Resources to Design a Course. Read more about New Ideas for Online Learning Programs When You Don’t Have the Resources to Design a Course.

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WBT Systems

JULY 18, 2017

If you want to see engaging, transformative online course design in action, add a little poetry to your life. An online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry , aka ModPo, is one of the 50 most popular MOOCs of all time. Most online courses feature videos of instructors giving a lecture, but that’s not what you get in ModPo.

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 9, 2016

Here, WBT Systems’ Lead User Experience and Design Architect, James Sheil , talks us through how to enhance eLearning assessments easily with multimedia. Screenshots from the examples shown are based on the WBT Systems ‘ TopClass LMS online content editor. skills to hand. Request a Demo Today.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

Now you might think, of course a learning management system vendor is going to recommend investing in learning technology, but we are not talking about sales! To stay up to date with the latest trends and news for association learning, make sure to follow the WBT Systems blog each week, or join our networks on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You heard it here first: associations with cohort-based online courses will dominate their market and provide the most effective, transformational educational experience to professionals in their industry.

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Lecture Online Course Solution 76

WBT Systems

MARCH 14, 2017

For instance, TopClass LMS tracks purchases, time of purchases, learner progress through courses and certification programs, credit hours, test results, training history, and so much more. This is not just about letting learners know you have an LMS with courses, which can be done through newsletters or email campaigns.

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WBT Systems

MAY 31, 2016

For example, at a recent event, one association executive told us that he is frustrated at how difficult it is to find the courses that are relevant to his specialty in his association’s current LMS. At WBT Systems, we have been working with associations for over 15 years. appeared first on WBT Systems.

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WBT Systems

JULY 12, 2016

By using TopClass Learning Management System to deliver their blended learning program, Fidelity, Gamma Phi Beta can now easily create and maintain their online content themselves, and can manually set the course completion status for learners when offline components have been completed.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Do you ever think about your association’s online learners and how they manage to fit your courses into their busy lives? Imagine: after a long day of work, errands, and household chores and duties, they manage to find time to finish the week’s assignments for the online course they’re taking with your association. It’s a lonely life.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Inviting attendees of conferences or online courses to join an online community provides an opportunity to extend the conversation after the conference is over, or the online course session is completed. WBT Systems will sponsor and exhibit at the 7th Annual Higher Logic Super Forum , taking place in Arlington, VA, November 14-15.

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Organizations offer a wide variety of professional learning opportunities to their members, employees, and partners which range from online courses and webinars, to regional or annual conferences, to classroom-based learning. The post Managing Learning at your Association Annual Conference appeared first on WBT Systems.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

NWFA University uses digital badges to recognize the completion of a series of courses, or a learning path in a certification track for specialization in either Installation or Sales. Members can purchase badges for individual course completions with discounts for a bulk badge purchase if they become certified in a specific learning path.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Many associations are guilty of devaluing online learning courses and webinars as there is typically less administration overhead and no hard costs associated with things like booking a room or organizing lunch, so the event is perceived as creating less of an impact. appeared first on WBT Systems.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 28, 2016

However, the summertime is a great time to evaluate your current learning management system and the training courses your organization offers. Are learners completing the courses? Are you receiving many questions about the course material? Effective course material keeps learners coming back for more. (2)

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Online learning communities , discussion groups, or courses can provide a shared learning platform.” At WBT Systems, we have partnered with associations for over 15 years to build and deliver world-class education and certification programs through TopClass LMS , the #1 LMS for Associations.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Back in the ‘90s, several innovative associations were our industry’s online education pioneers. But, based on personal experience, the learner experience wasn’t that engaging. In the last 15 years, online…

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Online Education Lesson Association 98

WBT Systems

JULY 22, 2019

Mastering the Art of Writing Course & Product Descriptions. Read more about Mastering the Art of Writing Course & Product Descriptions.

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Productivity Product Course 56

WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Working with academics or educational institutions may help your association to identify the potential knowledge or experiential gaps in training for new graduates entering the workforce for the first time, and allow you to design more focused seminars, conferences, or introductory courses for people joining your industry.

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Association Learning Management System Association LMS Association Education 40

WBT Systems

OCTOBER 17, 2017

WBT Systems will be exhibiting at the ICE Exchange and listening in on conversations about credentialing, but we thought we’d start one first here about motivating certification candidates. How will this course and/or certification program help them at work? 3 intrinsic drivers that motivate certification candidates.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

When promoting your education or certification programs to learners, remember that while you need to describe the learning outcomes and available credits of a course in the course catalog, this is not the whole story. Surveys issued after course completion are one way to collect feedback, but they will relate to a specific program.

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WBT Systems

MAY 9, 2017

Here are some ideas: Add value to existing courses – The abilty to display credentials achieved for continuing professional education on social networks, learning management systems, websites, and resumes increases the value of your programs to members. appeared first on WBT Systems.

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Social Networks Association Learning Management System Digital Association LMS 61

WBT Systems

MAY 1, 2018

Great news: you got the go-ahead to offer a new online course. Now, the bad news: you didn’t get the budget to hire a professional to design and develop the course. Plus, the time staff spends on course design and development is time away from other responsibilities. At least, we’ll save money…or will we?

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 23, 2016

It is no longer a foregone conclusion that associations, organisations, employers, or individuals are happy solely with courses and training from traditional higher-level and training institutions. Increase course completion rates. The post Why Digital Badges are the Future of Association Education appeared first on WBT Systems.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 10, 2017

Cloud-based learning management systems significantly reduce the costs of delivering education and certification programs, enable your organization to reach a larger, global audience, and provide on-demand access to eLearning solutions for your members. Integrations between Systems become Crucial.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

We outline the benefits of graduating from webinars to online courses in our blog, and we can also provide some help with best practice for creating eLearning content. The post Getting Started with Online Learning for Associations appeared first on WBT Systems.

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 16, 2016

The at-a-glance layout makes it easy to find what you need to set up your groups, users and courses, and provide helpful resources at your fingertips. Administrators benefit from deeper insight on learner progress and performance, and reliable course delivery on the widest range of devices. appeared first on WBT Systems.

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