WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2017

Participating in an online learning challenge is a great way to kick-start a new habit, acquire a new skill, or accomplish a long-desired goal. A 7-day green smoothie challenge helped the founders of Simple Green Smoothies build an online community of more than 200,000 people.

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 29, 2017

No matter how hard you sell your online course or educational program, your prospect’s purchasing decision is most influenced by what others tell them or what they see others do—that’s the power of social proof. Your association can leverage the power of social proof when marketing your online learning programs.

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 8, 2017

Their numbers alone are enough to compel associations to pay attention to the educational content and delivery methods these generations need and seek. Before we discuss how millennials and Generation Z prefer to learn, let’s examine one of the biggest obstacles between young professionals and your educational programs: money.

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Yet you count on them seeing, opening, and clicking on the promotions you send out about your online educational programs. But, informational or educational content is another story—and that’s why content marketing is the best marketing strategy for educational programs. Why content marketing is effective.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Just as we are seeing more organizations delivering education and certification programs through online Learning Management Systems , there is a growing expectation for organizations to be able to communicate and share knowledge with their customers, members, or employees efficiently and expertly online.

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 15, 2017

An effective online learning marketing plan has three phases. First, create awareness in your target audiences—their awareness of the need for pursuing professional development and their awareness of the educational programs your association offers. Educate your target audience as to what is possible in their professional lives.

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WBT Systems

MAY 22, 2018

If only prospects would give your educational programs a chance, you’d turn them into loyal learners—and customers, maybe even members. But how do you get people to make that first investment of time and money into one of your online courses? Instead, you let them sample online education so they can experience it for themselves.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

“ The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm ”, a recently published whitepaper, outlines the potential for Associations to lead a much needed change in the current education industry. But they ask – are associations ready to lead this change? Why the need for change? The Association Advantage for Employers.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 10, 2017

We’ve put together a quick summary of what the experts are saying about general trends for eLearning solutions and analysed how these might impact your association, so you can focus on innovating and developing your education programs in 2017. Online Learning and Cloud-based Learning Solutions.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 5, 2017

Associations have traditionally offered education on the competencies members need to excel in their industry or profession. For example, association management societies like ASAE provide education on competencies such as governance, chapter relations, and membership engagement. 2 – Freestyling.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 14, 2016

In this modern world of ‘information at your fingertips’, how can your Learning Management System (LMS) help you to incorporate reflective learning in your education programs? Professionals are always on-the-go and increasingly ‘always connected’ to work and social pursuits via the internet on their smartphones.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 12, 2017

What do you do when members (and non-members) are interested in your online learning programs but their employers won’t pay for professional development? Create a “convince your boss” page for your online learning website. A 10 percent increase in workforce education level led to an 8.6

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WBT Systems

JUNE 19, 2017

Spaced learning isn’t about the education of astronauts or space cadets. Spaced learning is an approach to teaching that helps students retain the knowledge they absorb in your eLearning programs. Months later, they’re not really sure what they learned. The learning didn’t stick. How spaced learning works.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Should they take such a primary place in your association’s educational offerings? To resolve these issues, try a different approach to conferences: make a plan to continue the conference learning experience. Why Continue the Conference Learning Experience. Set Up Post-Conference Learning During the Event.

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Talented Learning

AUGUST 29, 2018

In other words, I’m most interested in learning solutions designed for business customers and channel partners, association members, continuing education participants and the public-at-large. This means talent-oriented learning systems are no longer the exclusive domain of Fortune 1000 companies with deep pockets.

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WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

Let’s not forget that online courses provide an opportunity for members to develop relationships with fellow students. Other education-related reasons members join associations with the percentage of associations that named it as one of their top three: Learn best practices in their profession (26 percent).

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Our choices for world’s best Extended Enterprise LMS in 2016 are: eLogic Learning. When organizations educate and certify their external sales channel and business partners, they often increase sales, create new revenue streams and improve customer satisfaction. CD2 Learning. . BEST CONTINUING EDUCATION LMS.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

If you’ve taken a continuing education class, you’ve seen how students fade away over time. Online learning presents additional challenges. Online students must have the motivation and discipline to work in isolation. 1 – Prepare students for the online learning experience. People get busy.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Technology continually creates new opportunities for your association’s educational programs, but it also lowers the barrier to entry for competitors to enter and disrupt your market. Since WBT is a Strategic Partner of the NiUG Discovery Conference, we hope to see you there. Unlock your association’s iconic advantage.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The candidates for your association’s certification programs face the same challenges as CAE candidates: Finding time and money to earn the required continuing education credits. Ask them to contribute to association or foundation research projects, articles, and educational sessions.

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Talented Learning

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The cloud LMSs provide learning management to the masses. Cloud LMS solutions are easy-to-use, modern, mobile, social and incredibly affordable. We discovered that the LMS marketplace is made up of 4 broad types of LMS including corporate, academic, continuing education and association LMSs. eLogic Learning. Blackboard.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 23, 2018

Do this on your website, blog, and online learning catalog. Paid ads: Online advertising—for example, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook—gives you the ability to target specific demographic and interest groups. Include testimonials when possible—prospects are looking for that social proof. Problem: Competitors.

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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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WBT Systems

MAY 8, 2018

How to increase student participation in online discussions. See how many of these proven tactics you can use in your online learning programs. #1: 1: Embed online discussion into course design. Discussions must be built into the course design and tied to learning objectives. You could do this as a weekly video.

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The numbers are in favor of organizations with a strong learning culture, according to HR research firm Bersin by Deloitte : 37 percent greater employee productivity. Employees want to work where education is supported. Millennials don’t just want learning opportunities, they expect them. Culture change takes time.

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WBT Systems

JULY 11, 2017

Provide social proof. You’ll see several student testimonials on the website of any successful online course. If you want your target audience to become familiar with your other online programs, use a lead magnet that gets them onto your LMS platform, like a mini-course, 5-day online learning challenge , or webinar series.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two recently recently published articles in Associations Now magazine reference the report “ Tech Success for Associations ” and challenge associations to: think strategically about how they use technology to serve their members , learn quickly how to adapt their use of technology to better support members’ expectations.

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WBT Systems

MAY 30, 2017

You made your way here because you wanted to read something that will help you do your job, in this case, increase attendance for your online learning programs. You wouldn’t hesitate to pursue other learning paths, like registering for an online course if it fit your needs, budget, and schedule. Misery loves company.

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Talented Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Last week we kicked-off the 2019 Talented Learning Awards by honoring the best learning systems in our first category – corporate extended enterprise systems. And this week the celebration continues, as we recognize excellence in our second category – continuing education systems.

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Talented Learning

MARCH 30, 2017

For example, learners can accumulate points whenever they log-in, consume content, complete key milestones or use social learning functionality. Point values are arbitrary and typically vary with learning program objectives and business goals. Why open badges are rapidly gaining momentum in education.

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Talented Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

Today’s market can be categorized in various ways, but we see three distinct segments: CORPORATE EXTENDED ENTERPRISE: This involves a broad spectrum of business-oriented solutions, from customer education and channel partner training, to employee skills development, compliance and talent management. REPLAY THE WEBINAR NOW!

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Talented Learning

MAY 16, 2018

Lifelong learning and collaboration are at the heart of their organizational decisions. Once the only place to go for continuing education , associations now face serious competition from for-profit learning providers. The purchasing process and online learning environment should mirror popular digital experiences (e.g.

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Dramatic changes have occurred in how learning is recognized, accredited and validated. Digital Badges are a part of these changes and are set to make a big impact on education and certification programs in 2017. Does the online material (or blended program) reflect these skills adequately? Users: Who is your badge for?

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eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 9, 2022

If you are seeking customer education/partner training, those systems hear the same use case over and over again – sure there are some minor twists, but the general use case does exist. They may say, early on, that isn’t what the system is designed for, or may say we are not a fit, but that isn’t common.

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WBT Systems

JULY 25, 2017

But even when people have access to the web, another type of digital divide may present a challenge to associations with online learning programs—a digital readiness gap. If the target market for your educational programs is on the wrong side of this gap, you need to know and you need a plan for bridging the gap.

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WBT Systems

MAY 29, 2018

But one decision often takes associations by surprise: Should you host your eLearning catalog and eCommerce on your LMS or on your association management system (AMS)? Where do you want members and customers to search for online learning programs and where do you want them to make their purchase (register/enroll)—in your LMS or in your AMS?

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Talented Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Open source LMS Totara topped our list of 2016 learning industry thought leaders. Weekly posts explore multiple topics, including best practices in onboarding, compliance training, social learning and LMS reporting, and of course, definitive open source thought leadership. Managing an Online Learning Business.

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